STONES ON THE ROAD.
To the Kditor. Sjr,—iio you think if oik.' were to Lake tlie job in hand and collect the loose &tOiiLS laying about the streets that the Council would give one the price of them at broken-metal prices? Jt' so. sonic industrious individual could make a de--1 cent rise without much trouble and earn the thanks ol the owners of unfortunate horses that have to travel over the same, as w<'ll as the gralitude of the unfortunate cyclists who use the road (not the loolpathol <",ll}f>r uu business rr pleasure. j note that an unfortunate hor>»» was shot a day or so ago through slipping mi a rolling stone and breaking his Jeg: it is really a wonder more incidents d«> nof happen. The street* ai'/» getting into holes, whore the loose stones might be put and till thorn up, insteid of leUing them h<? lakes when the rain comes. Some of the worst streets aw metalled on the centre; it would btj but little trouble to take the stones up ro the edging and ultimately increase the width' of the metal. Truly the people of the town are very long-sutTerimv—T **»> ROLLING STOSK
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 43, 10 February 1908, Page 2
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196STONES ON THE ROAD. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 43, 10 February 1908, Page 2
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