BOROUGH STREETS.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 9 March 1918, Page 2

BOROUGH STREETS.

At.last meeting of the Borough Council, the Streets ■ Committee made the following recommendations :

(1) That the crushing of metal be proceeded with as soon as possible.

(2) That tenders be called for crushing and carting of 1500 yds of metal.

(3) That the following streets be f treated: King's Drive, 30 chains 120 yds; York street from Salisbury street to Weraroa road, 10 chains 40yds; Bristol street, 29 chains llUyds; Chamberlain street to York street, 18 chains 72 yds; Mako Mako road, from Mabel street to Tiro Tiro road, 20 chains 80yds; Cambridge street, from Queen street to Kawiu road, 48 chains 192 yards; Queenswood road, 48 chains 192 yds; Queen street; opposite saleyards, 100 yds; Queen street, past Banks, 60yds; Queen street, near Queenwood road, 50yds; Oxford street, 100 yds; patching, 150 yds; reserve stock, Isoyds. (4) That Bartholomew road from Queen street to the of the gravel pit be widened and metalled.

(5) That the open water race situated on the Queen street and Weraroa road junction be culverted.

(0) That 4000 feet of totara timber be ordered suitahle for culverts.

(7) That the Ranger and Poundkeeper, Mr Channings, be granted for services rendered from November 1 to March 1, 1918, the following pound and ranging fees: Driving, paddocking and sustenance fees, the Council to keep the pound fees only.

The Mayor said it was a question whether Councillors who had not seen these streets could conscientiously, vote for works that , they were not acquainted with, simply on the recommendation of the Committee. Cr Lancaster, chairman of the. Streets Committee, said the Committee welcomed any other councillors on their tours of inspection. .

The Mayor asked whether there were any works of urgency. If so they could pass these and let the matter of where the metal was .to be placed stand over until the Council as a whole was conversant with the suggested metalling. They might pass clauses 1, 2, 6 and.7, and allow the rest to stand over until next meeting.

Cr Lancaster said the season was getting on and there would shortly probably be a difficulty of getting drays and teams, which would mean that the fine weather would pass before the metalling was done and the roads would be ' cut up by the metal carts. " , ' Cr Ryder said it was necessary that the metal should be taken away from the crusher as it was crushed, otherwise there would be the expense of two-handlings. After further discussion" Cr Lancaster agreed to clauses 1, 2, 6 and 7 heing passed arid the other recommendations being held over.