CORRESPONDENCE.
THE NUISANCE ON THE EAST TOWN BELT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS. Sir, —Surely, sir, it must strike any reasoning man or woman that we are an infatuated set of creatures, when, after reading " New Chum's" letter in your issue of Saturday last, he or she reflects upon the absurdity of entertaining the idea of spending fourteen thousand pounds more on the Museum, when there are existing almost at our doors stagnant pools of water about two feet deep, spreading over a considerable area, and the sites of numerous dwelling houses, spreading the seeds of fever and death, whilst city councillors and Heathcote Road Board members are squabbling as to whose business it is to remedy these nuisances. Until a Mayor and a councillor or two and a few Road Board members are stricken with typhoid fever, nothing will be done; and it would-be, perhaps, as well that a municipal functionary or two were immolated for the benefit of the community. Yours, &c, Citizen.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18750517.2.16
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XXIII, Issue 3037, 17 May 1875, Page 3
Word Count
166CORRESPONDENCE. Press, Volume XXIII, Issue 3037, 17 May 1875, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.