THE RAILWAY CROSSING AT HILLSIDE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1320, 17 March 1877, Page 22

THE RAILWAY CROSSING AT HILLSIDE.

A meeting of the ratepayers of South Dunedin was held in Mr Wybar's new building on the 9th, when about 70 were present. Mr Roughton, one of the Councillors of the St. Kilda Municipality, was voted to the chair.

The Chairman remarked that the meeting had been called in connection with the railway crossing on the main road at Hillside, leading to the Ocean Beach. He was glad to see that some steps were now being taken for the protection of life and property. The dangerous state of the road had been a dread to him for a long time past, as the railway officials had not taken any steps to render the line safe for the continually increasing traffic. He would be happy to hear any gentleman at the meeting give his views en the matter.

Mr George Wybar commented at some length with regard to the danger the residents of the district were suffering from owing to the unsafe state of the line. He referred to different parts of the line where there was not one-fourth of the population of South Dunedin passing to and fro having safe protection — notably the Anderson's Bay road, where a man is stationed with - signals of danger. Mr Wybar also referred to Jetty street, Rattray street, and Stuart street, Dunedin, and Peliehet Bay, where gates are provided to be closed when any trains are passing. At St. Leonards there was a station providing shelter for people during a storm, whereas at the Kensington station there is nothing but a wooden platform exposed to all kinds of weather. There are from 1000 to 1500 people now living on the Flat. He suggested that two men should be stationed on Monday next to take tha number of persons passing the Hillside crossing from 7 a.m. till 9 p.m., and also the number of vehicles, showing the amount of traffic on the Main Road. This would put them in a position to show the traffic in their district. In order to illustrate the extreme danger, he stated that on Thursday last he was driving an express in which was also a gentleman going to Melbourne, and when near the Hillside crossing a pilot engine steamed past at full speed, and it was positively a miracle that no lives were J lost, the engine actually touching the vehicle. • It was a remarkably narrow escape. . ; Sereral other speakers referred to the! danger arising from .the unprotected state of the crossing. > . '

Mr Daniel Cuddy , moved: — •-« That a . Committee cbnsiting.piE Messrs G. Wybar, ; P. Brady, J. Roughton, John,. Thomson, ! Peter Forrester, Wm." White, ,Wm. Glass, > and the mover, be appointed a deputation to wait upon 1 the Hon. , George M'Lean on Tries,- j day nsxt, for the purpose of having gates and i a station' erected on the Main Road ; at Hill- j side, and that the ordinary trains be stopped j there regularly , for .the convenience of* the! residents of the district." . v.- -, •. | Mr Brady ' seconded the motion, ■ which ' was carried unanimously. , On the motion of Mr Wybar, a vote of ' thanks was passed and the meeting dispersed. ; '

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