The Stirling Road.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 86, 2 March 1876, Page 5

The Stirling Road.

. -A; ; depu tatipp/ ! froin v lth : e ,-., Balcl u'tha/j §m Town /Qounci l^ /atten de;d- a - 'nieetingi roi >$m the (: MatauJ.,fe6Ja'd; J i3p;a^d•^dn-•t Moiida^^a evening"-, -'to, urge the necessityLof /me'tall-' ; vSI ing,the,rpad : ;betweeu ■Steriing^-;andofhe j'|^ railway: terminus- before winter and ['thus prevent ft becoming entirelyimpassible. ym : The m embers!^ ;pf ;fche. Road'!; :BQard|.;|l present were : -Mr. George Inglis. c(_hai-r ]sim man,)/ -Macdonald, : (Kaitangata,,fr;Mac- ; li donald, (f nch Clutha,), SniailLaiid Smith* ,cfj r -he.rdeputat-iqn ! from •;< tbe^Tpw?:. '.% < Qoun cil , wer.;; His, worsh i p ;) t the < Mayor, r Js X-iViiV/pramohd) and Councillor's, bM.asoni I^l Hogg; aiid vl_ilgoiir. 5 . ' ; ; i'--'J!v;T"<rii' c|| - ... ThY/deputation having beei_> intro,- ■.$ dubed~. : ';>, -.-./ . „ ..,'-_ ;-. '__ ■\ iii ./u. '.-J:- n;_| v Mr/ ; Gramond<rexp].ained,^ that; v the;; l| .deputation had waited -upon the>BqaVd : , .'jf to point put :the necessity- p^haying; tho i;r;T | .road : ,f.om,;Stirlin^;to, the Railway; I,tßiif,c« f r| minus 'metalled- before the^winter; set )in.;;j rf There;, 'would; ;be a r.very lilarge'. traffie ;; xv| upon the -road during;; the winter^- iin.Msy| carting*; grain, to 'the. station,; and u donh !> j veyin'g-. goods to the: tovvnship, irom-; theni'l station. .. The road was riot in aiuCppdj-,;., | tion; to sustain; the rti'afßic at present, and; 4% would i, certainly ; be impassible. ( during, tj- | the winter, /unless.iro mediately m,eta-led.;r'f | He Would like !tb knpw:.the : ,exact J /posi- J j f I tion the. board occupied' with .relerence.v. '\ to the road. . : ry, • .-".-,--? \ -.,-,••.».;- -lAuii ' ? ; The Chairman said the. Government r<ii /> ihad neyer!formally;!,taken the : road . ofl| ft .| y tlie hands of',, the i_Ortrd. j -They f had ) however, ; sometime ,- ago,;; called ;.'fop:<:_ f tenders; for metalling 1 the roadj-.but h&'jrt j -believed; it was, considered |the< tender§'v"j were rail, too high, s and none. ■ were \&G-.-t I Pepted. Hprdid; riPt^rknow.iWhat j tiie, Ui - ",; Governinen L : now intended to f dp in v i, the matter. . : , r l;be. Board, had Po 'moneys;. a. yj its :dispqsal; _br ; the work-if;;} ix'j,, ,)-,.'/,';■.■,/* - ; Mr :Cramond said the, !Cpi*|)6rlvtio^r . were Justin, the same position with)tha. f 0 Government in, the matter. \ of. the .main.; \ road through. the township. .f;,r, vtvuVi.- , The i Chairman said the! ; Gpv'ern r in^_i<;.:s had hi' her fo - been doing all; Ith'e. >vprk; h upon the .Stirling r ßoad,; but ;had npfc/i taken it ? off the hands -of,; the.. Boards.: :The -members ; of ...the'- Bpard. had; : been, v 'considering- what should be..dotte ; in tht».,.L matteiyapd had -discussed it in. private..; : He thought.-ituni^hc.be aiivisable.tp s*e©!cj the i Government ;uppn the subject.;: „s ; .-.n ■. : Mr ; Crampnd said, ;it Was /clear -theft Government djd nop -intend doing" any,-/! 5 thing in the -inat_errin/the imeantinie;':,: and. the finantjial year would! expire -in.jv another .rripnth*. .Where, woulct / :hayejto;apply. i to.,then ?-.;-/!*• - -;» ,rx (vM' 'in' rjMr .Mason sug'gersted' thatjia.ijpinfeo-t .'deputation, froin,. the; Board, and^Gounoi^L should .wait, upon; the .Superin'tfend'en^P upon the .subject.-.-- -s_ ;s iy, y:,<iy ■ - \ Mr : Hogg, spoke in favot of that course; \ and thought they ..should. His^Honou'iVj,-' 'b_f;pre, 'the^expirp.. of) the! financiidi y6ar*.,v? If the: hands = of. the Prbviricini fGoyerur.;,*! .'ment were; tied;;up,. j'then-, ? the » General yr Government must; do something, to keep^ ; the, road o;pen before nt_;t ' session of the;v) General : A.sSembjy>, ;.... ;t /-.,,!;;.. -,••[-•,'• ir '!;.> „ : Mr KiTg'.our-s.aid; Something, should ■ done; to the road, atronder asxtherwe'Crl feather, migh t shortly; set. n£ andr "th'enro .'the .metal, could 'riot ibe, : put! onl-till -next ] * ; summei\ -, •; . j ■! -• v-!'"-i '"' -y.yy v.-v.i 5> <).\ Mr .Crampnd .mentioned- •ihat rr -t|j, /^/? To.wnCounGiriof; Balclutha .;^had;iof.erc!dr; 7to ;|he„,<Grpy,e,rnment. : i;o , "pay ■parc-'r otV the-./ expense, of, retnovin'g Jthe r,bluff_>;on j- the It dfas.bppou'ghh^^ro'ad, ; {«tfd.,.-he/;siig^est_d)h <tll a t,t|ie . jien w tafci on - migh!t be npi? e.isi^Q,-;! i >'cesful. , • in V th<in% frnjssiph-,) jlf A thei Boardro f.we^jprgpar^d^tp do,; s.pmtfthing tpwdrdsig : rtie, expense. of t ittetußing >th 6 t Stirl|ii^>:j i j M"i^Snii^h ; said-/tiia b t s - portion! pf; .road-]> nqt,Jinjach! use.d>ivr'equi.edib,yf? j fme, rafepayeys cJfttherdistrictjriaridfjthftft fbpa^d^'hai^nrpre-tpr.do.^'t^ tf u^ds ijfpr / jtp^mfjjcej i/maihtaijft .r.^ads,'! V i tbey{!iy§l'e,^bj3oiutejy^^/re'quiredi h»yj # - '• m%^tep v ayersr^tip; !in^ Rpa,d a was;cßjefiy .u§e^ i Iraljgn \s_ p| igalciut^a, (andiMec^eaerafelr € t .wa§ iIM >; £bo|Si?irbj#£s^ I'alsOftli^S^