THE BRID3J3 APPROACH.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 117, 29 August 1885, Page 6

THE BRID3J3 APPROACH.

The greatest dissatisfaction is being expressed in consequence of the traffic across the railway bridge having been again Rtopped j it is stated by Mr Beeres (liesi- ; dent Engineer), instructions. Some time ago, in reply to a request from the Improvement OornniitteH asking that Government should- relieve Mr Livingstone (con trie tor for completion of the line), oi responsibility dtring th« usuage •of l>l llie temporary approach, and to permit the bridge to be used for traffic ; Mr J. B. Why'te wired from Welling o » that Mr Blackett (Engineer- in - Chief), had informed him that he hud heard from. Mr Kateff, District ftngineer^ on the 7th inst., that the request hud been duly attended to. As reported in our last issue traffic across the bridge was again put a stop to lawt week, we were itiformed,through the instructions 1 of Mr Beere, Kesident Engineer, who placed the bridge in chirge of Mr Everitt with instructions to erect barriers at either end, and these instructions were at once carried out. On Thursday lost Mr X.Parr, Waitoa, and Mr Alley, of Hikutaia, on reaching the opposite, bank of-vthe rivet, having a mob of over. l}/0 cattle, requested permission to be allowed to tafee them "over the bridge^bu't Mr Kvdritt, whe was in olmige, refused to acoede ro the request, and was thereupon asked by Mr Put to produce his authority tor doing so ; not showing such Mr Parr forced ttje barriers and brought across the cattle ; and at once telegraphed to Mr' Whyte relating the circumstance — the following Its i a copy of. th&reply sent ;-^-" Blackett said repeatedly everything arranged. He has again wired urgent -to -'hales to open l>rid£e.^-J. B Whyte/' It has been stated to. lift .that although the bridge ir supposed to have been closed to traffic, that certain individuals whose names, although giv«ri to us we need not mention.. have bet n. permitted to n^ethe bridge for wheel traffic; if this be so, it would .■how favuiiritiftin, ilnd would naturally (■rente illfe^ling ;i ,\ye havej hoWever, in-, tevviewed Mi; Everitt on the *t>bjout,un I he

diBt!Dct|y^ni#,hanni*|tf)iyon an^m»ermi« - 'nion'i|o IhyonSiit, ?tiU^|lmt Mr&jmnlurv oonlVwetor' forfflme 'iem|jftrnry . amjtonch, has a Ylght 1 19 mime trie ofafche bridj»| and i n " -we vlKtl^ iWßt^D%ft Whil^opfnefPTor ! his use others have -crossed at 4he- 'same " time, which he was powerless to pr.event. We have seen Mr EveHtt's authority from thc-jßeßi'dent Engineer, which distinctly kets forth that " Umber" bars were to be waced ut botli ends of the bridge to present wheeled vehicles, horsemen, and cattlefrom crossing- until- temporary approaches are completed." It is high time this question was satisfactorily settled, and those .^ho have contributed towards the approach naturally consider they have already waited quite long enough, without benefitttog by the outlay; Mr Quir.larf states the, elii'th work for tfie approach Iwill be finished .tp'duy.anrdtas soon as by theVrigineer, it Wil^only remain to'l% < down some gravel and fascines, sothat we trust in a few days at most to »cc bridge thrown up to the public. ' -■