SPREYDON ROAD BOARD DISTRICT.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12867, 27 July 1907, Page 12

SPREYDON ROAD BOARD DISTRICT.

£20,000 LOAN TO BE RAISED.

A largely-attended meeting of the ratepayers of the Spreydon Road Board district wns held in the. Addington school last night. Mr S. Robertson, chairman of the Road Board, presided. The purpose of the meeting wa.s to consider a .suggestion to borrow £20,000 for the re-grading, channelling, and kerbing of the roads throughout tho districts. Mr Down moved, ond Mr Clark seconded :—"That the sum of £20.000 bo borrowed and expended on the suggested work." Mr Johnston moved, and Mr Wheeler seconded, an amendment to the effect that the suggested work was preuiiture. Considerable discussion took place, a.ll the speakers realising the necessity of the work, oithoiigli .some considered the burden of stio-h «i loan would he .i difficult one for tbe district to should--!-, especially a.s the interest would have to be carried on the unimproved values In sup-Kirting the proposal to rai-e the loan, Mr Field urged that the ralno of the properties of the residents of the district would !><■ iiK-retm-d considerably, as the di.-t.rict wo.s «urTeri.ig from the want of mc-s-iry improvements to tho strict-, and any additional rates t«> be paid Mould be slight in conip-ari'-oii v-it-h the benefits received. Kv-Mituallv the -intendment wos rejected on a show of hands, ,'md 'lie originnl motion was earned by a very large majority. During the rlisciis-ion Mr B. P. Miinhiro suggested tlmt it •** oiil'l ''*\ «•<•- visible to have the district diviiie<l into wards. Although not carried, tins proposal had th- hearty sympathy or tbo meeting.