WANGANUI ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 739, 11 February 1910, Page 8

WANGANUI ITEMS

BRIDGE PROPOSALS.

(By Telegraph.-SDecial CorresDondent.) '• •; Wanganui, February 10. Last evening the Mayor of Wanganui presided over' a meeting "in conference' of members of the Wanganui'.' Borough Council and the Wanganm: East Borough Council, to consider, a proposal' to erect a second traffic: bridge over the Wanganui River. ' Tho ".'question was discussed at length-in committee: and! on resuming, it was : reported that the conference had resulted an the'unanimous: acceptance of the following .terms as a basis of a mutual agreement:— • '.'•;■■•:'■

"That' the question of -site'be left open; that if the' Dublin: Street site'be eventually selected, the. borough of' Walvgnnui share -equally with 'tho borouWi ;0,. Wanganui East in the cost of erection; that if Plymouth Street silo be selected, the borough of AVnnganui. contribute towards the cost of erection in the:' propor-' tion of £3 la£i conlribufcd-by the borough of .Wangahu!.';Ea6t;:'that:'a tramtrack bo:laid. over, the bridge at tho same time, to be paid for as part of the bridge; that_ the preparation of tho banks and of the bed.of the river be also included in the cost of tho bridge; that tho tram service be .extended 1 , at least one" m'ilo in Wanganui East, at the .expense' of' the latter council;, and that an adequate service .be run on- the sanie.terms, as were offered to Gonville—viz.,: 91d., per' . car mile; that all, the:above terms are con. ditional' on the- approval of the ratepayers of both.boroughs. ,■'..,,. The estimated:cost of the bridge is -£20,000,: of which tho Goverhmont will contribute ..;'... .v.

~A; collision, in, tho, Avenue 'to-day. botween'atramcar and a 1 cart > caused considerable alarm,' but; the promptitude of. the motorman in pulling up averted what .seemed likely, to. be ,a serious smash, and only, slight: damage ,to' the 'front, of the car-resulted., -. - : '. ' ■.'•■ -'.•■.;., .: ■;,

.'St. John's Bowling Club/went toMarfou yesterday, defeating the local club by 77 .t0'61.',;. ; ■:■;:'■,: :■•:■ : ~.•;'-.• -.' ~.' . A stroug polo team 'has, been picked to represeut..,W.angahui"Swimming. Club at the' AVost..Coast, championships at.-Feild-ing on Saturday.;. All. the local club's representatives; are in good fettle, and expect to score.a shaTC.of'wins. . ■■ . Aj public.,indignation meeting .will -be held, in the Borough/.Council Chambers to-morroSvEvening,to protest against the railway, time-table;and the: : differential freight charges., :■, -.",.. , ; .: .•;■■';- -■;■