BOROUGH FOOTPATHS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2592, 12 June 1923, Page 3

BOROUGH FOOTPATHS.

THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS.

At last night’s Council meeting the report of a Public Works Committee the next footpaths in order of lows:—“Last Friday an inspection was made of the footpaths of the borough, and it was resolved: ‘That an asphalt footpath 7ft. wide, including kerbing, lie laid down in Johnston Street, from Cook Street to the Avenue, the work to be proceeded with ns weather permits, and that in the opinion of the Committee. the nxt footpaths in order of preference are as follows : —Whyte Street, Cook Street and Park Street, and these will receive attention in due course.”

Cr. Ross, in moving the adoption of the report, said that be was sorry the Committee did not go further into this work. He considered however, that the work set out in the report would be of the most service to the public. Cr. Coley said that Thynne Street should have been included in the report. Had lie been present at the Committee meeting lie should certainly have seen to this matter. Thynne. Street was more enitled to a footpath than Park Street. A little while back, when a deputation had waited on the Council from Thynne Street, the Council had ngreed to place this work on the estimates. The matter was now being shelved. Cr. Walker said that Thynne Street was in an awful state. Cr. McMurray said they should gn into the matter of footpaths in a businesslike manner. At present people had to walk to their homes through mud. This did not tend to encourage liouse-building. People did not mind building a house in a street where there was a decent footpath. Cr. Smith said the .roads and footpaths of the borough cerlaiuly did need attention, but the work had been gone into and put down in Hie report in the order of urgency. Then l were many oilier works to be done, but they only had a limited amount of money, and could not do all at once. Tf the Council wished all the footpaths to be attended to, then it should bring down a loan proposal. The CookStreet footpath alone would cost' about £75.

The Mayor said that .Johnston Street should receive attention all agreed, but as regards Thynne Street it was “a dead end at both ends.” and eould nol be considered in the light with Park Street. Cr. Coley: TTow do you make that out ? The Mayor, went on to say that Thynne Street was not an road like Johnston Street. Cr. Coley said that Park Street was yery well off as it is now: The Mayor said that Cool; Street needed doing badly: it was all hummocks. Cr. McMurray: If Cook Street is all hinumookr-. Park Street is all redoubts and trendies. Cr. Coley said that he would not support a loan* proposal for foolpaths. The ratepayers had enough to pay in rates already. The report was adopted, and the matter dropped.