PAKOWHAI ROAD

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 173, 9 August 1937, Page 5

PAKOWHAI ROAD

" • " '• ' - * , ■: Potholed Sections to be Relajd Next Summer "IN A TERRIBUE STATE" / Sections of - the Pakowhai road described by members at to-day "a meeting .ofthe Hawke's Bay County Cornwil as "disgraceful" and "in a terrible condition" are to be taken np and ?ea Jaid during the coming summer. The work wRl provide for the reseaiiag of about 120 chains of road which waa not included when the road .was relai.d last season. A Mahora .resident wrota ta tha council to-day complaining about the potholes, which ehe described as dsngerous. .They had caused a cyclist-to be thrown heavily to the road, she added* Mr W. Tucker did not thiak thatthere was anything wrong with tha condition oi the road, "I am blessed if X know what people want. Some Of them would still g|OWl when they went to Heaven," said Mr F. B, Logan, chairman. "If they wsttt billiard tables let the people g6 back. to capifai xating; then they might be able to get something bettor," Mr R. Harding pointed out that near the Irongate bridge potholes were very numerous and were. constantly appearing. ■' "The road is "something awful. It is disgraceful and was in a terrible state when I was last over it,'* said Mr S. M. Palmer. "The road is not all right nor anything like it." Mr C, Lassen pointed out that tho section which ha.d been relaid was in good order. The remainder requircd relaying in a similar manner. At the worst, he considered, any cyclist could ride along the Toad without any dahger of being thro.wn off his machine through the gotholes. "It is all a' question of expe&ss, ' ' said the chairman. "The road at Irongate will never ba any good until it is done properly," said Mr Harding. The engineer, Mr B. Puflett, pointed out that in the estimates for tha current year was embodied proviidOs for the taking-up of this road whara there was not a metal base. The work would be done this summer.