SOLTAR ROADS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 47, 16 July 1914, Page 6

SOLTAR ROADS.

AND Ciii-Al' iIKTAL. j i.V TARANAKI CULM A. V.OL.NCIL. The ijiioslimi of ".--oitai" roads was the ...u'njfcl ol a brief ,ii-c.u.ssion at uic meeting ol tlit: Taranaki County ed ye-lvi'day, on a, -agg.siion by lh" Chairman Uta'. expcnncnU We i:..ui ■ with feat liiatii-iai. Tim I riairiiiau slated lhal s:n:e tac ripcc-ciilal'm "ti tin- ■Millar' > t>. i.'-.t-iVnnd). wail-d <>« I In: I <>uiit-i. ut a [irevious meeting. I"' hid gone ml" i' l -' matter with Mi'. friend. Tim lattur he l.inl toilea' with a In. a! body which got iis metal so cli. ap'.y a, did the ouik?.'. Is per yard ami :is lid lor i-irliiiy. a.itl that «'a- a fa-.t'.r Id •'•' ccn-idercd. lit: was not ol' opinion J that the -rait'iiayr!--. would 1..' wii.mg to sanction a loan lor experimental purp.:-,-. ami lit- would triutivi-ly suggest that ab'i'it :!" 01 M chains of road 'ill I hi: Moil riding if laid down ill "Soltar," Ilu- t'Nji.'ii-■ Li 'w wet out of general revenue, l! would. V -aid. be unfair to m.'kc any on.: riding bar till- t'o-l of stall c-sjinvm-nK but he would like to give ■•s.,iUr" a trial. ] 1 Or. T->\ ISorough Coun.il is I I fioin'.' to bi'.i- -nir..:-. Ift "iw see howl They'll on.' C'r. Hit; Tk'y ha v. laid <l„.vii a number tir tr,-i N with it Ion:; ago. Tlv.: 1 iiairmai! -ai.l it way no Use to compare County and Borough roads. Tin; loads in the County were much iiirrowcr an. 1 wire not bound on each 5i.1... 1 <r. Stvot, said the ('Npennmnt should he trade on roads el' u pcr--1 manenl -.<'■■■■■ I Tin: (■! .:irni:n s..id it .night be belter. I but it was mil in :cssary. "Sintar' 1 wns mcrelv a. lop iln-sin, and wiild !:,-t 0,1-1 ahmil ihroe yen-. •|-|,,. ; ;,,d ,„,,■-, ,r -iid that '.hr "Mil- (.„■■• 1,, d ,!„w, ; ~n thf Waiwakailio hntl'fc li\" moi.ih- ago had withstood hcavv tr.ii'uV ail thai time, and waslinw'in.r „„ si-,,- of war. whereas thf metal on ilia nth.-r side of thf bridge was. Mor-'.vrr. "N,itar" oil tin: bridge was only in one coat ami thai was not laid down iiudrr the best condition-. The Chairman -aid lie was sali Jicl that -.Soltar" was an improvement lo the road, but il was a <|iiestion of <•' st. Where inet-il wa-t -o aieap. il won!:! not pay. . ""rlif "(' I,:'. .fl.'n ,eioine,l I IrC lie MUIIC ~■ ~. make i perim.nl; b.cau-e he tle.-.iL-'it. H ■.■■■ :••''! !".'■ in '-rlaiu p irto! llf county. (r . 5,,. v . .... \\ ;;; t !,.. I ~mpev imc' material at a !'■ dms-d ].ri:-e. Tile di-eussion lap-ed without action.