WAIPAWA STREET 12FT. WIDE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 207, 17 September 1937, Page 12

WAIPAWA STREET 12FT. WIDE

Our Own Correspondent)

Suggested Closing of Bibby's Lane

(From

WAIPAWA, Last Night. . "I liave inspected Bibbys Lane and find it' is only 12 feet wide. The corners at both pnds ar© dangerous to pedestnans, and I suggest that the only way .to rnake any improvement is to widen the street right througb or else close it to vehicular traffic," said Mr li. Petherick, horough overseer, at the monthly meeting of the Waipawa Borough Council. Mr F. Eagle said that he did not think the street should be widened. He would like to see the position regarding closing it down investigated, he added. It was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the finance committee. The overseer' s report said: * "Trees in Harker street, the cemetery and Coronation Park Jiave been cieaned. The main sewer was inspected during the wet weather and was louna to be in good order. A block in the six inch main in llathbone street lias been cieaned and a lamp hole put in. Pot holes in Great Nortb road and Ruataniwha street have been patclied. The water tables in Victoria street have been cieaned and various silt boxes have been cieaned out. The lorry carted 178 yeards of metal to streets in the borough. "The gas engine was worked for one and a-lnuf hours during the 1110 uth, and bothi plants are in gobd running order. A water pipe m jolinsoii street lias been repaired and stop cocks repaired and repiaced where necossary. boveral taps and cisterns have been repaired." ihe gas manager reportell: "l'he gas made was 401, UUO c.it. against 370, 20u c.tt., an mcrease of 3U,8oO c.tt. on tho correspondmg montli last year. Ceal cartionised: 2dtons ldcwt. lqr. ; average\ make of gas: 13,474 c. ft per ton. Tlie putty lioiaing m the glass on the clock iaces in'the Memoriai Clock 'lower, xs oreainng a.way and allo.wing water to seep tluougii and rust the lron work. I recommend that this be re-puttied as soon as possibie."