BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
Eastbourne Objects to Payment A letter giving details of tallies taken to help arrive at a basis for paying maintenance on the Hutt Pipe Bridge and the bridge over the WaiwetnStream, was receiver! at the meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council last evening front the town clerk, Wellington. Mr. C. L. Bishop, town clerk and general manager, said as .far as he could understand what prevented the bridge being taken over by the main highways was the fact that the Wellington City Council water mains were running under it. Also an agreement hart been reached between the various local bodies about the paying of maintenance and validated by Act of Parliament. The Mayor. Mr. E. W. Wise, sail that what disturbed bitn was the possibility of a new bridge Attempts were being made to regulate the speed of vehicle®; on the bridge, and apparently it was now intended to carry heavy traffic It tlie local bodies could not reach an agreement it would be a ca®e for arbitrationIt was decided to inform the Wellington City Council that Eastbourne objected to Ihe pavniept. and was willing to attend a meeting of all local bodies concerned if it were called bv the Wellington City Council. SEWERAGE SCHEME Compulsory to Connect An announcement that the sewerage scheme at Eastbourne was now complete was made bv Um Mayor, Mr. E. W. Wise, at the meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council last night. In answer to a question, tlie borough engineer, Mr. AV. J. Iretlie”, said that half the bay was now connected. Tim work of making connections was begun six months ago- It it were made compulsory tor all houses to connect, up, he suggested that six month- would be sufficient to do the-work. Tlie town clerk ami general manager, Mr. C. L Bishop, said that if people were told to have the work done in six months it wait'd Im found that they would only make a start at the end’ of that period. It was decided to send out notices giving iieople three months in which to connect up.
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 103, 25 January 1935, Page 2
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349BRIDGE MAINTENANCE Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 103, 25 January 1935, Page 2
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