THE ROSLYN TRAMWAY.

Evening Star, Issue 5592, 9 February 1881, Page 2

THE ROSLYN TRAMWAY.

; 10 THE ECITOK. i Sir, —So Cr Baines is going to stop the i Ro«lya tramway, and in to do :bo thinks he I; doing a public service. And ! Vt'l at ress ;na do»s be give for this mag- ! uaaimous resolvt: ? Way, that because a eiationary engine is needed tar working the j tramway, a Site for xbo engine and carriage | ehsd* (about a tenth of an acre) i* necessary jto the working of she line. When it is oonj hideivcl that before commencing this tram* i way the Company got the concurrence of the 1 Council to the project, and that it has spent over L 7.000 in carrying it out suooassfully, and when it is further considered what an immense boon this lino would be to all the inhabi'R-'.ti! of i lie higher levels of the Cuy, it does seem remarkable that even one man could bo found in Dunedin capable cf now attempting to stop the line. The Company has always expres ed itself aa quite willing to remove the sheds as soon as 1 they are found to Interfere with the public i eonve-Jeuco. As no such complaint baa been msde exc.pt by Cr B &rnea f whose habitat is po me whore in L'iih Ward, and who probably has never seen the- sheds in question, it is reasonable to suppose that all are agreed ai to the public good to be effected by the understanding. E/cn as a , imu-n* «f enabling the citizens to utilise the ' upper portions cf the Town Belt for pur* ' i>.se3 of recreation this line is absolutely i necessary, and there is no doubt that for ore perron who now uses it tar that purpose hundreds will use It when ©any means of access are provided. It is to be hoped that the common sense of tbs will not allow such aa irrational course of procedure aa that indicated by Cr | Barnej io be carried out.—l am, etc., j High Ward. j Dunedin, February S