THE NORTHERN APPROACH

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10616, 24 April 1912, Page 5

THE NORTHERN APPROACH

AND THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

,T3ie report of the Committee appointed to interview the County Council in reference to tbte northern approach was read at the meeting of the Borougih Council last ing.Or O'Leary asked whether the County Council, if they desired to go on with the work, ; would have to take proceedingis agaiinst the Borough,,to compel it to bear its part of the cost. Tlis Mayor explained that such w,as HQi'B case, and J:e stritcd that, ho did mot think the County Council could compel tine Bc'rouigh to spend money in excess <tf the strifced .£6312. Tbe Mayor also stated' that nothiirag furtlier would be done by the Council until (bho Ocainty took further steps in Um matter.In reference to ihe fjigaiuig of the: warranty th© Mayor t.itated (in aniswer to a question ibyOrO'Leary) tfiiaifc ha had ansiwered Ag question at least a dozie nt'imcs. He once more stated rthafc the warrant was drawn up and isigiied before he (tih'e Mayor) took olfioe, and hie had n'othing whatever | to do with,-*!:* matter. The weak .(point in the affair, he considered, was tliat the Council (had withdrawn- all [ objections vfom tflio matter was ber ling discussed. Their etelicitor had [avarifed tliecm. tliat the warrant Lad a I flaw in it as far as the Borough Couni oil was concerned. The tihkf trouble '(was- that the wairrant was unlimited, j Or Donald &a,id tHiat Jtlio Council , (liad to thank -jjlie Maycn- for tfie tron-j: Me he took to get fdie whole mattsr at his finger ends. ' The Mayer saVid th* tJio. wliole trouble ciriginarbed from the Cammitiifcee which recommendied the adoption . of tlie warrant.

Or O'Leary said tont there must have been some weakness in the mattea- on the part of efame of the Ocai'ncililors. Ctrs. Tempi! e m:d Prentice, who wciro memfcers of itJie Oomimittse' e&t up to discuss" the matter, said that there was quite a diversity of opinion at the time the warrant was before the Council. ' Or Prentice said that lie would put the matter in a• ■mit&hell. There- were, two good. «ien ( a.t the head of affairs at tihe tin*; m ftflw Chairman and (Engineer, on. whom they depended. Now the whole 'brunt cif responsibil<ity was put on "the CouaiciMoris! who were on i\v& Committee. On the motion of Or Prentice, seconded hy Or OMeary, the report of it ho enlb-ccaaim'ittee was adopted.