THE SHANNON BRIDGE.

Shannon News, 11 September 1925, Page 3

THE SHANNON BRIDGE.

PETITION REFERRED TO GOVERNMENT.. - A COMMISSION SUGGESTEDThe A committee the House yesterday that the petiuo of the Mayor and people of Shaimo for the reconstruction of the ptihirh bridge across the Manawatu, whre had been washed away by inef should be referred to. die Government for consideration. . In referring to the report 01. the committee Mr A. L, Monteith fi-ling-ton East) regretted that nottonb was proposed towards a s , the problem which laced of this particular district. The local bodies and also the engmceis had differed on the question as to- w heth the bridge had been safe from floods and the fears of the petitioners wey borne out when two spans collapsed. A punt which had been quite unsatisfactory had been put in at a cost to date of about £2OOO. It would cost between £4OOO and £SOOO to replajx the spans which had been washed away. . . , 1V Mr J. Linklater (Manawatu) explained that the committee thought the controlling local body (the Hoiowhenua County Council) should mo,vc for a commission to allocate the contributions on the cost of a new bridge. He understood this was going to he asked for. There had been some difference as to whether a new bridge should be -built or w-hethcr the two spans should be replaced. The punt was cumbersome and not serviceable to the settlers. As an explanation, Mr J. M. Dickson (Chalmers) said if a new bridge were erected the Main Highways Board could not be levied till it controlled the road leading to and from

The report was allowed to lie on the table.