MAIN ARTERIAL ROADS.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 17 September 1919, Page 2

MAIN ARTERIAL ROADS.

; GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE SOUGHT. The upkeep of Our main arterial roads was again considered by the HorOwhenua County Council at its meeting on Saturday. i A letter was read from W. H. Pield, IM.P., acknowledging the Council's letter relative to damage to roads through the enormous increase in traffic, and I stating he considered the Government I should increase the subsidy in order to enable local bodies to face the position. —Received. The Manawatu County Council wrote, asking the Council to join with it in do- ,. mandiiig a subsidy front the Government for the upkeep of the road- due to abnormal Traffic through the railway "cut."—To be supported. Tli" H'.itt County Council wrote, suggesting that a monster deputation of all interested bodies wait on the Minister of Public Works in connection with the main western road via Pukerua, I also the Wellington Palmerston North main road-Paekakariki Hill, to fully •j point Out their views in order that the | various bodies concerned may acl toI getter to insure proper action being taken in respect thereto. | The Chairman said the Public Works j Department had suggested that the con- } trolling body—Halt Council should (cite local bodies, bat if this was done chaos would result, while Cr. Harkncss, in agreeing, said the Hutt Council was deserving of both sympathy and help, . and agreed that the'resolution should , be supported. Reer-ntly he had travelled ■ I through five counties and had found the . j local roads better than a.ny. i Cr. Ryder stated that the Hutt Coon- | cil was even worse placed than Horc- . I whenna. as traffic front this district had jto pass through the Hatt County. j The chairman was appointed to represent the Council on the deputation.