THE AWAHURI BRIDGE

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 66, 16 February 1884, Page 2

THE AWAHURI BRIDGE

DISCUSSION. ! :i ■■■;.-,•■ ; ■ », -■ ' . I [FeiWing'S'tar.]- ' i; ; ' ; ! /"With reference to the discussjoq jrhieh took place at the last meeting; of the Qrcma County Council on the subject of the plans for rppair&to the Away huri Bridge, the following 7 to* r6sUbaie ;of tfee information then elicited j— Oft, August 20, 1 883, the chairman vas authorised by a resolution of the coin, cil to apply for a grant m aid, and $1%: Bray was authorised to prepare pirns Mn4 estimates, \siVhen Mr Armstrong was "appointed en^ineei^ for the Xaoiui; and Fitzherberl Ridings, at the nszt meeting of the council, the resolution . l-eifefrinj^j to;? the. A^ahuri Bridge vas aliowVd"t;o staiA'"* \En due course jMtsray preyed. ih.e p]an^ and when the; hvj<!gs wasf away, forwarped tfiem '"tq the* OhairtoahVw^& -jfok^tiien iIL ;^jpllinoton ? and who m,ad.e Hfep. nepessavy conimiljtee of %c Taopiu ai^dißitzberb.evtt i|tiq|uig9 met about the same time, and Cr 9^er.-, m»R wired to the Chairman., ftftep Jtfr gray's plans, bad been ordered to, m, forwarded to the "Miniate! 1 for Paliljo . :Work^, that Mr Armstrong was >replans and specifications. Ehe .Qliairnxan: .^he4 m reply that pjl^ns, and specifications 1 had been ready; for three months, and were th.on m J the Minister's bands, with application,: At .the same time he asked who had givsn, Mr Armstrong the instructions to! pro-, pare plans, and directed him to {stop .proceeding. The committee complained "at 'the meeting that %hp> Chairman had stultified the committee. On the other hand the Chairman alleged! that ; tney had stultified themselves by taking, action which contravened, or attempted to supercede, a distinct and specific instruction by resolution of the whole. Council,, which . the Chairman ' was btmndrto barry^wti | j .0