A BROOKLYN CRIEVANCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 4

A BROOKLYN CRIEVANCE.

• Sirj—Give me space in your valuable paper to state tho disgraceful manner in which the City .Council neglects the street, in -whioh I am living. On: the map of greater Wellington, it was marked To'dman' Street, but for sonio reason., or. other the council have I changed,.the. namo-.to Tpdm Street,; without notifying.the residents .of.-'-tlieir..intentions. I When-:iha, : .cpuheil. hpught out. the, electric., light,, .the.-mayor, prpmiscd ; the ratepayers better, -lighting-arid reduction in - rates.. We have reduction in lights, but npt.in ratesj •There- are: two -lamps in ..'the-street.; .when' thby.afoboth •lit-thoy.give..about.a light of three which is all-the light for 100 houses.,-J..know' some of-the residents, blame; the unforturiate-lamp-lighter,/but dn thoy 'ever, think -of. the- hours .this : man has to work, and: what time the Gas' Company give-him to clean: and repair. thp lanips.? .. I peliove. he. has got., to beat the yard-at ,8 every 'morning, -and : why, were his'holidays stepped ?:,: YTiye " have ' '.riot '" had..'; a: '.>ix-: ,ponce\'Yspent: ; op '.'{the "'"street': .fpi - ' Y over •three ~::iyears, "not' . even .', the.'"' '.gutters; have been, seen te;'.they are'abput'.four' feet: to pedestrian's, '-.'Perhaps': .therp are ri'o.stones. .orYola'y in that',purpose. 'Brooklyn is only^'a-'.working-', l man's. 'settlement; ; why should the council bother, about streets: and/footpaths for .'.us, - ; when .there ijYso.much"' land Yin - ; Northland' and,Mirarnar that'must be r6aded"a'nd ; fpbt-, paths 'made to put {money 'in:', the' pockets' Pf,money-lenders: and speculators?,[, Sir, I appeal to the workers of the oity,,,and, especially the ratepayers of Brooklyn, to ,wake, up: a,; little.",; This ..is. the .point.;. Have we been f properly: represented .'for .the/last term of the -City. Council?, 'Has thb'.mayor'or;any pf: the,: city ■ ibu'ncillbr's "over paid a visit to, this district to -seo if our complaints werp' just or .otherwise? {I;, say, No." .The"'.major .|ised:-.to/cpme,up, if ."there':;was '_an v election it hand,.;and I. suppose, we shall : b'o honoured by another visit from 'thai', gentleman. before April, but I do''sincerely hope 'some other, gentleman will contest the. mayoral election. ,|Why not'Mr."Fisher:pr Mr. Fletcher? YI aril sure'thesb gentlemeri{.would' have' tho'.confidence of.the.ratepayers.. I.hppo every .ratepayer- will showYtheir confidence in'Mr Hislop by,,striking put, everything .in. his.'forthcpraing loan;proposals,—l.am,..etc, {.'..., ;:.;."..-' Y//- : ~'"Y..: RATEPAYER.:{ Y ;/Febr"iiary '1,, ' ..: : y. ,{,'{{.{ .' -Y::"'-.-' /-'