MAIN HIGHWAYS IN MANAWATU COUNTY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2810, 13 November 1924, Page 2

MAIN HIGHWAYS IN MANAWATU COUNTY.

.170,000 LOAN PROPOSAL. Al Tuesday's meeting of the Mai.awntu County Council, the county's obligation under the Main Highways Act in connection with road construction was explained bv the Chairman (Sir James Wilson), v. hu said 11 1 e Council had to bring i hose sections of its roads which nrc main highways up to the highwax Council’s standard specifications before any Inr-scnling was undertaken. The Council bad power i.ow to raise a loan for the work nod the question was just bow much should be applied for. Should the Council raise a loan to cover the whole of the work or raise it small loan converting a limited proportion'/ K von if tlic Council went for | lie w hole loan, namelv <70,900, il wculd nol be necessary lo use il till. Fliminnling I In* llimnlnngi lo Sanon and Foxlon lo Shannon sections ns I'm- ii Fir scaling was concerned, I In- misl of rccimsl riu'l ion and Ini' .Milling Hie remaining roads would lII' i;, Ml, 00(1. If (lie whole of llll' ,-nails were ilcnll wilb Hie cnsl would amoiinl In (70,00(1.

Till* following rc-iiiliil ion, moved b', Cniineillnr Boyce, and seconded bx Councillor Burlier, was I lien car rieil: “Thai now lliai the Finance Acl enable I In- (ouiieil to borrow ninni'V lo inccl il .bare of I lie cost of ri'consl rncl ing llie main high xv a VS, steps be Liken lo obtain I lie pri'ci'ilcnt consenl of the Govcrnor-Gi-ncral in Council lo enable I lie Co 11 uciI In place before I In* ra l.cpayers a proposal loj'iiise a loan ol .1.70,000 for flic purpose of roennstrueling and surfacing all tin* roads in County Whiih hare, been deelnr !*■ i main highways.”

The cbniriiiiin poinled "ill that ralopnyers should nol be alarmed til Ibi* amoiinl of Hie proposed loan, which would be spread over a mini her of years mid only a small ainoiinl w ould be used each year. 'I be (•oiiiplel ion of I lie work' would take about ten venrs.