ROEBUCK ROAD BRIDGE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1590, 31 October 1905, Page 3

ROEBUCK ROAD BRIDGE.

T PUBLIC MEETING.

UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED.

There was a large attendance at the pnblio meting held laat night in connection with the proposed Roebuck road bridge. The Mayor presided, and explained the object of tire meeting, mentioning that be thought they would be unable to look to the County Council for support; that body was indeed objecting to its proportion to the coat of the existing bridges. Cr Sheridan made a strong speech in favor of the proposed bridge, on which he said the Council was unanimous; not one had objeoted to it. On looking up the reoorda he found that the agitation had commenced twelve years ago, Of oourae there would be a slight note of discord by the cheese paring, conservative, pessimistic old landlord who viewed a miorosoopio increase of rates with alarm, and did not care for the progress of the place. (Laughter.) They could only look on the rate as a mere bagatelle compared with the advantages to be obtained. After enumerating some of the many arguments for the bridge, he urged them to show their faith in the stability and progress of the plaoe by voting for the bridge. (Applause.) Mr W. Douglas Lysnar warmly supported the proposal, though he regretted that the spherne would not inolude one over the Haiti. He pointed out that the rate would be ao small that no one could object to it. A house worth £350 worild only pay 2s 7d, and he cited other illustrations. Ho was heartily in favor of the bridge. (Applause.) Mr W- L. Rees said that as wherever the bridge was placed it would be near his property, he had rofrained from pressing an opinion one way or the other; but now that the site had been aooepted as settled he felt at liberty to speak. He showed what facilities tbe new bridge would give. It would substantially increase the value of propnriv at the upper ebd of the town without detracting from the value of any,part. He urged that they should show a prog essive spirit and pass the 'necessaty vote ti enable the Oounoil to build the bridge at once. (Apclause.) Mr E. P. Joyce said bo favored building a bridge somewhere at the upper putt ul the town. He had at first thought the site should have been lower down to Bave •.!_ arnssnanlmg htlfc fehfl

iigber portion of the io rapidly he thought ho Council would be le, and ho had g'eat ing the building of a iad. (Applause.) there had boon little He for many yeara at End, to little purbut the population at increasing so rapidly iad to be attended to. ht that Cobden road ily high up, but the ower bridge, and the inla'.ion higher up bad ,d tbo most suitable, pie would roll up and ibout. dissent. (Ap*

the expense oi »pp population of the hi town Was increasing a he aite adopted by tl irjgVery satisfactory oni “*asare in aapportii > ’ : ge at Roebuck roi ’ . r Whioray said t ———sr him to say. 1 {am tVlrt WAC

for the Wes til recently; I jer end was hr wishes hi i first thong] a sufficient! of the lo of the popi .ebnok roa< l the peof poll wit

Ssaid he had always favored ler up the town, and he site more suitable |bau Roe-

Eighteen mpaths ego there '‘lore than three dwellings on Q d side of Aberdeen road, now at least fifty, He urged ■ ntion to the needs of those the privileges given to those a tbo town, The time was jn there must be a loan for '.',-1, o,ad they should all view the He hoped that every rate-

go to the poll and reoord his *;• of a bridge at Roebuck road, . I voll said he came to add his ' the bridge being at Roebuck

road. Hb was one of the committee that inspected itho various sites, and felt satis* fled that the site adopted was the host one. Ho also referred to the increase of population at the upper portion of the borough. The bridge was to be pat there to faoili> tate business, and tho town must spread further up. Ho thought the bridge would largely enhance property at the upper end without depredating tho value of any i other property, and thus they would have an increase of rntos that would help to pay for the bridge. He warmly supported it.

I Ifr J, East hoped that while they were I told they had unanimity' they would also I have sincerity in the Council. They had { unanimity before, but had just lost the I bridge. It was shown every day to be a great necessity, the population of the [ West Eod increasing all the time. Ho I urged all to vote for the bridge. (Ap* I I plause.) I There being no other speakers, the Mayor said the poll would be taken on Wednesday, November 51b, at the I Borough Council office. I ' On the motion of Mr Bees, seconded (by I Mr Coliey, it was deoided to take the vaioe j of the meeting. j On the motion in favor of tho bridge | being pat nearly everyone voted for it and I none against. j