BEACH ROADS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4450, 10 May 1930, Page 2

BEACH ROADS.

SURVEY WORK AT MAX A WATT HEADS. At Thursday's meet in.? of the Eoxton ('handier of Commerce, Mr A. Alsou reporlrd rim I an official survey of lln* Sanatorium Road at Maimwaln Heads was Rein? made by the Alanawaltt County Council Engineer. He was pleased to see some action taken in this respect as a road through to the bench via the Sanatorium was the only safe noicss to the ocean and river .foreshore. Quite recently tln-re had been a picnic at I lie seaside and a ear rier eomveying passengers in the Beach had had In put off half Ids load at the mil lino at present used and m.Tke two trips in order to liegotinte the access In the heaeh with

- a let v. Mr Alsup als.i mentioned the danger ut present constituted by allowing motor hikes and other vehicles to race up and down the water trout. Eoxton Bench was the end;, watering place lie knew "I where ibis was allowed and il was certainly most dangerous to pedestrians ,-mul children placing on the sand. Culess something was done to ore vent this practice he anticipated llmi i here would, he a serious fatality | here before long. There had already been one or two narrow es ,-sj i -. The road through the Sana

I,ilium would nbvinte all ihi- as l! would enable ears in gain access to Ibe bench higher up or. for that mailer, even to park in the Sanatorium. Il was decided to thank Mr Alsop for the attention he wns giving mailers pertaining lo the welfare of the heaeh and members expressed their pleasure that something was being done bv the eont rolling aul-horily in i-ega id lo I lie Bn mi t ori urn Road.