PAKARAE CROSSING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1935, 17 November 1906, Page 3

PAKARAE CROSSING.

At the County Chaco!! mooting yestU' clbv a ie'to; was road from Mr J- 14* Show rtatteg that ho c raid Boggu-S nothing iurtbor than wh&t ho bad ahtsoy wold *no CbairmsD, shat ;ba Council provide a ”tnali windlass and also rollers to pud She pact cat ui danger in flood time, and she could be lauuched on ibe rolit-ra when the flood cubßided. . O 3 this question Ce Matthews bad tabled a notice c£ motion with rciaionoo to having a bridge at Pakarco, and doing away with the punt altogether. Ct Matthew?, in moving the motion standing in bis name, asked the Counc.l to remember that every year tboy continued iho arrangement of the punt with Mr Shaw ii east the Council 100, wbico might perhaps easily bo msdr £300; this would be interest ou £OOOO. I) was. therefore, for them to sao if it was I Dot poseib'o to get tbo bridgo, j llll * ha thought this ooi.ll b 3 done without a go it deal of Sc.'.ub o. It seemed strange that whilst they won* jo Q 1-jt of i rouble to avoid the rocks this r:al c-oes d oca c£ the mo_st_ dangerous , rivers on tba coast. Ho had interviewed . & number of atttlcra about ibo bridge, and i thoy tad partially agreed to piecing their ornoertv under spseUl lorn, Too Govern meat might well m.ksnc’W* of £IOOO

for this b:i<3ge, »i is wsj on a main oast roar*. I: tk9 Government d d this and 6bo Council found anoshor LIOOO She touJainiiig LIOOO or L’S'-JO coaid bo m-:ea by having a special ret-.?, Ha thought toe Council might well toko LSOG ibis year from Tolago riding, a? that rtdirg bad L 3273 14a Id sot down to bo expended and LSOO next year from tho same source. The money would sail be expended in the Siding, but on a difierent pbjooi, In tba

oaso of tho Tolago btidgo, tho intorost on thio was covorod by a toll: but if tboy put a toll on tho Pakarao britlgo ho did not think tbo Government would grant tho LIOOO roquirod, as ho hoard thoy objootod to pay tho toll charged for mails at Tolago. Ho would eußgoet that tbo Council's onginoor bo asked to prepare plans and eatimatoa for tho bridgo, Tbo engineer (Mr Fraser) thought tho host place for tbo bridge would bo half a mile up from tho present ford, which would ho suitable with tho inland Pouawa road, and thoy would avoid tboTapuwni rooks- Ho believed also that ultimately this would booomo tho main road. Tho Chairman: Before plans arc propon'd tho first tiling that should be decided on is I lie site. Or Matthews : Tho Engineer has already dccidcij. They would lie unanimous in getting the information, Ho hoped to see the bridge go through, Or Konwny said ho did not wish to throw eold water on the scheme, but they must consider first, tho cost of taking land required for silo, etc. Tho hotel at present on tho crossing would also perhaps have to lie shifted. He did not hold any hopo of getting the Government to contribute. Or Harding said tho Council had a lot of trouble with tho ferry, and he thought he true solution of tho difficulty would ho I a bridge. It would save a lot of troublo if people would consent to be rated, lie seconded Or Matthews’ motion, and hoped the Council would pass tho motion. With regard to the proposal of Cr Matthews lie did not seo how they were going to vote LSOO ouch year as suggested. Tho Engineer said in reply to a question that tho cost of tho bridge had always been put down at £BOOO, which amount ho thought would cover it. Cr Matthews explained he was not asking that bridgo be erected ; ho wanted plans and estimates, and thought tho Council should liavo them. In fact, ho thought plans and estimates should be in tho possession of tho Council of oycry bridgo likely to bo oroctcd. As tho bridge he now proposod was in the Tolago Ba; riding ho thought £SOO a year could be taken from ordinary expenditure for the riding for two years, thus with £IOOO fron Government, and tho settlers raisin' £IOOO it would bo £3OOO towards tlu bridgo. Everybody in Tolago Bay riding would use tho bridge. This riding had rated themselves more than any other in tho County for public works. Thoy wore about tho only riding who helped themselves. Cr Lysnar challenged this statement. Tho Chairman thought it bettor to raiso tho whole loan than to take from any monios already apportioned in tho dis* trict. Ur Mtiodonald said with regard to the Pakarao crossing being dangerous, on She road to tbo Mutu thero worn nine fords to cross. Tho sottloro thero had not asked for bridges. In reply to Or Kenway, tbs Olork said Mr Gcolley paid tho Counoil £2BB for the privilege of collecting tho tolls at the Tolago bridgo, The Chairman pointed out thi3 paid the interest on the bridgo, and Tolago people did not pay any rates on bridges. Cr Kanway said in that case he did not seo why tho whole of Tolago Boy should not be asked to contribute, as thoy did not pay any rates on tho Tolago bridge and would mostly benefit. They oould no doubt rely in getting £IOO for the privi : ege of collecting the toll at a bridge at Patsarae. With regard to Mr Shaw’s letter it was decided, on tho recommendation of the Engineer, to supply she necessary wind* ls?s and rollers, and ihat the Engineer mr-ko arrangements with Mr Shaw for the keeping-up of the ferry for tho present,