A DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 103, 27 March 1884, Page 2

A DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTION.

.If the, most iuconveuiient, v nisightly, aud altogether ridiculous, plape Tor |a " danger post" had fc been picked, upon, the., location for the post; »tf, the corner* of : Mr . 1 ijnton's m art ' co iiot h a ve been ,ip» proved upon. Whoever js.jthe' authpr of the idea should be presented witjb p, J.eather medal, oj^hajve hi^ mfjnume\}p erected close to m honour of ;t^e piece of consummate stupidity \vtiuih... hajs.^jbeeiij perpej^ftted. A, m;tu jNYitlv^ half au.;oye migTit seethaf the' post'bas;*' no business, there...-. We.._thp..:gbt tho,' day for .silly engineering had passed away, and goodness knows Manawaiu hajs ;h^id its share of it. The pott <ouJ.<lYhave been planted no place else whe|e it is so likely to cause an accident as: where it is. We wonder the Resident Engineer h&s.hot .sfeen it btfore jipw, and ordered its instant removal. ;lVis <jert6iri|y not ornamental m any.! jSensei^and tdsay that it is useful would be equally incorrect. One fortunate circumstance Ms that tire post was hjilf v'sotted tjirqugh before |ts removal, and the first collision with a vehicle will probably le^ye ifcr prostrate, In the interests of the public safety it should ar any rate be painted with luminous paint, so that it may be guarded J Jo Wy&fyfPi d*rk nights. : A r con veyaiice j j^oing from the* Commercial Hotelin the direction of the stationniastei's h JiiiiS will.have to be driven carefully •to avoid a collision with the ob^truc-' tjion, .eitjher night _or. .day, as^t .is now IV most awkward turh!" si T J£ii : -