THE KAWARAU BRIDGE

Lake County Press, Volume IX, Issue 468, 29 April 1880, Page 2

THE KAWARAU BRIDGE

Mr M'Cormick, the contractor] the above work, and for the new ij via Swiftburn, is pushing on with?! commendable vigor. The. two pj or turrets on the western side are cc pleted, and the masonry used will' are confident, compare very favora with any similar work in New Zealai It wa's intended that the last th courses and the caps should be Wakatipu freestone, but as some de was likely to occur in'procuring material, Mr M'Cormick has sub tuted the hard greenish stone obta able in the vicinity, at considera additional cost, and at the same ti has undoubtedly secured greater p manence and uniformity of appearai The immense cap-stones, weighing tons each, are finely dressed and 1( very proportionate in their 1 positio Most of the stone courses for eastern turret are already quarried i dressed; and, if frost does not serioii interfere with the setting, these sho; be in position in the course of a vi few weeks. The cables and all oj material are at hand, so that, barri accidents, our local contractor sho be able to complete the work wit] the contract time. The Swiftbi bridge will be completed this wei and the energetic foreman (Mr Eoberts) is rapidly pushing on'i road work to a speedy terminate The construction of this road has co pletely changed tho aspect of the pla We believe it follows the original \ surveyed many years ago by Mr l)j Simpson, C.E., 'and, looking at b| sides of the river, it really seems tq the most natural route, and the wonj is that the road on the western- a wa sever proceeded with. The Jvawa] bridge, when completed, will bo of the handsomest structures in Province; and will be a great bq although tardiiy bestowed; to the] habitants of this district.- We belJ the survey of tho road is being cj tinued up to the old Arrow crossl so as to make one bridge available] this and the new Crown Terrace roj lately constructed by the County] vernment. We hope soon' to be \ to report the completion of these] portant works, and congratulate] M'Cormick on the successful-issuj his arduous labors;