FIFTY YEARS AGO

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14091, 24 March 1939, Page 2

FIFTY YEARS AGO

STOCK IN STREETS. (From the “Pahiatua Star” of Ma rch 2 f oth, 1889). It has been argued that it is necessary to allow stock to roam about the township in order to eat down the grass, and thus prevent danger from fire during the summer months. There may be some reason in this, but nevertheless cattle and horses are found to be a considerable nuisance, as they take shelter under verandahs and in fact lean against buildings themselves, to the great 'danger of windows—not to mention the inconvenience to the travelling public. At last night’s meeting of the Town Board it was suggested, above all other things, to sow the newly-formed side streets with grass, so as to make provision tor the cattle and horses if the main road should fail to supply sufficient fodder. Really it seemed as if a resolution would have been passed authorising the expenditure ; but fortunately some of the members put their thinking caps oil, and they arrived at the conclusion that to successfully grow grass on the streets would necessitate the fencing-in of the same for a time. This settled the matter. To go t-o the expense of forming a street, and then fence it in and grass it seemed rather too ridiculous.