BOROUGH LOANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1919, Page 4

BOROUGH LOANS.

BOTH PROPOSALS CAitRIJJi). The polling in connection with the proposals by the New I'lyinouth Borough Council to borrow £IO,OOO for street and footpath improvement and £40,000 for extension of the electric power development plant took place yesterday, and reunited in both loans receiving the ratepayers' approval. Only 978 ratepayers «( the 2440 on the roll exercised the frantlie. 2445 on the roll exercising the franchise. The streets loan proved not quite us popular as that for the electrical extensions, the majority in the latter case being just over 100 more than that by which the former wae carried. The citizens' committee, who pledged themselves to assist the council in the endeavor to get the loans carried, worked strenuously. They had the borough blocked out into areas, with a captain to supervise each, and they succeeded in getting a good number of people to the various polling booths. The returning offloer (Mr. If. T. Bellringer, town clerk) and his deputies carried out their duties well, and the arrangements made worked smoothly throughout the day. Following are the details of the voting! STREETS LOAN— £IO,OOO.

For Ag'st. Inf ... 30G 98 5 ... 132 70 0 ... 58 30 2 Wcstown ... 19 3 1 ... 41 15 2 Frunkleigh .... ... 20 0 West End ... 40 21 __ Moturoa ... 17 8 ' ... 39 33 - Total ... 072 2?0 10 ELECTRICAL LOAN£40,000 For Ag'st. Inf Principal ... 341 61 7 Crocker's ... IBS 44 6 Fitzroy ... 78 16 2 Wcstown ... 20 3 Vogeltown ... 47 10 1 Fnuikleigh .... ... 21 0 WchC End ... 48 12 1 Moturoa ... 17 8 £t. Aubyn ... 47 25 — Total ... 777 184 17