CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2391, 4 September 1886, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

) (To ran Editor.) Sib,—Picking up t Wairarapa Star tho other day, and reading a leading artiste In the said paper, we" wore very much struck by sonto of the remarks »sda in -ju. it. One remark was that we had beon ® cajoled into signing a mud warrant foi 1 life, Well, sir, If we hare done so, I ; bolieve we shall not be the only auffoieH, ' as all our tradesmen, and all those who hart business to transact this way, will' all hare to share In the slush and filth of the Maitorton Borough Blush holo of mud, ■ ally. Any person wishing ; for & good publio bath oan have one, this rain continuing in mud alley, as there Is a good stagnant rirer in the alley for tha benefit of the publio generally who wish to avail themselves of such a great- boon. They will find theao baths without any. difficulty if they walk up to the southwest end of Oliapel-sfcrret, and take this; , ■ i

•kst tutnins! on the right.- Tlie'kdy Ttiud stickors do not intend to be like Lot's wifo if anything in their power can-be ■done to' prevent it. Th6y intend to light hard (or ft passage to bo made for them ■to get through this abominable slush;, mud and water. It wns' also said iu this •piper that some of tho Councillors"almost. Med tears, and others looked as though •they were mourners at a funeral when tlioy heard how we had| been duped and lead into parting with somo ■of our pro- , porty, wine of us giving to tho value of • £20,, 6ome more, some less, besides _ other expenses attached to it. We parted with-it fully understanding by so doing We .wero going to get released from a iriion of filthy mud and siush, After' "w.wo are still left to wado m disgust a Itriy quagmire in the Borough, If the Councilors looked sorry it was only an - outside bliow, for I belieye to touch their hearts or feelings it would bo like trying ■ to drivo amy tho rain clouds ,by force, make tho- warm sun shine through T*to dty up our public baths wo have now ' in Masterton slush hole, unless some of our Councillors' interests wero at stake. Another tiling we biut mentioned wa» that ; the Municipal Act stood in tho way of / anything being done to removo such a thdroughly disgraceful nuisanco in tho "■ midst of the Borough. It stated in the Act that no road could bo taken over . unless it was first mado, now Sir thia r is what those -ladies and I supposo others cannot understand if tho Municipal Act states this, how is it tho Borough Counoil '■could tike over Worksop Road and call tenders for this street being made, as this toad has only been laid off within tho last few'years, and the Council had it mado within tho last year; perhaps the Act alters'a little with regard to certain roads, mdoes it empowor the Councillors who may flnave property in this particular locality <-to' übo tho Borough rates to make good 'roads to get to their own property because they may be some of them residing on •this particular property, whilst it also' debars them and takes from ihem tho power tn make other roads where no councillors ha /e property, and therefore aro obliged to leave the public to ivade through impassable filthy disgusting Sir, not being honored tth seats in tho Council we cannot understand their peculiar and what seems to us rather nno sided sort of laws, should feel greatly obliged if you would g!VC U8 a little good useful information regarding theeo laws, as we aro rather ilow in understanding all peculiar kind of. affair. Worksop road is not the only street that lias been made under the same circumstances; please givo us a little light on the subject. One of tho councillors said lie was sick and tired of hearing of Michael Dixon-street. We cannot feel sorry for him, and wo are afraid ho will bo a long timo before he ■ rocovors as we aro very much like the " widow and unjust >judgo" of the Bible, jpfcshall be continually doing our utmost wweary our City Fathers untill .released, from a disgusting prison of filth and mud. Should he get slush hole or Michael Dixoij-street on tho brain, it would bo a very sorious complaint, even worse, porhaps, than mud foyer. We remain, &c., Mud Alley Residents,