MANAWATU COUNTY ROADS.
The MamiAvatu County Council’s annual report to ratepayers, dealing with roads, slates; — The roads throughout: the County have stood up to the traffic well during last year, and can be classed as good. The system at present employed in keeping up Iho roads compares favourably with the systems employed by other Local Bodies along this coast. Although one hears a great many reports about concrete and tar macadam roads, these systems at present are only experiments, and a little more experience is required before the Council could launch out into huge loan expenditure to lay roads down in these materials.
A I:iru,o amount of metalling with crushed metal bus been dime during (he past year. The crusher dealt will) 8,265 cubic yards al a-cost of (is 1L! per yard, including loading’ and unloading of (rack's, an increase of Js Ijd on last year’s cost. This increase was expected as Avages liaA’e been increased and the cos! of coal, oil, elc., has gone up considerable.
The Council would again ask (he ratepayers to refrain [Tom growing (roes al bends or junctions of roads so that an uninterrupted view of motor traffic can be obtained.
Numerous complaints are being made aboul the speed of motor cars at (lie junctions of roads and through the townships in the county. The Council has decided to enforce (ho by-laws and stop this Avhere possible. Tour cases have already been taken to Court, 'and lines of .(.’5 and costs imposed in each case. Ratepayers are requested to assist Ihc Council in this mailer.
The following is a comparative statement of llio cost of road maintenance for the lasts ix years:—
From this it will he seen that tlie cost has increased considerably during the period, and is still advancing. For the year 1908 when there were not many motor ears on the roads this item only amounted to £3,193 Gs 3d. These figures give some indication of how increased motor traffic affects the county finances.
March 31st, 1914 £ ... 5929 s. tl. 4 11 1015 ... 6082 17 1 1910 ... 7549 18 S .1917 ... 8097 16 11 1918 .. 8071 5 3 191!) ... 8294 7 4
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1995, 26 June 1919, Page 3
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360MANAWATU COUNTY ROADS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1995, 26 June 1919, Page 3
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