EAST MOUNTAIN HOUSE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 55, 19 October 1911, Page 5

EAST MOUNTAIN HOUSE.

COUNTY COUNCIL REFUSES A A-'v ; ; „ GRANT. ' . Mr; R. McK. Morison waited on tho ■ County Council yesterday m reference to tho East Mountain House. Howard ho, came ,to ask .for ■infoim.ifj-ion-regarding the western end of Pembroke Road—from tho end of the metal to tho boundary mf the He i also , desired the Council to say what assistance they, were prepared to give in connection with putting the road in order. Ho. behoved the Borough Council would make a S ran f Sl ™ far® to that made last year and ti e Board hoped to get a grant from ti c Government. He asked what the attitude of the Council to the \ The Chairman said the position w-s that , the road was under County co itrol, but that expenditure on the load did^not specially benefit, tho settlcis in ; the vicinity . ' The Council kept accounts for all its roads, and there seemed no good reason for spending the money of settlers on tiiat part of the toad, when there was no benefit «o the \ settlors. The road -was of no as- , sistancb to, them in the thbir farms. Last year the Council made a' small grant- supplement enudl amounts given by the Borough Council and . busine? people of ine town, and £lO of that fund was still in hand. Further, to improve access to the reserve', the Council had Called upon the, settlers adjoining the r6ad to fence their properties, bub the. Council had no power to enforce their request. . The Council could do something hy impounding all stock found qn the road. The time given fbrvfencing expired in April last, and iL wasr now' for the Council to say whether of nof they : would agree to wfirn tho farmers ‘ that impounding would be carried on. ; ■ ~ ... Mr Mormon asked that tho Council 1 make a-granf’ similar to last year Ho did hot t know what‘the Borough Council intended to do, but he thought they would do the same as last year. 1 er--1 sonally.he intended to spend a good deal ? of/time on the affairs of tho Park! ' So far as reading was concerned the north and -south houses were far better off than the east house. He'thought it was a fair thing lor the Council, as representative ct tne ratepayers to make a grant. B'-tno committee got the suggested grants.it would ho at least one step ton aids what they all wanted to see. Cr. Maxwell; What do we, all want QOO p j Mr Morison: We all desire to see the Stratford route made the most attractive one to' the Mountain It is a beauty spot of which we should all bo proud,, and it is visited by people nom all over the world. . ■ , - The Chairman said he had just received a telegram from Mr Hme, M.P., stating that no grant was provided in the estimate f or the load. The roads to the north and south houses had had much larger sums of Government money spent on them than was the case at the east house. That money had been spent when the Government were more prepared to spent - money on tourist resorts than they--were at present. Ihe spending of money by the . Government on touiist resorts was not very much in fav--1 Or. Maxwell: Hoar, heat I i Th.P Chairman sayi they were fortunate in having a man like Mr. Morison,- .who..whs--prepared to take so much interest in the Park. . In reply to Cr. Porritt, the Chairman said about” sixty chains of fencing was needed on one side of the r °Gr. Walter: Does Mr. Morison think ii right to take money from the Mangaehu settlers who have nothing very much in the way of a road in order to put in a road for the benefit of tourists ? mi . i ■ , , „ , Mr. Mormon :• The road is chiefly for the benefit of settlers in the district r. Cr. Porritt, moved that the- Council make" a grant of £lO, provided the Borough Council and the business people of the town make contributions of a similar amount. Tire motion was defeated, those voting "for it being Crs. Astbury, Porritt,' and Hathaway, and the Chairman. It was decided on the motion of the Chairman that the ranger be instructed. to impound all cattle found on tho toad.