BROOKLYN ROADS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 12, 14 July 1931, Page 6

BROOKLYN ROADS

IMPROVEMENTS WANTED

DEPUTATION TO WORKS

COMMITTEE

1 The prosecution of several works in the district was urged by a deputation from the Brooklyn Municipal Electors' Association which wailed on the Works Committee of the City Council yester.day afternoon. - Mr. J. I. Goldsmith said that'the 'left-hand side of Brooklyn road, going 'iip/had never, been completed, and that only the part lo the right of the tram tracks could be used. Tho deputation asked that the left-hand side of the road Lo put- in order, if only to prevent accidents. . H0... understood ■ that the Tramways Department would rot be undertaking any track alterations, there for" three years at least, as the "rails M'eic in good older, but if the road was simply levelled off, metalled, and rolled, it would bo safe for traffic.

Mr. Goldsmith urged on the eoraniittce tho .necessity of acquiring' Toll's corner," at the junction"of-.Ohiro .road and.Cleveland street, so that.the'.strect could be widened and inadc'sa-fe for the ever-increasing traffic from Ohiro and Happy Valley roads. A shop would have, "to be'bought.

• Tho chairman (Councillor T. Forsyfh) remarked,that it would be an expensive business.

Mr. Goldsmith replied that it would be cheaper in the long run. There were minor accidents there every week, and as tho trams could not be seen coming out of Cleveland street ' there was a probability of a serious afe.cident occurring. The Brooklyn corner was as xlangerous as tho corner of Constable and .Kiddiford streets. ~ ;.'Councillor 11. A. Iluggins said lie 1 hought that tlio Brooklyn corner was thr more dangerous.

Tho elitiirnitin .(Councillor T. Forsytli) said that sonic of 1 lie smaller matters mentioned mipht "bo attended to, but as to those involving eonsiderablo expense he. could give no assurance. Still, all the requests would be considered by the committee1 and reported upon to the council.