THE TOWN BELT ROADS.
A' "deputation, consisting of Oliver. H. Driver, •O. 'Kettle, !!( M:-Pym; ! Callerfder, Jewitti Esther, %'. Church (Mayor of the Maori ,JEill- ; Municipality); andiaboufr/fa ? o!o2aii' other ■ gentlemen, upon, JSis,.,Worßhip. f the Mayor,. at the City Council Chambers, onMon. dayaf tern'oen." , . ' ,' ' ,' ' , •'••"•'•'* ! Mr b'aid they had.' calleS to • urge" the immediate necessity of forming a Very > small ■ bit of road, which, fthorfgh>it",was, small,; was a "PSTOfif- Wv pop^erablef.impprljanc^ri'not only ,to those who-livec} on the .other Bi4e of the Town Belt/ but also' to those who' lived in r the City, and r supplied them with everyday necessaries for r this 'neighbourhood.*' That portion, of, sthe^ road) which requires, k foj;mation extends from ,the .Jfcog, ,of ,Pitt across, the t roaa near 'Mr Young's 'property, ..up" to ithe 'beginking of tne'Maori^Wffil&fe'near Mr Driver's land. The inhabitanfeWthe^dis-trictohad-rso/often' puV their hands s into thei* ipockefs td improve the road, that-, they (thought ,cil, .as cbn^erVatOjis.'of the ( Town] Belt* to vote a small expenditure' for imprbving'tlie rosid; lv f Mr DRrvEß"sai<l^&i ; .hai ! spent 1 -'Huifdfe^s oC pounds out of/hi Blown pocket on- tha'.roads. ; He had spent^boutjLlQOon^tne GdaeytDell Road.. "...„/'•> ..., fi b Ojr t .,r.j, Vl^jM 1 The aiATOR :r,D.o you not, tmnK taatf the Munioip'aiity'of ' Maori fiill'ehonla "colSiSuta to make roads to their owri'townsh'if??' 1111 1 11 '* 4 >; Mr Driver :;Tne 'Maori; Hill' Municipality ■have .no .power <tio ,sp_end their moneys: <jn? tho roads outside, their ojjpi MuniciijaUty.jgJt.is a ' wee municipality, and mbsff of the,' residents dome to the City td'spend'th'eir money! Al ;,\ Mr Church: LSO would' form' ttfe'* road. There are deep ruts insit. t ,. x ■■• I .' ' \ lf '. Mr Miqams : ,We,woui(d have.to spend about LIBO on. metal to do the,whole,of I> this,work properly 1 .. ' ' "'' .'. ' ' " , ".,"■ '",.\ ' ' "Mr'CHteoH : The'boun'dary'of, MaVri Hill does'hot approach this' property (Tdwn-'Bett) *t all, and \re are^ debarred 'by-jJih^ojSLct^ftom .money, outaida our- bouncjary. , j . n n Mr Oliver: Would you- not.. like ,'tp stake u^oa yourselves the trusteeship of '"the, Belt ?— (Langhtef.') ' '" v •" ««'^"4 mJs ■'' ' The Mayob-j' I can-see r t^afr» fne^eitiSfens of Dunedin will! experience nthe -b*enefifc f iof ueonvenientlynreachingithis interesting,, district of . Maori JSill. , , , , , " ' tj {\\ 1 * Mr Dbi'ver mentione J d the namga J of 4'i?ral Dunedin gentlemen who reside fa'tuef'Maori fflill Municipality.' '■• r "■■ on n>ii'v>)Pd A 1 Hr.CHrfRCH^, Qnldifferent. occasions;! found ,two carts, overturned through the L ,bgkd 9flndition .^...^.-.rpad. If,, they haci; t been;,^jrarda farther up, J a ! very seriUs 'accident woulcnprobably have occurred-^perltaps'lßss| SEffldf 3*3 * ■ MpEettee contended! that^asl.th'-e'4»rpora. .tion deßivedj'.considerablei . revenue jsfrontf the stone quarries on T-he. I .Tqwn^pMtVith;e i ft,oads should be kept-in good-order for, recreation and other puiposes." I . J V V " , r ' ,^'' L TheMAYOR'r -There' is a ."dfapdsitidif-^ainat spending money on^thtf-Towtt-^BeltijustßOT^. . . Mr -Kettle s /This unmetidled, road' is in a disgraceful state., U I shpujd/describe it a» jrsoa of mnd after "wet" w.eather., '" "'" ,7 !J Mr OL'fVEB I'• If' 'pie' Residents', in'ke'.^neigh. bpurhood undertake f f6'in'e r <}al / a J ' small pdrtfoii of >the road,- -I think-that the I Cdrpor&tio'tf 'should do the rest.,;, ;M; M :v ,Ui,}\ - rait lfl( f v> \ ,-The Maxor : I will.bring thet.mafctet. before the Council. I have very little doubt ..tjbat it will receive due attentidri. " ll '' ,l", l "' J " /'•* T -'The -deputation tHariked 'His Worship and • withdrew. >■ >' •-■> .( ■/«;:;');;%• jc> ?->-,',nt nt
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Otago Witness, Issue 1343, 25 August 1877, Page 4
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530THE TOWN BELT ROADS. Otago Witness, Issue 1343, 25 August 1877, Page 4
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