Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1900-06-08 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

THE NEW EXIT.  The Deputy Mayor moved that the minutes be confirmed, and this was seconded by Councillor Reed.  Alderman Greenwood said that before the adoption of the minutes' he would like to ask where it was proposed that the it gate should be put. The Deputy Maior replied at the righthand corner, near the lake. 10 yards from the end of the wall and palisading. Councillor Smith said the original intention was for the gate to admit the public, but the gate they were ereTting led to the pond— (laughter).  The Deputy Mayor: Oh, no. C.ouncillor Smith: Excuse me, that gate is the entrance to where the pond is. The Deputy Mayor said the committee had visited the spot, and it had been decided by a majority of five to two that the position they had chosen would be the inlet and outlet to satisfy all requirements. Alderman Greenwood asked if the committee thought that by placing this gate in that position that that would suit the requirements of the ratepayers. If so, he thought they misconstrued the view of the ratepayers. He had no objection for this being an opening for one gate, but the opening should he where the people took the popular way, and where he knew nine times as many went up Carr Hallroad as against one along the Paddock—(" no, no "). Aid. Greenwood retortell that he happened to know as well as most people, and he made the statement deliberately. Alderman Hudson: I say no. Alderman Greenwood said if Ald. Hudson had been up and counted, well and good. He knew what he was talking about in this matter—(laughter). If the committee were going to try this as an experiment, he had nothing further to say. He thought the committee, having been instructed to make an opening, had put it in as awkward a place as they could find.  Alderman Hudson didn't care if gates were put all round if only for the fact of the cost. There had been a lot said about the public, but there wasn't a man who walked more about. the streets of Nelson than he did, and he had never heard the thing mentioned. There was 1 a time when the Council went in for purchasing land acro.ss the river, and what did they get then? They would have got murdered if they had made that purchase for the purpose of buying the land, for whom ? Barrowford. Now the whole community had changed round, and he could not understand the change. The whole matter was that this opening was a little nearer the Paddock than the Carr Hallroad. He was satisfied to leave the matter with the committee—(Councillor Dent: "Hear, hear"). Replying to a question by Ald. Greenwood, the Deputy Mayor said the agreement with the Vale Mill Co. gave them a certain privilege. Councillor Atkinson said he understood that the chairman of the Market and Parks Committee would make some remarks respecting Walverden Park. _  The Deputy Mayor said there would be no opening at present for particular reasons, but the opening would come by and by. The park was now open to the public, and he believed a large number of people attended on Sunday. As soon as possible they would have 60 seats put in the park for public use. The minutes were then allowed to pass.