The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 217, 13 September 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1877.

Various works have of late been undertaken by the City Council, the effect of which, when completed, will undoubtedly be to improve the appearance of the town, so tint there will at least be something to show for the mouey spent. Still there are some troublesome ratepayers who are not disposed to allow that ornamentation at the expense of utility is an unmixed good. The widening of the widest portion of the Haven Road is unquestionably an improvement, bufc while the narrower and mora dangerous parts are left untouched it can scarcely be regarded as a work of necessity; the forming of Trafalgar street north is gratifying to the eye of the saunterer about the upper part of the street, but beyond this we really cannot see that the town has benefitted by the expenditure of a considerable sum of money on a road that leads to nowhere in particular, and the making up of Halifax-street might have heen postponed for another year or two without causing any great inconvenience to the residents in its vicinity. We could go on to name other works of a similar character, but these are Sufficient to prove that the late Councillors were men of taste, and liked to see everything around them looking neat and nice. But whether the expenditure has been a wise one while streets and roads in other parts of the town have been left in an almost impassible condition i. another matter altogether. We will mentiou oae street that is a positive disgrace to the town, and the only possible excuse for having allowed it to remain in its present condition for so long a time is that it is somewhat out of the wmy, and probably had never come under the notice of the men of taste who recently aszeuiblsd around the Council table and complained that their eyes were offended by "the unkempt appearance of Trafalgar-street north. We refer to Russell-street, la which there are now a large number of residents who have good reason to complain of the maimer in which their interests have been neglected, while the money that would have sufficed to make the approach to their houses comparatively easy of access has been— we will not be so harsh as to say absolutely wsstsd, but— filtered away elsewhere. If the Councillors who, ere these lines are published will be elected, will be conteut to allow that nil the ornamentation necessary for the next twelvemonths has been performed by their predecessors, and will be a little more practical in their ideas they will find that their views are more in accordance with those of the majority of the ratepayers.