THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13935, 14 July 1919, Page 3

THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

To the Editor. Sk, —l was surprised on reading Mr MoCormiok's letter in Tuesday* Sitiatr. Ha says a resolution) was passed by. the Council that the raitiepayeirs be asked to -sancitiioer a loam for the purpose of taa-groiUitdng 1 the •whole of the roads witibini -a given area., that the nuaini road, be ufaideiTtiaikein. first aiad i that the side roads be dome in,- their oirdeo* of fitness arid importance, tiliajt ; tine emglineer would prepare eabimiates ;of tihe whole) otf tihe roads'. Now, sir, surely Mr' MciGoiraricik nevea" meiaiiit tihaib, far if th© Council had the engineeir''si , esrtiimiaities in- hand nioiw, oif what use "would it be for ,fhei purpose of Itih© loia(a| Soone of the side- roads may he ta^-'giroiuitted tihree years hemco, some 6, 10, and 30' years hence. ; Now who oajii esitdmlate the cost of laibioiur and" maitierial even' one year .ahead. Thaib would nolfe enable the ; a-nitepiayersi "to knoiw wfaait. they were I aisked to vottet few- There, are raiteipiay>ara who hjaive taid. tihei Council were too slow, but I have heard no-no cay itiheiy were going too fast. Mr MoCormicik hlais heard tihiaTt a peltdtaoia is An! cdrciuliaftiiomi requiesitiinig 1 the Cbiu'noil tia niegieciti thfe side roads. That is ■uitrter' oiioiniseinis©, the whole object cf good reading 1 isi 'to emiaible setters to gieib to the factories and railways, ipoiafc o^ibe®, eitlci. Tlbiaib as qmiftb right. Mr MtiCotrtniick says ' Suppose- we take a poll ftclsttl omly to tar-gn-otiib the miain' rtiiad piroibatoly the whole ol the raiteipiayers om the: side roads will vottia fon" dij, bn'fc! will the •.srlateipia.yera on ithe madn road subsequently-■/vtot'e faf the propioisial to rate themselves to tiatr-gtroiuib thai side roads. His kmoiwled^a of huraafn naitare. leads him to feair thaifc they wbini't Now that seems to m© naithea-'hard on the maiini road ro'tens, far 1 surely' their miolrals atre .as hagh as the ,s;da rloaid votersBesides there att'e at least swemty per.-oonifc of thb viateirs lirinwl on ihe eide roads, ®a they cum oaaTy a poll atU -any time. I haiviei nloff'rneiti the Tiarrow minded voitei's, biutb we cain't be gulled with. Ac' isitaitememib. that if the whoila-pa-lotpioisal is carried the, (ro^erninjient will subsddSsei the loan,' by.£6OoO. s IW play far'all; is what We wamiti and with right nuamaigemient ■wiii gab it.—l am, etc., ■ AJ. K. MAXWELL. ' \