UN-FORTUNATE-US STREET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 272, 6 August 1918, Page 6

UN-FORTUNATE-US STREET

Sir,—l was very glad to see that at last residents of Fortunatus Street, Vogeltown, evidently tired of hoping for justice through tho proper channel,' namely, the City Council, are asking assistance through tho medium of your valuable paper. Perhaps a little limelight on the question will do good. This part of Vogeltown is one of the earliestsettled districts. Residents of over thirty years' standing have during that timo put up with a narrow track through private property as a means of access to their homes, and this track in the winter has been year after jear over the boot-tops in mud. Now, even this rough track is closed by the owner, and residents. have to retrace their steps a quarter of a milo further to reach the Brooklyn tramway by the main road. True, they have the option of risking their necks by clambering down a cliff to get a reasonably short route to town, but they are probably trespassing in doing this, and it is high time that they had a reasonable access. I must confirm "Resident's" statement that many tradespeople will not at present doliver goods to Fortunatus Street, owing to its being so inaccessible.

"Resident" suggests a flight of steps to connect Fortunatus Street with Connanght Terrace, but this suggestion is not going to help us out of our difficulties. There is only one reasonable approach available, and that is through the drive at the side of the property owned by Mr. Bird and leading past Mr. Body's workshop. This is the natural highway. There is no'need for more than a 10ft. or 12ft. way running at right-angles from Washington Avenue to Fortunatus Street on an easy grade. This would ensure to residents a satisfactory approach and delivery of goods by tradespeople. 'Fortunatus Street residents have paid for the cost of this little necessity many times over in rales, and are far worss served than Mornington, which is a mile further on. Mornington has fine, wido roads, kerbed channels, and footpaths, and is very sparsely settled. Fortunatus Street is fairly closely settled, and the

residents are entitled to a better access to their homes. It is high time tho present state of things was remedied. Trusting something will be dono nt onco. —I anii eto.. DESPEIUTE. July 30.