Extraordinary Damage to Roads.

Opunake Times, Volume I, Issue 7, 24 July 1894, Page 3

Extraordinary Damage to Roads.

This matter was brought forcibly before the Hawera County Council, at its meeting on Friday by several correspondents. A letter was read from Mr W. Goodlands, Te Eoti, giving the names of individuals who carted loads heavier than was permiMed by the by-laws, and mentioning the names of persons who could give evidence. Mr J. L. Hodgson, of Eltham, forwarded a complaint, and also gave detailed information. In answer to Councillor Quin. ( The Clerk said he had given Mr Goodland's information to the police, and asked them to take action. Councillor McLean said this matter should be seen to at once. Immediately on receipt of Mr Goodland's letter the clerk should have taken proceedings. Stevenson and Stewart •• JougHt the only way to deal with the matter was to enforce the provisions as to extraordinary damage. Councillor Winks said a great deal of damage was being done to roads around Hawera by the carting of metal from the beach. • Councillor Hemmingway agreed that immediate action was necessary, and thought that the*bye-laws should be at once fixed in order to put a stop to it. Along the Eltham road timber was being carted in loads just as heavy as they could be drawn, and they left their tracks behind them. In facfrtbey were destroying the roads. It was resovled (Winks—McLean) that the matter be left in the bauds of the chairman and the clerk to take immediate action. The Chairman said that proceedings would be taken at once. The council authorised the appointment of an inspector if this were necessary. Subsequently it was reported that the police were taking action in the cases specifically brought under their notice,—Hawera Star,