BOROUGH COUNCIL

Grey River Argus, 26 June 1925, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL

ORDINARY MEETINNG. An t.rdinary meeting of the Borough ('ouncil, oxer which His Worship Ihe .Mayor (M r W. H. Parfitt) jH’c.'idcd. was held last night. Others present were ('rs Greon.-dade. Kent. McGi'.iley, Harker. Doogai: Williams, I ’crol l i a iu| Kit ( hingham . A DANGEROUS CORNER. Air Janies Lambert on brought under the notice of the Council t he dangerous state of the r< ad( and the corner) lead ing from Alexander Terra.-e into Railway ’lerrace. For some time past, the ietler stated, this had been almost a death trap, and now that the Railway Depu.rtmen! had closed the level crossing. if had been mon* acute, being the only iiieans of access io and exit from liuilway Terrace. The writer slated that only tjiiite recently he had ha<( 1 o narrow escapes 1 rom .iccidenf, it be.'.ig impossible to see round the corwima ap]»roaching Railway Terrace (iown the sleep grade in Alexander T’errace. Several ('ouncillors referred to the ’■oruer as a pa rticulariy dangerou.-, one. and expressed the opinion that someth.'.ig siiould be done:—H was evenlually decided that the imilter be left in the uands of the Works Committee with power to act. SMITH STREET ACCESS. The following letter was received from Mr Kent. Divisional Supcrinteiideni of Railways: “In reply to yoiu hdter of Hie 1 Ifh inst, slating' that your ('ouncil considers the ('G'.'it ri but i / i of £25 by the Railway Department in connection with Smith Street access inadequate, I have to inform yon that the Department has been put to consKierabie expens ( > i«a purchasing land, part of which will be used for the proposed streel diversion. A substantial foot overbridge is being erected at Alexander Street crossing. Smith St., nt present has access by way of Chapel ami Alexander Streets.’ If is considerde by the Department, i»n agreeing to a road diversion between Whall and Smiths Streets, over railway Lund that, your (’oum-il is being met in a goner-, ous spirit. It is recognised that the road diversion will cost more tha»n £25, bnl as your Council stressed the need of assistance in forming the road diver. sion,( a contribution of £25 to th e cost was made as an act of grace.—The Mayor explained that he had referred tlu* matter to the District Engineer the previous day. and the Ibiginaer had 10-omised to do all he could in the mat ter. I he Grey Valley Branch of the Far mors’ ( nion made application to have a railway siding constructed at the (< rev Abattoirs. TJie Railway niont had been approached in the matter. and the Council’s support in the matter was asked for.— It was decided to send a reply to the effect that a similar matter in regard Io 1 he Borough -Abattoirs al K.aroro, has been referred Io 11n* district L'm.'/uicer of Railwax’s.