THE NORTHERN APPROACH
* -SOROUCH AND COUNTY.
CONFERENCE ARRIVES AT A DEADLOCK.
, The Mayor (Mr J. M. Coradine) and the Town Clerk (Mr J. Archer) ■ attended the meeting of the Masterjtou County Council yesterday afternoon by arrangement, to confer upon the question cf the northern approaches. ' ' The Mayor started that the conferr ence was :thc outcome of c<-.V-> , nr respondent between the* two bodies. ■The first corrspondence had been m October, IMO, when it was stated that it was proposed to curtail ike work upon the approaches. The Borough Council had received a demand recently for a sum of £9OO, and ms had exhausted the amount available. Cr Foreman: What to do with the widening.of the bridge? Cr Welch pointed out that the conference had been called to discuss th« .question of widening the bridge. Thev | could only consider other matters- uJ formally. Tho Mayor stated that the Borough Council wa S not desirous of discussing question of widening the bridgeT It desired to know what the County Council intended doing nt the mate or completing the contract alreadyhad already.agreedVgo.on with the-, widening of the bridge, and .there was no necessity for discussing that position. The Borough Council had agreed that a legal opinion should be taken about the widening. '* •■>■- \ Cr Welch stated that the County Council was not in a position to deal with anything but the question of tie widening. .„,. •
! Hie Mayor, stated that before the County Council could expend any more money it would be to consult tho Borough. He wan'ted to know what the County Council intended doing. .So far as his Council was concerned, he, asked if the County would gave the Borough Council person to complete its approaches and agree to finish the. remainder of the work itself. V
; Cr Welch said hie Council wa » : not prepaid to. accept this proposal, bodies were^S that, the original pla-ns should be modThe Mayor said that the position* .•*r« the Borough was ™*>. that the Borough was not br£ to find any more money; *- Cr Welch stated that' the 'County S™? 1 had f power tile Governor's warrant. 7 '' The Mayor said if this was so, it' be a« for the auniy; go on. J 4U Foreman:, Then that settles it* u no ,«» fw*h« discussing the The Mayor.explained that the Borough had already contrfbuted fflor e *«* it Should have done. He^ why the work should not remain as it was: " stated' thatitwas necCg* to should b^o£
At. the eaone .time he had been pref™ on the approaches*. He thought th a t :n ow:they.h;.dgone S ofar ) the florJi shmild be completed.The Mayor /pointed out that the Borough Council,had.only agreed to ■play.half of £5699, v \ m 7 per ceilt . The County Council had agreed to incur no further liability without consulting the Borough. The Borough was not prepared to go any furth-
Cr Foreman said th« Borough, Council had got its end of the job•? completed, and now did not care ; iabout the County end. ..Cr Welch stated that a sum of , £6*25 would.he required to complete, the work. They had power to raise this as an additional ten per cent, on the loan.
The Mayor said his Council was agreeable to theexpenditure of'the money-aSJ:eo.i.-MPOR' fiiy. ftuptOier expenditure,,' on modified plans or otherwise. / -'•■ Cr Foremah :'"And this in' face. , of' the fact that you' advised us to accept the lowest terder! ■ ~ Or Murray said that all that now remained for the County Council to do was to carry out the work under the Governor's warrant. ' Cr,Foreman: The Borough Council bias had the best of us all through. The Mayor: I'm not going to enter into mutual recriminations. The Borough Council is not satisfied that it has had value" for its money. Cr Welch: That concludes the business. I can't see +hat we can go any further. We shall have to complete the work Hinder the Governor's warrant. ' "';'' The Mayor: You can please yourself laibout that. .. ,'".'■• • ""■''' : ..-.■' The Borough Council delegates then retired. ; ""
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10610, 17 April 1912, Page 5
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