CIVIC GRIEVANCES.

Evening Star, Issue 3305, 23 September 1873, Page 3

CIVIC GRIEVANCES.

To the Editor.

Sm, —I have always understood tint when a body of men seek the suffrages of constituents, either for political or civil offices, and are successful, they are bound to make laws and enforce them for the benefit of the public and to study their interests. Have we not cause to complain, particularly of our civic rulers? Do they satisfy their constituents? I for one say “No,'’ After the Albany street disgrace I believe the scales havefallcn from their eyes, and they are beginning to see the absurdity of making roads in winter. When will their vision be clear on the all-important question of drainage ? Shall wo wait until some epidemic says, “ Do it?” Is it really looked upon simply as a financial question, instead of one row of very life ? Would the next generation object to pay their part of the cost ? I trow not. "When will the Corporation put a stop to the obnoxious all day loading and unloading of produce carts and waggons in our principal streets, to the great inconvenience of pedestrians and danger and impediment to all kinds of traffic, also to the accumulation of more dirt on our already dirty streets, The public say, “ When I am, Ac., Histokicus. Dunedin, September 22.