HEAVY ROAD TRAFFIC BANNED.

Otaki Mail, 17 May 1922, Page 2

HEAVY ROAD TRAFFIC BANNED.

* IUB PElth 'li m|. i i\ i, MdMll.-. The County Chairman ,Cr. o A Monk made special relereiice to the condition ol the eountx loads a; Saturday's meeting ol the Council. The subsidiary road.-, he .-aid, were iu an unsatisfactory condition, tin- heme brought about by the hot that the Council -pen: the greater part of n 3 Uionej on tlie main roads. This in turn was necessary on account of tie: heavy traffic that passed over then main roads. What lids Hath, mean: to the county, however, councillors wouid -ee from a perusal ol the Engineer's estimates for the coming year. Il the county was compelled '• -("•ml tlie money which Hie estimate specified, n would mean approaching •j condition neat bankruptcy. Tin chairman said the Council had power under the Public Work- Act to clo.-e their roads for five months to heavt traffic, and he suggested closing lh? roads Irom now. nil Septenibei next It was done by other counties "The management, or mismanagement, ol the railways has driven this heav> traffic on to our loads." said the chairman, and we should drive r from the roads back Io the railways again." He moved thai the Coun i| fake action under the Public Work' Act. to close its mam roads to heavy traffic foi a period ol five months. namely. May, lune, July, August and September. Cr. Pyder agreed with : ho chairman, and seconder) the motion lit did not think they could keep their roads in order, in fact, until they imposed a motor tax. Cr llarknes- referred to the geographical position of rhe county, wht '• was a long stretch along the roast and traversed from end to end by : mam road. This district ?ou)d not be compared with Taranakf, for Instance, which bad much larger rateable resources to draw upon than Horowheno;,. The chairman said the flow of traffic Irorn all over the North Islarl passed through Horowhenua. and the Council had to stand the upkeep Ther* was only one county fn a wor=<> po«ivon. and thai was the Mutt. T\if motion was 'hen carried. Cr. Harkne-s : How will we ria«sff f the traffic? TTie Engineer; it is regelated. The h-'-avy traffic limit i* !3rwl to pair of wheels, includfng the weigh" of the vehicle;. Trie chairman- We have got to taV» drastic steps in this matter, and It ! : an Instruction to the Engineer te earn-out the Council'* decision