THE RAILWAY DEVIATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 109, 29 April 1908, Page 4

THE RAILWAY DEVIATION.

us Amou-KFi-'Ecrs. l-'or -Him., int;.. ti,„ t . ~;,,,. tl „, lx . lia , own a 111 1..- -twm a-bicwing. aud vc.~ | liTdai tii,- lu,i , tc p wa , , Utlllt i„'„),. | in- the public an idea of wh,,i was "oUW «h. Uliell the Kailu.u Department n.-.pur. a 1,,,,,! ~,,- ,|„.' t i..viii i ion 11..in llicSa-ilaim Doollo. olnci- I.iihD were given, a- .ohl|.cn-.uion. j n ,1,1,1,1 J,,,, to cerium ca-h payment, in., am. Mini ..1 which the memner lor l-.nmonl. Air. \V. I. .lenilill",. h.l- a-ked the (Jovcnilllcllt to state in a return to the member* :il lie House. Included in the laud give.] ";•> boot" »-,i, that portion of (lov.T ■ i-eet between Alnleswoith aud Duller icet-, and a n.-w (..over street wa|i. ado a little further ca-t\vaid. The J i iVfi-nuicui. through one of it- olliei,il>, ■lined the liorough Council Unit part jut Waiuiauu street would be required, j "'id the Council's representative- -tiptl--at.-d that the street niu-l not be . 10-od entirely, for, though at prr-cni unused, it was intended in the near future to be made a means of acce- to the sands. It was also jwinted out at the time tLat the miixtruetion of Hie new retaining wall along the -eafrout of Ihe railway yards bad caused a terrilic •■send' in rough weather, -o that the sea encroached upon, the land and carried away the only means of access to tin: beach between the llenui and the over head bridge; in the railway yard. Having made tlie.-e representations, and received no lavuralite reply, the Alaynt and councillor* look it tor granted that their wishes had been acceded to

Messrs (j. W. Urvwnc and F. bVllrmgei were not quite satisfied with the som nolent atate of allairs, and by their agi tation it was at length discovered thai the ltailway Department had taken tin whole of Waiiuanu street, evidently handing it over to the adjoining owners the Sash and Door Company. The C.a zette notice was read to indicate thai a nine-feet strip was to be reserved t« the Council, but even that dream ha> been rudely dispelled. Yesterday morn ing delegates from the Dorough Couuci bruugh these facts beioiv Mr. !•'. a Jones, District Kailwav Engineer, ain asked that the Sa-li and Door to. lie required to .-urn-inlcr a -trip in orde to give the u.-ircd a.v.--. Ihe deput.i lion jioiiited out lU.it the railway lin< now cut olf the town from the sea bead right along the front of the town, tin last link iu their chain having beei forged by the taking of this, \\ aimnni street. They al-o mentioned the do sirabtenees of making th c approach o the eastern aide of the street, so as I avoid the making of a Higlit of step: Such a mode ot reaching the lieac would effectually prevent old people an thc very young (on wheels) from read ing the beach, their natural rest re.-or Air. Jones asked the deputation t put itg case in writing and forward i to him at Wanganui, so that it uiigl receive full consideration. Mr. .four* during the day inspect.the old railway line and bridge over tl llenui river which the Department Inbeen a-k.-d to hand over to the loc, I! authorities a- :i -10.-k rn.i.l betwec j Wat-on street nud I'iunter"- lane.