PUBLIC MEETING AT WALTHAM.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1011, 21 September 1877, Page 3

PUBLIC MEETING AT WALTHAM.

A numerously attended meeting of the principal'residents oJ" Waltham and the district was held at seven o'clock on Wednesday evening in the Assembly Eooiu of . the Waltham Arms Hotel, to lake into consideration the question of memorialising the troverninent to form a crossing over the railway to connect Madras street south with the Bame street north of the railway. The residents of Waltham, whose business occupations lead them to journey daily to and from the city, have been complaining a good deal ol the roundabout and inconvenient way in "which they have to travel by the Gasworks road aiid Colombo road, to reach the centre

of the city and to return again totheirhomes. The meeting was the result of this feeling, and some sixty persons were present. Mr P. Jones (acting chairman of the Heathcote Road Board) was voted to the chair. He read the advertisement convening the meeting, and spoke of the great value a crossing at Madras street would be to the inhabitants both north and south of the railway, and lie then called upon Mr Crowley to address the meeting. The first resolution was moved by Mr Crowley, as follows : "It is the opinion of this meeting that it is indispensably necessary to obtain a crossing over the fail way on Madras street, to meet the requirements of the fast increasing population of Waltham and neighborhood, and open communication with Christclmreh and the railway station." This was seconded by Mr G. B. Daltry, and unanimously agreed to. The second resolution was moved by Mr John Ollivier —"That a respectful memorial be forthwith prepared and signed by the inhabitants of Waltham and others concerned in the matter, and transmitted to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, praying that he will take such steps as are necessary to give effect to the foregoing resolution, and that Mr Conyers be requested to support the same and forward it to the Minister." Mr Ollivier said he felt great pleasure in attending the meeting, as he was always glad to assist in furthering the interests of the dis trict, and he was sure the Government would be conferring a great boon on the inhabitants of Christchurch and Waltham by forming the crossing at Madras street. The resolution was seconded by Mr W. Langdown, and carried unanimously. The third resolution was proposed by Mr Crowley, seconded by Mr George Brocklehurst, and unanimously agreed to :—" That Messrs Ollivier, Hassal, Langdown, Andrews, Daltry, Peacock, Crowley, Evans, and the chairman be a committee to prepare a memorial, and when signed to interview Mr Conyers on the subject, and request him to forward the memorial to the Minister for Public Works." After a hearty vote of thanks to the chairman and Mr Ollivier for their attendance, the meeting separated.