LEVEL CROSSINGS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 22 June 1927, Page 7

LEVEL CROSSINGS.

ELIMINATION URGEJ^ The question of the elimination or level crossings wa« raised at last night’s meeting of the Itawera Borough Council, when Or. i Walk,ley moved and the mayor seconded the following motions: ••that this council approve the general: principle ot making la contribution towards the cost of eliminating level crossings on the lines of till© resolution passed by the Taranaki Local Bodies’ Association, viz : “(1) As regards the South Road crossing, the 'Borough Council and the Hart era County Council to provide five per cent, of the total cost on equal shares.

“(2) Tq join with other local bodies n the No. 7 High;ways District in providing five per cent, out ol the heavy traffic fees eliminating above mentionad and other crossings in such di'stiiJcts. “(3) Tlie proportionate part of the Lastly mentioned five per cent to be ascertained on basis of heavy traffic fees collected by the various local jodies. , “That thiiis council urges the Public Works Department to put local work hi hand at once, on the grounds that the crossing was the moist dangerous in. Taranaki, and the work would assist in providing work for the unemployed Uniting the winter.” The motions were ciariued unanimous! v.