THE TOLL GATE DIFFICULTY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2550, 17 March 1887, Page 2

THE TOLL GATE DIFFICULTY.

-A sppriii! niei'tiiig of tlie'jyorili; \Viii- ! ftfil'im (Joiuity, Grunoil. \vtts lield Jn

nnon.fWeilnwlity) for ilie purpose of deiiljiig .with Councillor motion ''-That the sppcial order proviflinjr that Jtbe Manganinhoe and Ngawaiiu'riia toll gates 'should clear, Mich other lie rescinded, I '. There were present, Councillors Maiikay (Chairman),..Hawkins, Dagg, McC«rclle,;iin(l Hrown Hunt, There were 'also in attendance Messrs W. 0. Beard (so.licitor) James "Miiciira, and[ Jjnb-Yile, Or McCard]e M fp^ motion? • which -Cr ' r profoim. ■ Or Hunt thought it very hard' that 11 ersoris? :travell ing. in'lthe - countryshould have to puy two tolls in one day if tliey wished to travel the distance beyond the gates. It was all very well.if they travelled out of the country, hut to pay two tolls on the Bauio day and for the same road was to his mind out ,of> all ' reason aud a moustroas imposition -audi never intended by the Council. Cr McCurdle said the reason he gave the notice of motion was becauro thure appeared a general feeling among' the members that the question should be discussed, He thought all private feelings on the matter iibould bo sunk and the question" taken'on it's broad public aspect. Hie Council had let tho toll gates with a viow of .recouping themselves for the outlay.' iii keeping the roads in repair.: JJe bad been assured that Sir Macara had offered iii , the first place . a considerable sum 'or the right offing through the' toll' for the year, but this he . did /hot consider had anything, to do with the Council. No doubt the Council intended that although the one gate should clear tho other, , tho coach traffic xhould pay at moh end, thinking it impossible for them to drive through and back in oe'e 'day, for the oho ticket, jf they-, considered tho judgmeut of the'R.M. Court, right, they would of courso iijihold it, if not, he thought they should place the lessees on .an-, ecj'.iti! tooting, and not see them suff-r, He did not wish lo throw a burden on anyone, but would bo ashamed, of himself if in; refused to carry out ami uphold hi 3 con vict ions, no ranter whether tiiey were opposed to the majority or nor, t'r Hawkins said it soi m«d to him that the ijiiefjiiuti wac qui? flmi tim Ooiiiiqi, cotild not ileu! with in the interests t»f..the' 1 The lf«soe hud laken (he »:iU Knowing, the triii* fiosiliou of ali>;ir;i. Hriiow', l |, l ,|[.' t | k r "ex i o',! fai'tiv' so thai a

sum ot iiiijii: i'?s i,„ obtained front :i nsin;- the 'road, bi-oaiisß In; had ljimd that h condi propriutor had tlidoovooil a way of evading (he toll, li thu Council were to accede to tiie.request, it might tie c-tllril upon to legislate iipoii every eas* of evading the Toll gate, mid if the using tno road were ingenious, find well fliflvisedj they would cause them uo end of trouble. Ho contended that" the Council undertook uo responsibility in leasing the gates. Tb«y placed the iuformation hufore the tonderors thatthey themselves received from thtii* workmen, ou the road, and under the circnw-

stances he did not think they could do anything more. ; If it came to letting the gates again of. course the Council would have the case before them as a guide./" .

The Chairman coincided with Cr Hawkins. He'had endeavored to' lose sight of Messrs Vila and Macara in the matter, and., to look at it on a broad principle, The gate had been let on an advertised di'edule and'.all who tendered did bo with the whole tiling plainjy before them, and he did not thmlc tbey could alter the contraot now, ■ He considered it would bo. establishing a bad precodonfe, and one, tkt if it-cx-tended to road work contracts, : would bean endless trouble to them. Cr Eagj> considered that as the coutruotor knew as muclv as the Council did when bo applied for " the gate, (lie Council would not be acting right iu rescinding the resolution. Cr McCiirdle, in rt-ply, Paid be did j not wish it to be understood that be de,fired to shirk tlio responsibility of bringing the question forward. * lie cousidiired !io had dona his duty in giving the Council an opportunity of thoroughly discussing it, and as they seemed opposed to it, he would, with the consent of the Council, withdraw t-he motion, Cr Hawkins said that. Cr McCardle deserve,d the thanks of the Council for

bringing it forward, especially after the previous expressions of opinion IliiU had been mid ho considered that it was an advantage to have had it thoroughly discussed. The mi'tioawiis tbtjn rt itlnlrawn and tli.; meeting adjourned. ,