A DEATH-TRAP.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5433, 7 June 1929, Page 3

A DEATH-TRAP.

CADMAN’S ROAD CROSSING. MINISTER TO 8.. APPROACHED. The chairman of the Ohinemuri County Council announced that a deputation was to wait on the Hon. W. B. Taverner, Minister of Railways, on the question of Findlay’s Crossing at Cadman’s Road, Tirohia. The danger to life this terrible spot represents has frequently been pointed out and stressed in the “Hauraki Plains Gazette,” and it is sincerely to be hoped that the Minister will aid the council and see to matters being rectified immediately. No words are too strong to condemn the present deplorable state of affair's. The chairman’s announcement came after the reading of a letter from Mr W. J. Noble, of Tirohia, which pointed out the dangerous state of the main Te Aroha road at the junction of Cadman’s Road and the raliway. The railway crossing was bad through there being such a steep rise to cross the rails, with a very narrow road on either side flanked by deep drains. Two cars had run off the road during the past week and were badly damaged, making a total of eight since Christmas. Mr Noble suggested that the Railway Department should be approached and asked to do something in the matter before there was loss of life. On reading the letter the chairman said the matter was already in hand. A deputation was to wait on the Minister of Railways on his .visit to Paeroa the next day, and it was hoped that this would cause finalisation of negotiations between the council and the department. Cr. Mace, who has repeatedly brought up at council meetings the question of this deadly crossing, remarked that he was surprised on returning from a week’s visit to Auckland to find that two cars had gone over at the spot during the time he was absent.- He hoped a strong deputation would meet the Minister. The place was an absolute death-trap, where cars kept tumbling over every week. Fortunately nd one had been killed, but if a case was brought before the council he ventured to say that the council would stand a poor chance. If the Minister shelved the matter the council must continue its efforts ; the thing must be done. Cr. Johnstone in agreeing with Cr. Mace, suggested that in the meantime a rail should be put up. The chairman intimated that the filling in in the Railway Department’s boundary was quite feasible. He thought the Minister would agree. Once the Railway authorities did their portion the rest would be easy for the douncil. Mr Johnstone suggested that the work might be put in hand by relief workers.