CHARLESTON NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 325, 15 August 1868, Page 7

CHARLESTON NEWS.

The Progress Conunitteo met on "Wednesday eveniug, there being present the Chairman, Mr Dwan, and Messrs Isaacs, Neale, Russell, Gasquoine, Hennelly, and Bain. A set of bye-laws for the conduct of the Committee was presented by the Chairman, and having been discussed, were passed in detail. It was resolved on the motion of Mr Isaacs, that the Government be informed of the existence of the Committee. Mr Bain said there was a matter which he thought the Committee should take immediate cognizance of. They were aware of the promises made by the Government of a road to AddiBon's. They might also know that about a month ago a contract was entered into for the construction of fa horse track only to Brown's, but at the same time the specification provided that all the earth works, culverts bridges, &c, should be made the ful width of a dray road. That contract would expire in a day or two, but beyond falling a tree or two little or nothing had been done, and probably it would be found necessary for the 'Government to call for fresh tenders. It therefore appeared to him to be a good opportunity to press on the notice of the Government the desirability of at once making the work a dray road. The extra expense for increased width of metalling would be comparatively trifling, when the importance and economy of having a good dray road was considered, and the recent rush in that direction' though unimportant perhaps in itself, only added weight to the argument. He moved —" That a letter be written to the Commissioner, urging upon the Government the superior advantage and economy of making a dray road to Brown's and Addison's, instead of the proposed horse track." Mr Neale concurred in the remarks just made. He knew for a fact, that through some mismanagement or other scarcely any work had been done un der the contract just about to expire He begged to second the motion. After a few remarkj from Mr Henelly, the motion was passed. The subject of the recent vote of the Council of £SOO for the purpose of •cutting tracks into the interior from the West Coast, having been brought under the notice of the Committee, a 'resolution to the following effect was proposed by Mr Hennelly and carried :—" That the Commissioner be communicated with in order to ascertain what portion of the sum voted last session for cutting exploration tracks is to be allocated to this district, and when and in what manner, it is proposed to expend the same." The Committee then adjourned to Tuesday next.