HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL
_ A meeting of the Hutt County Council was held yesterday, when thorn wcro present: Messrs. F. G. Cooper ■.'chairman), W. ,T. Howe, M. W. Welch, J. White-man, and P. Cavanagh. The inspector reported that a portion of tho Hutt-Waikaiiao road on Uit> northern side of tlio saddle slipped away during tho month. Instructions were issued. immediately for the road to bo widened, but owing to tho difficulty of obtaining labour instructions were given for tho payment of an extra shilling per day; until the work was completed. Tim maintenance of roads.had been receiving attention', but in spite of tho greatest efforts tho main arterial roads wovo gradually getting worse. Tho condition cf tho surface of the rends had not been so bad as it wast at the present lime. Tho continuous wet wrath or and additional juotor traffic were accountable for tho bad condition of the roads, and it was impossible undw the present method of road-making to maintain anything like an oven surface. Tho report was adopted. In response to representations raado by tho New Zealand Automobile Union the council decided to have white board* erected at the approaches to all bridges in the county.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 272, 13 August 1919, Page 3
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199HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 272, 13 August 1919, Page 3
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