MEETING IN TE ARO.

Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 545, 25 June 1879, Page 2

MEETING IN TE ARO.

«• A meeting of the inhabitants of Wordsworthstreet, Aro-street, Taitville, and Mitchell's Town took place last evening, at the Brunswick Hotel, Willis-street. The advertisement convening tha meeting was read by Mr. John Collius, who briefly alluded to the impassable condition of the roads, and suggested that the meeting sheuld appoint a deputation to wait upon the City Council, citing the successor a recent deputation from the residents of Wordsworth-street— whose wants were at once attended to— in support of bis suggestion. Attention having been called to the irregular mode of procedure adopted by the meeting in discussing the subject without a chairman, Mr. IremoDger was unanimously elected to the chair, and expressed bis regret that the meeting was not better attended, as the present condition of the roads was a subject of general interest, and affected, not only the adult residents of the neighborhoods mentioned in the advertisement, but also their children, who had to wade ankledeep through the mud to get to and from school. Mr. Haikbs called attention to the condition of Aro-street, which was obstructed in several places and across which there was a a gate that was shut at certain times, necessitating persons to alight if on horseback or in vehicles, to open it. There was no footpath, and it was next to impossible for two persons to pass each other without endangering their equilibrium. The Chairhan then moved that Messrs. Fisher, Henry, Haines, Collin?, and himself be appointed a deputation to wait upon the Council to urge upon them the necessity of somethiog being done to remedy the present state of the roads. Mr. Ltons did not consider it justifiable for persons residing 1 outside the borough to request the Council to expend money on their behalf. The work they wanted done wonJd cost a considerable sum. The Chaikmah considered the people of Mitchel Town quite justified in calling upon the Council to make the road passable, as it had been destroyed by carting from the quarry. Mr. Tait supported the Chairman's views. The Chaibhan, in reply to a question, said that the deputation named by him consisted of three ratepayers and two inhabitants of Mitchel Town. Mr. Fisher said that be must decline to form one of the deputation, be would not act in concert with people not resident in the Borough. The other gentlemen named were then elected to wait on the Council to request them to construct the road from Wordiworth-street to the town belt, and the meeting closed.