CORRESPONENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8036, 25 August 1887, Page 3

CORRESPONENCE.

A PONSONBY GRIEVANCE. TO THK KDITOK. Sir, —The residents of that part of Ponsonby beyond the tram stables have, for some time past, been anxious that the bene* fits of street lighting should be extended to them, and are especially anxious for a lamp at the head of Wharf Road. Interviewing Mr. Atkinson, the manager of the Gas Company, that gentleman expressed his willingness to extend the mains a few hundred yards, to Wharf, Clifton, and Jervois Roads. Thereupon the ratepayers sent a requisition, containing the full number of signatures, to the City Council, through Mr. Evans, their councillor, who promised that the matter should be attended to. The petition was duly presented to the Council by Mr. Evans, and I received a letter from the Town Clerk stating that it had been received, and that he would communicate with me more fully on the subject. Six weeks have passed since then, and having heard nothing further on the subject from the Council, we are afraid that the matter has been quietly shelved, both by our councillor -and the Council. Now, Sir, the Ponsonby ratepayers are fully aware that the chairman of the Streets Committee, whose influence is invariably exerted against any progress except in his own direction, has openly stated that " Ponsonby is only fib for a brickyard." I will not point out the absurdity of such a remark when applied to such a beautiful and rapidly improving part of the city as Ponsonby, but I would merely suggest, for his consideration, that even the ratepayers of a " brickyard" are entitled to have their wishes respected by their representatives, and I trust the City Council will see fit to give us the lamp we require.—l am, &0., W. J. Courtney.