ROAD TO THE MOUNTAIN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 11, 14 January 1915, Page 6

ROAD TO THE MOUNTAIN.

BOROUGH COUNCk AND' THE PEltftfßOW ftOft^CRANT. : This I 'Matter'was again mentioned at >the Borough Council Moh;day night. I His Worship the Mayor (Mr W, P. ■ Kirk woody * "said that personally i he ?would like to see the work carried out, |hut the only way to assist was out |of unauthorised expenditure, which famounted to £so'per. arimira at the" outside. It might be arranged by extending the payments over several years. jlf £25 was voted, it would cut down [the amount of unauthorised expenditure available to £25, which was verylow. He questioned whether theyj could tie down another Council.

1 Councillors agreed that" any action of the kind would be binding on future Councils.

jjf Cr. Richards said it seemed that phey could not encroach on the Council's sum for unauthorised expenditure. If they agreed to extend the payment of the sums up to £B6' over a number 6i years it would leave them very short f6r the other purposes of the Council. Then they must take hold ot the matter apart from the Council. It was "up to" Stratford to do it, as it was to the people's interests. The Council might vote £lO or even go further, but he did not think they should tie up their unauthorised" expenditure for a period of years.

The Mayor: If there is any way out g the difficulty, I would like to see it go through. It is an important matter H the town. Cr. Richards said he was stire there irere quite a number of persons in the iown who would subscribe to the pur>ose. The Mayor: It is a County Council road. "We have no jurisdiction as a torough over any part ofithe road. Cr. King suggested that a canvass I the town should be made to see what mount could be got. ' Cr. Morison cordially agreed with his. J Cr. Boon said he was satisfied most if. the money could be raised in the own". Mr E. Jackson had' been con- : ident about doing so in the country, ml he (Cr. Boon) felt 'similarly about he town. , . The attitude of Councillors* seemed to a canvass, but no motion ras tabled, and it is understood the piatter will be dealt with at a later ieeting.