The Dunstan Times FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 20, 1872.

Dunstan Times, Issue 544, 20 September 1872, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 20, 1872.

Beneath the Rule of Ren iirsrn the pkn is mightier than the sword.

We tire wry gjlail to perceive that C'oßDciJlor F«) and is persistent in his

measure for abridge across the Uoly ? . iicoix at Clyde, ami that at last our

alow going Council. have determined to tak a action in the matter. The ad vantages of a bridge across the hlolyneux, connecting the town with the large ngncuUnral and mining districts occupying the valley of the < 'iutha, and from thence to Tuapeka and the Malaura only need to be known to be generally appreciated, and 10 sto. e should be left nntumedhy our citizens to procure the object desired. The main traffic of the Northern and Western portions cf Otago, whether by rad or 1 y road, must come by this route. It is the natural highway between the Cliitha, the Kawarau, and the Lakes, and with a bridge at Clyde, and the removal of the obnoxious and costly system of punts which "nw bar the traffic of these rivers, we nvy hope to see Clyde occupy that po.-ition which its geographic! situation enti ties it. Not only Would the tnvn itself be large ly benefited, but the district in general, and we hope that no foolish local jealousies will creep in to intercept the realization of so important and useful a work There is no question but that Councillor Feraud ’s a man of progressive ideas, and whether as Mayor or Councilor, he has ever had the pro peri tv of the town at heart, notwithstanding any little squabbling.that mayhaveaviseu. We now hope the day has come when Councillor Ferand’s efforts will be sufficiently support'd, and we feirnot but that some practical g. od re.-nlt wi 1 follow. B,OfM appears a small sum to bridge such a river as the Molyneux, still as we now live in cheap times, ami there is great competition 1 vtween contractors, it might be constructed for that or foe a trifle more, and we really see no groat difficulty in obtaining the money at the stated rate of interest seven per cent. There will be the guarantee of the Council, with the bridge as col'ateralsecurity—this, with one half of the profits, which should amount to at Fast * ,0002 per annum, a less sum than is realised by many owners of punts, and where

there is > ot the same facilities for traffic No better paying speculation exists in the whole of Otago, and having obtained the report of some competent engiue< r, the Council should lose no time in launching their scltome.