UNITED BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20171, 25 February 1931, Page 9

UNITED BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION.

*_>■ ;tv: -f CONDITION OF HILLS fIOAD.r. The Ootmcilaf theUmted parg&B&i-' Association- of met' 1 ;iaa£ evening 1 ,- Mr; ft.*?, jKcrsyd presilinp. riewnt Were Messrs F. O. Jleaby. (Banvood) j $ i E. "Jonep- and W* Bartram {St. vey,- and'<J. &,> Hudipjy* R. B. DaJiey St. t AU»fls>, JBi&er and E. R- F,i 4 J fi< Prouting <St. ; (Richmond), F. B. Holies (Axanm>, and A. A Ooraelius j ( \ £-y The Tramway it was unable' to talio.-any the matter of weekend 'tioke&''ipg suggested by the Association, * V A letter was received frbiji yf,Ui&' a Heathcote County Council adding s | that the matter of taoxious weed* van I receiving attention,* as- also were' the | Association's representations concern.* ing the Canal Reserve. ' J\The secretary stated that, he ,hjuL been asked for information "concerning the constitution of a burgesses' association, as a movement waa in band to] form such a body Diamond' bour. He had supplied the - nsree&a'rjy' information. , ( ' \ Concerning the question, of repfe-* sentatibn of various interest* on - thft Bo&rd of the Waimakaririßiver Trait,' which had been discu&bed at the jire» vious meeting of/ the council, -i£ w decided to write to Mr D. G.* Sulli- 1 ran, M.P., stating tha,t the Council, was in favour of further reprosentaA.' tion being given to the people ..on the* south bank of the riVer; 1 A Narrow Boad, ■" ' The condition of Hills "roadi was commented on by Mr E. H. who said that if, as hadbecn stated la the course pf the meeting, this was a secondary highway, deserved to be t maintained in better conjitioßf than io was. Some of it was tui absM>lute disgrace, and in parts- it onhr* half a' chain wide. 'Work'was* being done at present on side roads* and" this was good, but while a main roadwas in such condition, it should be attended to first, and widened.' Thepresent, when the * wages cast did not! fall so heavily on the Council, was the time to see to it. He mentioned that children going _ along the road 'were compelled to ride on a cattle path toJ avoid the cars and the loose Jmetal, but they had been warned off the "footpath" l ' by the traffio inspector. There" was really•„ no, footpath., ft"; ■ there yas -.ao Jkerb- • shis" applied'