CRAIGIE AVENUE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12913, 2 March 1906, Page 5

CRAIGIE AVENUE.

MR MAHONT 1M KXPLANATIOIv

To the K-dit'..r «f the -Timaru Herald."'

Sir,— Y'-ar report of the proceedings? of the 3a.st meeting of the Borough Council conveys a very wrojtg impression as yq the remarks I made in relet trite, .to tie work now being csir-fi on ->ii the West Town Belt. Ice facts nre a.- follows: On Friday \r,c}n, what the Overseer's teport v.«V Vicseitud to the Council, reference was vamlc ;<: she wr.k of street cunstrut.):>•!. going <.r. there. This -was the .fi:< intimation that 1 had of any such mck, and natui.dly on Monday night when Ihe rvport c.mte up for adoption i a.sked f«r the prodtv.tion of the Council's aurhcxity to proceed with the formationwork, and in the absence of that authority I objected to the undertaking of new work without bi-3Jijr rirst stuvliosed by the Council. I slated j?~o '- ; : at the value of His Wi.rshipV gift of •-«. belt of trees would be detracted, frotu'' -.- =y considerably if itincluded the icnstrs-i-iron and maintenance of two streets - "ch- «ne would be gciScieiit for many yc:.rs to come.

lerence was :n«uc ;o iiie -ni.-u. «j._ »wreu censtrutt :>..!; going <.r. there This was the firs', intimation tb&t 1 had of any such wo:!;, an,! n;ituivlly on Monday night when the ivj>''rt t.n»e up for adoption L asked f«r the prodtv.tion of the Council's aurhcxity to proceed with the formationwork, and in the absence of thut authority I objected to the omkrtaking of new work without bi-jjijr rir.<t f.u>.l:osed by the CoimciL I Mated j?~o '-: at the value of His \Y<.rship> gift of ; •-«. belt of trees would be detracted fr-Jtu'' -.- =y consid-i-rably if itincluded the it::!■!;:•.;<-•:;«» and jiiaintenance of two yiree".* -"esf one would be gciScie«t for niiiny yc;.r* ::* come. Yoar repnit of trie discussion has been constnj-t-d hy .i« indicating that I was opposed to the trees beinc; planted on the Belt. 1 duty th:it ilnoughout the discussion 1 -.id 'oe word against those trees being phir.ted <-n the. Belt, and the remarks 1 awl- ;re .is I h;:ve stated. What T contender; 'or was for the principle of "he authority <•{ the ratepayers* represcntatives upheld in regard to all new works. <ui-l this on the Belt is prsc15rally m'-t in :",... ;il<3 meant- the cmstrcclion -if Tun ii.'.\thv.-iys, cue on ca<'li s'ioe -t.f the trcc<. together with five footpaths. If ll>c t"..iM.iil ■ -ißmnjlMrd to iaa« •work b<Joi'«- hjt «lect«'b *<>r:v.: prc-of ♦ho-aia h- ioj"-h..njrji:,g. 1 .]';.• ;i at tat? jm-fiifig t'i-'' ; '"• wa« r.-;>t oj' «ticJi "t'g«>>"y but tit:.', it could remain ttstil nV l "it;i> jtmtir ji:-«>»--ing bs>d be*n ».1 tended to. 3 smil that lll.'- ophnation oi my attitude :•> 1 ;<s "well ak ithcrs appr*. <-.;; i'!<» I.]je Wi.i: ■ ■'•' Icivitlg :ni JIVCtIU-r t.J -. ."c - •' l oni' t. 1 ;- v -'. r 11. .vtld J have stdd not- .■!:«• «•>)•<] ih'r; '-iiuhl "In <*tmsliu<d otiicj»i«c.. -My "t'jvtioji in u* to the manner it. winch t.Ji«' >t-"(«t. ->,M..fk now iti yrogresK w. «• -wdatKl**. uitd «»■ it is bciiig ;m<4crt*di '!«• trn- of T>-i.«i>i*- thai- I ira* fipj*.-Jt«d •« i'-,e *.r<-<:t brine on the Belt, ~i jiirti't "o jr:y.i(":f I ;.'r".e the "i -t '.** ?"' »;: (WJf'iliitic iJon;;;l. 1 AL'i .«";•.. J. VV--VY.