THE TOLLGATE AGITATION THE CITY COUNCIL LOOKING TO CITIZENS' INTEREST.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 67, 21 March 1890, Page 3

THE TOLLGATE AGITATION THE CITY COUNCIL LOOKING TO CITIZENS' INTEREST.

At last night's meoting of the City Council, Councillor A. W. Brown moved, in aooordanco with notice, " That, in th» opinion of thm Council, maintonanco of any tollgates at Koiwarra or tho vicinity ia unjust and impolitic, and this Counoii agreoH to join in urging thoir abolition." Councillor Brown thought tho matter was ono on which the Council ought to »poak out. Tho fact that tho advocates of tho tollgates asserted that tboy collected £600 a year or moro from tho citizens wan sufficient argument why tho Council hhould do whab it could to abolish such an iniquitous system. Hutt pooplo wero not asked to pay for tho U6O of th« city roads, and neithor should tho city havo to pay in respect of tho country roads. It was unfair thit tho population within a radius of ton or tv/olvo miles should havo to find monoy for the umintonunco of tho moro distant country roadH. Whiloho did not uphold anything iv the way of liiwloi-Biipss, ho thought tho Counnil would only be doing ri;j;ht in expressing its roadinosH to join in any rcasonuhlo effort to got tho tolls abolished. Councillor Fnwor, seconding tho motion, described it as rolatiny to a " burning question" — (laughter)— and said tho Council must bo prnp^rcd to bo called upon to help in maintaining the Hutt road. Such a claim on the part of tho Hutt Council would bo reasonable, and he for ono would bo proparod to Bupport it. Councillor Pothorick could not sre the mutter iv tbat livht. The tax wrh heavy on tlwao living to tho north of Kuiwarm, and it ospcoially handicapped tho milkmen. Country pooplo got tho bonofit of tho city nfcrootr) and market) without payment, but thoy mado tho citizens pay as F.oon as thoy moved boyoud the city boundaries. Thoro wiib cortamly no it rißon in asking tho city to Buppurt tho country roads. Tho resolution was then put and carriod.