The Times. Published on Tuesday and Friday Afternoons. Motto: Public service. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1920. FRANKLIN MACHINERY LOAN.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 581, 5 November 1920, Page 2

The Times. Published on Tuesday and Friday Afternoons. Motto: Public service. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1920. FRANKLIN MACHINERY LOAN.

Reversion to the abovensmied topicneeds no apology, because it is a subject of outstanding importance in the Franklin County to-day. From its inception the Franklin County Coun-cil-has been hampered at ev%ry turn by the lack of adequate machinery to form, metal and repair the roads under its control, and as a consequence tiie roads," though ii\ better order and living a greater metalled mileage than those in most othei counties, arc not anything like they should be for efficiency or comfort. r ' hat it is impossible to do arfy thing moie than partial maintenance out rf rates is a truism long ago >eali«L by muiji men who have expended cAthought on the Jbriols jWobleins Vmfronting countyfVoAhas- been •wrfw. > n\Rid spoHfcn of late years about Wiv roads in tl\ prince and very is that bodies i| t%t area first set out to s\|udy th<l principles of road 'construction, and Whe'Athey had rived at t«ir conclusions they thflp boldly put \orrowing proposals-we-fore their ratepayers; these proposals being carlied, up-to-date machinery was secund, with the happy and profitable Jksuit that • "Tarnnaki roads" is now a household phrase from one end of the Dominion to the other. Because of the multiplicity of unsuitable grades in this county it Cannot* reasonably be expected that Franklin can quite equal what has been done in some of the more evensurfaced districts, but a vast improvement on present conditions is quite practicable. from the candidates who are ojfer~ ing their services a can be chosen, and if the acquisition of adequate oP< the nightmare,s£ shortage flapjhipour and high such as is^ohtainable, will have made great before the term of the council expires. Let every ratepayer register.-or"her vole next Wednesday for ffife-most capable candidate offering, irrespective of per sonal feeling of either friendship or enmity, and also vote solid for the

machinery loan proposal, and all will be well with Franklin.