West End’s Progress

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 48, 26 February 1938, Page 6

West End’s Progress

ASSOCIATION HAS SEVERAL REQUESTS

The West End Progressive Association met on Thursday evening, Mr. A. Penketh being in the chair. The Palmerston North City Council wrote stating, in reply to a request that something be done to remedy the dangerous state of the unsealed part of College street west extending to Milford road, that on the forthcoming race days watering would be undertaken, and the water cart would be used on the street equally with the demands of the other streets in the city. Further, the question of tar-sealing would be considered when the estimates for the ensuing year were dealt with.—lt was decided to bring the matter up again at a later date.

Advice to the effect that the city engineer (Mr. J. R. Hughes) had reported that he had arranged for a gang of men to remove the high part of the roadway at the intersection. —It was reported that the request had been acceded to. “I am directed to advise you that the council has no power under the regulations to move the traffic dome from the centre of the roadway at the intersection of Main and West streets, but the question of improving the camber of the road and the painting of the telegraph poles has been referred to the city engineer and to the traffic manager," stated a letter received from tho town clerk (Mr. J. R. Hardie), in reply to a letter from the association drawing the attention of the council to the dangerous position of the dome and the need for the painting white of the pole in Main street below West street and the electric light pole near the railway line.—Received. It was decided that the council be written to, recommending the lowering of the fence at the intersection of West and Main streets, as this fence blocks the view of approaching traffic. It was agreed to write to the Minister of Transport (Hon. R. Semple), pointing out that for the safety of cyclists on the Longburn road, leading into the city, it was necessary for a cyclists' track to be laid down. It was also decided to advise the Minister that the association had written to the Main Highways Board on the subject, but had received no reply The treasurer (Mr. H. Bovis) reported that the cash in hand was £3 2s. He made several suggestions to augment that sum, at the same time stating that he had always held the hope of having a large enough sum to erect a hall, as distinct from the school. It was stated that there was a possibility of a number of shops and a hall being built on the new section on which the State houses are being erected. A motion of sympathy with the relatives of the men of No. 4 camp, at Kopuawhara, who were drowned when the camp was swept away by a flood, was passed.

There was some speculation concerning the rental of the State houses at present being erected in the suburb, Mr. JL Phillips stating that a relative of his who was in the ballot had been approached by an official of the department who had shown him a list of rentals for the houses. The lowest was £1 5s and the highest £1 13s, a rebate of 2s 6d being made on the weekly rent of every house which was well looked after. He understood from people who had been through the houses that they were most satisfactory.