HOT SPRIGS ROAD.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 16 August 1917, Page 2

HOT SPRIGS ROAD.

METHOD OF REPAIRING.

AT the last meeting of th« Helensville Town Board, Mr W Mill ward, manager of the Hot Springs Motor 'Bus Company, attended, and complained at the Board's method of repairing the Springs road. He produced a sample of the metal recently put on, and claimed that it was far too large and most destructive to car tyres. He stated that the road m places was simply. murderous, and that metal had been thrown into holes and not levelled properly. Smaller metal was necessary to make a good job, and he asked the Board to do something in the matter. Com. Aitkenhead said that there were^plenty of places in the road that the sample (about 6ins) produced would fill easily The Chairman: The sample produced was not the size ordered by the Board, as they had ordered no metal larger than 2Hinch. £ nVV° Ul?£ Ot£ et the workmen mJn £7 ■ th *c blg pieces ' butthe i men had instructions regarding ? lr PU ™-ng down of the metal. * Mr Mill ward said he did no^ wish to be unreasonable, but nil had cause for complaint, especi^ ally when the high cost of tyres ™ nl n .mto consideration Ihe Chairman said the Board could not afford to have Tman cocoanut matting. Com. Aitkenhead said the metal on the part of the road piaint. The road from the bridee thaUhe^oo^ and he control r£ ad» un<?er the. Board's "ere!' 0"1* *>**" than : heW a! m f 1, cx Pla^d that Ho awev° P , aSh tO k6ep the ££ fevef andal 'l c"T OU >.ldsee th« ™« Lfuture-hemtObemoreoareM