THE WAIWAKAIHO BRIDGE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81891, 20 November 1906, Page 2

THE WAIWAKAIHO BRIDGE.

Mr J. K. llill, member lor the Waitara riding of the Tar ana ki County Council, recently wrote to the Hon. T. Kelly, M.L.C., and Messrs Jennings , tn d Smith, M.'sll.R., asking tlieni to wait 011 the Minister for Kailwajs in connection with his scheme to hnvo ihe \\ ai\vakai!-o lailway bridge planked mill io; =;! c li 11 a 1 v trallic during thi' liili'- Ihe enunty bridge over the \\iiiwaik.iino stiram in ihe Dcvonfoad is di-mantled. The dismair'ing would mean a great deal of inconcenicnoj to trallic: if the river had to be forded. The Railway Depart ineitt would be asked to plank die i.iilwav and line to a point easy id acce.s< firm ihe m;; K 1 neat th:j bacon factory, ,-ind station n gaU'keeprr i u regulate tiaflic-, and County Council would par nil costs. 'I In lion. Ke'ly forwarded to 111 llill a reply that ihe Minisier w.e tnakiiig inquiries. On Thur-day last i\lr Hiss, di"tin engineer nf uiilways, met Mr Kill and Mr Skinio-r, county i*ngiti- ' er, and di-cn-sed Ihe matter in detail, the ew.si being estimated a 1 '.Sou, C'r. llill rip'irPd to liiy Council 011 Morihiy, and as the o.univ engineer said ih.it ,i temporary bridge n tdd be erected for I'bout die -cheme was abandoned. I-etteis of iliiink- wil: be sent t.) Messrs Kelly, Smith, Jennings, and l!is ; , and a voa- of (hunks was ac-crrdi-d to Cr. llill for his service': in t-ic matter.