THE BRIDGE MEETING.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 7 February 1912, Page 2

THE BRIDGE MEETING.

HELENSVILLE SWING BRIDGE,

AGAIN POSTPONED.

PLAN OF THE PROPOSED NEW

BRIDGE ON VIEW.

By yesterday's mail the HeleDsville Town Board received from Mr Hugh Munro- Wilson, Civil Engineer, alternative estimates for a Bridge to give a level crossing over the Railway line with outlets to Helensville South and Helensville North, as against an overhead crossingl between the Post Office and Helensville South—the particulars of both these schemes a^e as under: — Estimate of liardwood timber bridge requiredgiving^ level [crossing.over Railway line and outlets to Helens.. ville South and;-Helensville North as per plan :—- ----"'"'.' Super ft. Piles 12" x 12", 60/35' (average • V length) ' : - - 25200 i Wales 10 x 6, 20/20 - 2000 Braces 10 x6f> 20/20 J» H '..;.- -.2000 Headstocks 12 ± 12,12/17 f I -, 2448 Corbels 12 x 6, 24/6 - 864 Corbels 12 x 9, 36/6 - - 1944 Stringers 14 x 6,23/25 - 3850 Stringers 14 x 9, 33/25 :?.. o" - ;? 8*663 Planking 9x 4, 266/16 ' -" J 171664 Handrail Posts 4xv4^il2/5, 3"- ■*■ 1U Handrails4x4 - - 798 intermediate Kails 9x2 - ~ 905 Wheeigu:ards4x4 - ;J^ - 4^50 Wing Posts 8 x 8, 4/12 -• '256 ./ ' ■.■'.".' ',V"/,'.'■'"'"'■"■' 68126 : . 68126" at 30s per 100 & - £102117 6 800 Gupid yds rough scoria • boulders for approaches placed at 7s 6d £300 Ironwork 6250 lbs at 3d - - 78 2 6 Building Bridge ' - 300 0 0 Road access and approach - 400 0 0 Metalling 800 cubic yds at 9s 360 0 0 Compensation to property owners - - 500 0 0 Contingencies ■■-.. - -240 0 0 ! '.'.■■ 2900 0 0 Estimate for Bridge over River and over Railwaj :— Building bridge river £2200" Building bridge railway 1600 7obo c yds filling at 2s , .700 100 c yds rough scoria placed 400 Metalling Bobcyds at 9s 360 Compensation say 300; Contingencies , 300 £5860 On account of the delay in the forwarding oi these, papers by the Engineer, it considered necessary to again defer the meeting called for the Bth inst., in order to give all those interested an opportunity to view the plans and specifications, copies of which are to be seen at the Helensville Public Library, Mr R. M. Cameronfs shop, and the Town Board Office, which is open from 3 to 4 p.m. in the afternoon and 8 to 9 p.m, in the evening. The Town Board will meet on Monday night and the matter will becon^ s''dered then and the Public. Meeting, which has been adjourned from time to time awaiting these particulars, will bo finally arranged for. ' All those interested kindly inspect the plans and specifications. They show that by taking the Post Office as the centre of the Town, the distance to Mr Newman's house by the present Road is 82' chains, by the proposed new route it would be only 42 chains a saving of half a mile. '