THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1912. " We nothing extenuate nor set down aught in malice." KING-STREET FOOTPATHS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 52, 17 December 1912, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1912. " We nothing extenuate nor set down aught in malice." KING-STREET FOOTPATHS.

At '.V. iucsdav night's meeting of the i'ukek he Bmoe-gh Council a repart ■ inn; the borough for. man showed that 'h: c sJ of fairing and sanding the Kiiif-slrcet footpaiiis would be about £57. I his would dj all along King-street, t; Perkins' ci rner, on In.Ui siaes. From what was said it was evid.nt that s..me ot the Coui.cillura considered that the roadt were easily first in importance, and ti.at tlitse feotpqths could wait. Ac agic. that there u bounilnuts in this argument, I ut at the same time :i ii i.igMy important that these fo:itj)Mtiid ihould be tarred and sandul, Not only the people of the town, hut everybody who comes in to do tiiisirre.-is wuli appreciate the heneiit ;)i.ce ('one, th: tost of the upkeep would be permanently lessimikl and something would have been (.on-, t) minimise the nuisances of sumni r duw a./, wirier mud. We hope that the tarring and sanding of the footpaths •■■ill he the forerunner ■if asphalting Ivi^-street road itself. iiairis street is metalled, and v.ilh th. .-hifiini; of the railway station. King-street will be relieved «,f a lot of the heavy traffic which cuts it up so badly now. This relief Mill give the Council a chance to considerably improve King-street, which during pas' winters has been in a disgraceful-although under the circumstances an unavoidably dis-

graceful stite. On a previous occasion we suggested to the Council ttiat ii should ascertain the co t of asphalting this street, and with the altered traffic conditions tde practicability of th:: prrpos-.l is increased. In i ltham at one time they had vile roads; row the streets are delightfully modern. If the Lltham Borough Council were written to we feel sure they would supply this Council with full particulars of the cost of their street construction, and the cot of cleaning and upkeep, and advise as to how the expense of the asphalted highway compares with the macadamised road.