A PRACTICAL SUGGESTION.
Mr W. Wilkinson, of the Wade, writes :—" Seeing that a new bridge is about to be erected at the Ovewa Falls, I would like to suggest a much, better plan of putting the piles down than driving them with a monkey iOcwfc. m: hard ground (friablt lime stono), the* same »•« the Wade Bridge and another! close by. In driving the piles the ground breaks away, and after a freshet or two a way goes t,lie bridge. I would suggest that a trench be made, s»y 20ft long, Bft wide, 4ft. deep. When complete! fill up with hydraulic lime. Then you' have a job complete, much cheaper and much I letter, without your piles being cruelly knocked about with a monkey."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume V, Issue 1, 29 November 1883, Page 2
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123A PRACTICAL SUGGESTION. Manawatu Standard, Volume V, Issue 1, 29 November 1883, Page 2
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