AT VOGELTOWN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 214, 3 June 1908, Page 7

AT VOGELTOWN.

* : — ' TRAMWAY SCHEME. TO LOOP UP BROOKLYN LINE WITH > ISLAND BAY SYSTEM,. ' There was a fair attendance at . a meoting of - tlio Vogeltown Association, hold in tho Freemasons' Hall, Brooklyn, last evening..: The President (Mr. G. Howitt) occupiod tho chair. . - : \ - A letter was. received,.from thoTramways and Electrical Engineer stating that connec- /■ *' tions, for j electric.- light supply in Vogeltown ' 7 were . started immediately .upon receipt .of material whjch had to bo imported.. Connections in Evelyn Terrace and Wright Street would'be made first, and tho other streots • Tho gang of:nicn working in Vogeltown would bo kept on the work until it was completed. , • 7 .' ■ THE RIDGE ROADS: RE-GRADING. > . The stated that he had received '■■■ replies from the Mayor t-o various Questions / . ..piit'to him on behalf of tho Association. / Mr. Hislop stated ..that Liardet Street was .to bo, formed, and orders had been given for jcomplotion of Veronica, Buck, and Harland Streets;. and .tho work \yould-bo done forth--7 with He was in- favour-.: of''.re-grading tho | i nofth' end of E." W. Mills Road,. when tho population'; of. : the district justified, ( as might; bo'advised by. the engineer. .. ; . ~ A : :-discussion took . placo in regard- to regrajling tho northern end of E. A\, Mills - Road.' • 7 , Mr:-W. ' I MI Jackson: stated that Frasor's 7:. Hill, .on thi3 .road, had long been a great obstacle!to tho .advance of vogeltown, and if ' it wore cut down by twelve or fifteen feet more'' people would . come to the district. The " 7 ''. work' should hot bo/delayed, until,tlio extension -of tho tramway was, commenced., An '7extr'a-charge of Gel. per ICJO feethad. been 1 mado .for. carting timber over this . hill. 1 ' On tho 1 motion of-Mr. J. Monaghan, it was . 'decided to ;urgo .this-,-work upon tho ..City Council. _ ■ ' 7 : A . HILL-TOP • TRAMWAY SCHEME, .•• • '-Messrs'. Dwan Bros, wrote, in. reply jto in- . : :guiries,'stating''that', they, were vefy anxious to have tho tramline'extended to tho Morn- : fogtdn ' Mock, vjjy way 7of,'E. W; Mills,- Road md -tho ndgway, and then by Moin Street , iridi'BHtdmari" Street on.'to Adelaide, Road {along whero ( tho. Island 'Bay tramlmo passos). .Thoy wero also very anxious to h'avo . 7 the . electric light,gas, and water connected, arid' Would give, the. Association qvery. assist-ance-possible; to bring 7 about' thoso results. 7 7 ! They'.thought that the directors.of the Morn--•ingtehvEstato would.be pleased to'meet the. ;City'Cpuiicil, reasonably in the way of giving them; a 'grant of land: or. .some rassistance to - encotlfage them, to carry the tramway-: from •••'• Vogeltown', to -Adelaide Road through .'the . - Mornington- estate, if; the ratepayers of Vogeltown would' them.'-: -7. : Mr.'-W:-'M. ■ Jacksonp urged that tho'time • had'hilly come7when* South Brooklyn and Vogeltown should have .the benefit-.of :a tram service l .: : Ho -moved that a committee :of the Association, together with a committee of tho ■ Brooklyn"' Association,: shouldwait on.v.tho -. ! -Moriiirigtori Estate 'Company and ask' how -far'they would-assist in bringing the!trams • to-Vogeltown.- The committee could then report to the 'Association,. which woilld, make . 1 .repfesentations: to- the City Council.,in. the

matter. •;• • ' . 'Mr. - J.,-A. Farley,,seconded the --motion, which was adopted. . OTHER In-answer to- an application for the lighting of '.Pearce-. and Barclay Streets, V0g01... ... . towri; : the City-'Council,had written, tj?at ;tlit . population-.did!..n'ot'.%a.rrant . this \ expbnso at ..present; r - To;;-this,dSeici;e^ ary^',of. the:>As- • ■ replied i that though .tho popular . .ti6n;;in :..thp Jiinmeijiato , neighbourhood ;iva« . , roaSs-.wero much lis.pd by most oi '■ . thcV- 02e!tenva,' rc3idon ts, :-T]ie: Council,-:too ' must'.have : thought- that those" streets, would .. be '"df<great uso/to the-district) seeing that : :,diverted. a : , largo sum.; which had beer - -'. allotted ; to ■"connect--with' Wright Street and E.'-'W. Mills' Road, in-order to/Diako Pearec "and,Buckley Streets,- which;now formed the only' cart road ..from Vogeltown east tc Brooklyn*. K' l He trusted; that the Coiindi. :would., reconsider'^tlioi Association's_ applica ■}' --tipn, iindyerMt ihe ;lampsbefore-winter -.sal A.resolution' was passed'urging the Couri oil to, eiect lamps m tho new 'streets, am -also iii-Buckley . Street. ;i . i, - --A-. resolution was carried recommending tlii .'. > Council' to carry out the construction of Liar V- det' Streets as ~ sixm ; as.- possiblo. -' : 'V :^: 'A.:motion'-was passed .expressing pratifica ■■;;■■■'■ t tion-'it;!tho'.Council's-action in,putting on i .■' ep.eoial gang of workmen in the district. 1 ~. \A : .yote',.-6f/thanks .to 'tho ■ Chairman wa passed with acclamation.