DESTRUCTIVE MOTOR TRAFFIC.

Otaki Mail, 16 August 1922, Page 3

DESTRUCTIVE MOTOR TRAFFIC.

DAMAGE TO COUNTY BRIDGES. COUNCIL TO PROSECUTE. When ilw Engineer's report was rt!a j ai Saturday "s meeting of the llolonuouua County council, i-6j.ereu.ue was made 10 the condition of the Ohau •,.,;,i ;c, and the need lor re-planking liie stiuotuio. u -, jioiiii, the chairman, said it , va s impossible for the Council to .'o iv it? bridges, owing to the great ~...; and the constant dam-age that v.a, being done by heavy motor tralHc but n the Ohau bridge was let ~ v iu! week without, attention ualii'' mid Uu; S et ovei ' l! - "Soma ~,...hi.-, iic said, are noi lit to drive . i.,,,i.ii !'..iiy. They are nothing more ~..,!; motor hogs, and drive without a in-uleiaiioii lor an.yllihig."' He said ,:,;,: inspecting ttie Uhau briuge u . lltl [in. tingmeer a heavily-ladeti , llin y luiuc along' and they signalled J ;,[„- ~iuver lo slop owing to a bad ~",; ... ,1,1.' bridge, but He look no ",,,,. iimi v.ont on, missing the weak ;;; . |,y UlClieS. \ .•...-uiicilior: V/ou got his tiumber. 1!„ ; iliaiiiium: \e,s, and we will ~r „ vc,'utf. From the altitude of Hie rjc'.f lumuu.. .-aid the chairman, they . etl! i,..,i m encourage the heavy traffic :',, ,ii im ihe county roads. The Uiali bii'l?t had as good a surface as ", . ~; ,m iins part oi the country, but ■'.'.' iiuavj loads passing over it was jt';'(.-..U!iy it scnously. Repairs to the bruizes «,ould only be temporary as i' IJI ' i ./;,, ihpy had heavy traffic to put iip'v.ith. They must get assistance fp.,!ii ii;e Government, and considered .',;;• , deputation ii'Oin Hie Council ..,"..,,,i ;.:..' down to Wellington. They „u ; ,i j: - 'heir member to arrange to luet ! '::.: .Minister. This was an ur- ..!.; 7,. ;t .i• ■i, and unless it was at7. i\ !• .1 t., tUei-B «us a grave danger , ~..,1:1 • ~,,.,• ihe county roads being " a . ' ,'. i.tuve.v supported the cliair,,,ai! !!ca\y motor traffic was playing ,„, ■..-•., Mien bridge!? ,: |{;,dor -aid lie understood liny , ... . . ■',jn-. Kj slop hoav\ 11 tillie, but lu3tPH.il it, va.= getting worse lie had j.,,-,1 mid thai some ionics ■ arried as six tons. He agreed thai •;,.;. -ai rt motor hogs on the road*. ;,',.< .r!,r,ed that "lie ol ihei-e gentry ,„,;,, v au.-ed trouble on the Tok - ,:,,,, , ;■; j ;,. \{X*.\ \V Ctl II VSIi II V [light ,", |i, iri ,i, ess cniisidered 'tie motor :,,,;-;, :!i , r was causing Hie trouble , ;i . i|, r t,ame thai the Minister had ~,'li. „..j h.,e tax Horn. Ihe tax was . c ,|, uiul die Minister was sit- ' !.. !1 it. 1,,, .-haiiuian moved thai a deputa::i..n wait upon Die Minister of Public Wum- ami ask that assistance he riven inwards decking the Ohau River i •■;.',■.■., sui'h deputation to comprise ! ainnnn councillors lor the Wii ivii i Hiding, and the Engineer, ~;,. |,.|,ui.-itiou lo be arranged lor '■■•. Mr field. MP. , 'llu v.*--- agreed to. J