"SILENT POLICEMAN.”

Shannon News, 30 May 1924, Page 3

"SILENT POLICEMAN.”

■ TO BE EBECTED AT ONCE.

■ Replies were received from the (Hastings and Palmerston North Bot’lough Councils to tlie Coiuneil’s request (Tar particulars and cost oi installing u "silent policeman.” The. Jormer V|a.ted their 'Engineer's estimfate ol (■cost, with the electric lighting apparthus would he 10 each. The PamirsHon North-Council advised that their •‘‘silent policemen” were supplied at 17s (id each.

i it • was pointed '•out -by -Crs. Hyde und Cumin, who had seen tJ»e llast•ings “sUont policeman," that this was ■life most satisfactory.

Civ .Murray said a “silent policeman” -was most essential at Aldorsey'

corner. Mis contention was that til* '■though they had gone on lor years 'without an accident motor traltic was linercasing— and die (Jonnoil -had a ,*iuty to perform to tiie public in protecting them from accident. He then moved and Cr. Hyde seconded, “That, <u “silent policeman’ be erected at once at the corner of Piimmer Terrace and Ballidice street.” < This was carried. FOXTOM ROAD RAMP. From Minister of Public Works ro 'Mangaore isfreaui baj'nking on the ■Shannon—Foxton road, advising that 4he road in question is under the con--4 I ,oi of the Horowfieoua. Comity Go lin'd! and that the width of tiie ramp over tiie bank was decided upon after consultation with the CotuiciPs ■Engineer. The width of the hank is 14 feet with a roadway of 1.2 feet with sufficient width on top 'of tiie bank for two cars to pass. This width Was considered sufficient, in view of the probable early deviation of jibe iroad by the County Council, in which •cose the ramp over the hank will only <bc- a.lcmporary ' roadway. The District Engineer lias been over the road with tbe County Council’s Engineer

'and does nut consider jt dangerous, 'especially, as the. traffic is light. If it <is decided not to deviate tfie road, -then the widening will be proceeded with.—Received.