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Dunstan Times, Issue 632, 29 May 1874, Page 2

i fie Cjiios-hon of kcrbling and channelling th.; southern eiul of Sun.lerhiUvl-stieet bas accu a moot fjiiestion for some years part, and at the last meeting of the Town Council the matter was again brought forward, when it was stated by the Mayer, ‘-The time had not arrived for entering on such a.n expe.-sc, ami that, if it were clone, it wonid bona rood, as there’ was no wider to run ;n the channel.” It was consequently shelved. That may be the opinion of the Mayor and Councillors whose places of business and residences are, without exception, in another part 0 f the town ; but, with all all due deference to the opinions ot that august body, we dare to hold a diffeumt one. and ;we have no doubt the townspeople generally, who would ho benelisteel by the improvement, arc of our mind. The kevbmg and channelling is not wanted ashr valor channel, hut so that the foot-paths may ho f.. r m id, and the entrance to the town made to assume a inora creditaolc and less slni-sliod appearance than it has a< present. ■ Vvhi learn from a contemporary that the citizens of Timam uetitiooed the .borough Council to et’fke a special rate for the p«rp< sa of completing toe stone kcrleng along?,both sides of the Great South lor d, AVc siigreat that some Buea a course bo adopied by the rale-payers of tiro eon: aV\or 1. It must be borne in mind that, m the statements of tire e?'imaiel roc.o.pts and expenditure of the <•’..u;km ; ;,,r the-’p’ret ycar.h r so, a sum of money has hern mt down for this special "0..v. bow, as it appeals, there is no inter.:! m. f doing i f , .we can only conclude that tn.'ne statements vs nocking move nor less than r.h ira-i, made up ino-e for shew id:,,ii ii-e. V. e Clink it high time ; lie thing was !■■ bed into, and lire roslirii ashed, -a 'V. 5 <ii:ectiou the n-'u-r’s voted for pu-dic works are diverted’” The time is f.u-r. r.iij e achicg when the rafe-payors will have on o; p- ftvoirv oi J utti; g this and some rci.-r peilicurt guesli ns relative to the in.iiia.tnic.nl; or xiiismauagcniCfib (,*' Mutnt.di.il iifbiiis. and we In oe our i\ -j,v r and I 1 n ei hen will be a..10 to answer them MthtV.uiori.’y.