TRAFFIC ON ROADS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 224, 25 August 1914, Page 4

TRAFFIC ON ROADS.

Use of Tpo lays and Skids-

An Awhitu Protest. The fiiiliccitv of frami'g by-laws to s.it all parts of t.e iou:.ty was again demoistrated at Ihursday's meeting cf the Franklin County Cjuncil. Some 47 sigfca.ures were attached to a petition from ratepayers ot the Awhitu riding. "We rtsp. ctfully ask ttie Council to reconsiJer the proposal brought forwnd at a former me. ting, aa folloA's:-To pr.vent the use on the io:ds in the ab ve riding of all trdb.,9 vu'ch a skid attached. We find that the trolleys are for heavy carting, tliu or.ly s.:fe and r.liable vchi'.le to 1133, m> st convEiii-.-r.t, and vet not cutting up the roa h like a drav or waggon would do.

Fri.m a li .ancial standpoint also it woul.l come very hard on most of u=, if the propcsil is carried into effec*, io buy other vehichs to take their place." Cr Kenall asked the solicitu's opii i >n on the question of pe itions. r'eiiti ra w ; re consta 11 v coming iu ani thur Igality should be settled, fie was under t :e nnpressio.i that to make fits: p.ttnns effective ihru-iitth: of tie ratepayers affected required t) nv'. Where they had to alter a i v-law a Special Order was r, quut i'. Mr Has-,!.a said Cr Kenall was ng:,t. Cr He ;.il .''aid he was sure the bj-laws were tot fotmed with the ii.ter.li'jn . of hi.rtir.g anyone. In 1J..ill J ..il k thcr: were parts where the rjadi had ft grails r.| 1 in 4 and 1 i:i (j. 'iiey iu Id net cart down icrud::s ii'-:e li.nt a'd something thou Id be dune t) relieve the hard;lii(is until sunn times as the roads were gnded ■< n I settlers cjuld use wheels. He du iot want to impose traredhips, Cut hi was of opinion that the sledges had do; c a good deal of damage to the roads. If the Council could help these p:ople should do it. fhe Public Works Act laij it djwn what sh-.uld be done and should not ba done, whereas Eorre ratepayers appeared to think that it wai this Council that was hyirg down the law. As a comm.ttee wss giing to deal with the by laws further he rrcved that this petition be ref< rred to that c mm Uee.

The chairman said these people were- only apply irg for use of ceribh roads —tteep, clay road?. Ihey could not take a cart up grsde3 of 1 in 4, ar.d t.olleys were the enly means cf transit. They had r.o intention of inflicting hardships but they coild not, ot course, alLw p:o,le to use sledges on the metal road - .

Cr rknry said sl.dges with small wheeh were the only thir-gs thy could ise over a large past of that district.

The enjiinetr s 3 id that where titr;e had teen used for road foundations these sledges came al.ng and t rj those i'our.datiot s up. Cr Renall raid he had appli.d for a grant uf £I7OO, £ for £ on the loan. When they got the money the heavy grades complained about would be removid.

The motion referring the question back to the committee was carried.