A STONE CRUSHER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9588, 4 September 1913, Page 5

A STONE CRUSHER.

FOR MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

In accordance with a decision arrived at at the last meeting of the Manawatu County Council, the engineer (Mr Kicbford) at Tuesday's meeting reported to the Council that lie had inspected th® Horowhenua Council's crusher, which put through 50 to 60 yards of metal per day with a 6 h.p. traction engine and was doing first-clas* work. Air Malcolm, the County Engineer, had expressed himself satisfied with the quality of the metal in the Ohakea trani pit and stated it could be worked the whole year round, and there was no need for the Council to hire a crusher for an experiment. Two crushers were recommended—one costing £383 and the other £420.

Cr. Phillips moral: ' That the Conntil decide to purchase a stone crushing plant to Ik? in working order (if possible) bv the end of the year; that tho clerk make enquiries as to the most suitable crueller and the cost, and report at next meeting.'" Cr. McKonzie said he was glad Cr. Phillips had moved the motion. Now they had something definite to go on. He praised the work of the crushers. He seconded the motion. Cr. Hen son said be understood the crusher would cost £IOOO to he erected, and asked could tliey purchase one on their present financesr The Chairman said as far as he understood it the cost in CliristchtJrch would ho It would cost at least £'2o to bring the machine to Sandon, and in all the co.'t would be about £7OO. Cr. Phillip* said they must <iet a crusher with serins.

Cr. Grav said the question of expense of breaking stones after they had been carted from the pit had been*overlooked.

Cr. Phillips stated that that had cost over 2s per yard in uiany cases. The question of a trial was discussed, but it was pointed qut that tho Cotineil could not pot a crusher for that piarpo("\ and tho motion wa« put and carried.