THE AROHA BRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2013, 2 June 1885, Page 3

THE AROHA BRIDGE.

Tm>- stmctuie, which %sas hni>lu(l a few weeks, ago, is one of the fine-t budges in the cmiutiy. It is now ne.uly two yeais since the work of boi ni^' the in er bed was fii-t uudeitakcn. l'eihaps the pimripal featuie in tlio Inidsjo is the swnitfoi opening pution. Tin-, is nn adiuiiable and. we have no doubt, a costly pieco of work. It looks well, is decidedly ouuniiMit.il in fact ; perhaps .1 hhade moie ornamental than useful. Some people Nay the swing portion of the biidg-e n a costly pieco of mm«'i»i3, and th.it its utility is a mcio mytli. Thoy in unt.im th.it it was a bit of GoNcrninent.il f'-oli-huoss to t.v\ the countiy to the c\tent of the several thousands of pounds extl'.V whicli this pieco of woik lequiied, when for an p\peiiditmc of a few shillings river fti-anieis could be in ule to ste.ui) under the \\ ooden sti uctui c. Ot 111 1 tauilj «it the present tune the wooden poition of tlio budsre h a good height out of the water, lint no doubt the engineer know best. They aie the bost able to jtul^o in siicli matters, and tlit u> will always be found people who w ill <,'i iimble .it even j>ei fection itself. Now that the bridge is finished the .sottleis aie natuialK desiious of h.uins it tin own open foi traffic art soon as possible. They considei they have Ken taxed with .1 punt Jon^ enough, the puntman ha\ni{.', it I*) whispeicd, inado a foitune of moie than oidmaiy \.istiH'bs out of his well-timed speculition. Mi Iranian has <^nt the List foimation contiact of tlie l.ulway under way, but some time is likely to c\piio befoie it can be of any servieo for wheeled ti.ilfic. The people therefoie want a temporary approach, for which they aie willing to subscube a piopoition of the cost. The lnittei has been lepieseuted to the Public Works DojiMitineut thumgh Lnrnnch, and no doubt the Resident Knpinecr will it'cene instiuctioiis to pioceed with the work immediately.