Mangatainoka Bridge.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 804, 3 August 1894, Page 2

Mangatainoka Bridge.

Special Meeting of the

Borough Council. II A special meetiag of the Borough Council wae held on Wednesday evening to receive th* report of th< bridge com mitlee and diseur* the whole quest’ >o. I'resent, —The Mayor (Mr G. H. Smith), Crs Keohan. Tosewdl. Wakemaa, Hughes, MoCardi’e, Rediium, I4urrows, and Vila. Che report wss then read as foil- »% ; ** Your eomiuittea have mslru~ur i Mr Carr to prepar* plans and opeeificat .m for a bridge ui accordance with h:* original proposal with two spans added, making ia all a bridge of 3G3 feet ia length. Plans sad specifications to be here not later than lsl Aspst. “ Your committee, vis, Crs Vile, Wakeman, K«»ohaa aad Mr Hogg. who introduced the deputation, laterviewed me Premier with the object of getting a proclamation male vest t£.e control of the bridge and approxrhes ri your Council. The Premier sail he nave to r«**eiv§ a letter from veur (.Tuned * that effect. He would then bars to ronamuaicate w.ta the County Coua 1 aad the Engineer ie Cnief and proba y Crowe Law Offices it e u.d be dome. Your eo:axn:ttee lhassri tr| Premier sod afterward* iaterv.ewed Mr Hales, the Eag aeer iu Chief. “Mr Hogg mirod sed the dep.tat: a and explained the object of the inter*.ew, viz, the getting of an opin.oa from i.ttn as to the bfctt scheme for bridging me r.*er. “Mr Hales wee very exnphat.a a hit objection vo laierfenng at ail win the <-eursa of ths water by devoting t oe n*er. lie admits that it might be done but he says Uiat kht isaae .perne • . me* u..e place on the other side of the r,*er as is at present goiog on at this side ird that this Council m gut be liable for d*:ua te for destruction of property. H.a * jestion is that the river be bridged t • whole way across, aad that in to* ntu time groins be put in on tae eastern baak to protest the ste which he suggest -hould begin just wheie lbs Coane . .*.« e I purchased a section for tbe pa: pose of I opening up tho Me gab so road. Mr Ho„*g | promised to ask the Gore-mnant Kr a I further subs.dv of £5X*. making a a., a | subsidy of XluUO, to aaf .st ia bu. d.ag .oe bridge the whole way across. Mr ii*.cs is prepared te urge the Goverr.ment to assist to that extent. Year e mm :tae t would therefore advice tiiat a funner ap* I plication be made to the Government at I cnee for a sut sidy of JIUUO m ail ar.d t tt 1 a cop* of the af p itativn be forwarded to I Mr Hogg, who has t£ r *cd to urge ;a« j Goverumenl to errant tne appUcaUon. “ Ynur committee are aow wa't.ag | further instructions from the Council.— j We arc Ac.—Job Vilji •Chairms: . Wx. I Wakeman.’*

The Mayor moved that the report be received, and in doing so said tha; oe had asked Mr Hogg to ask the Government te assist them ;o buiid the bridge. Se. - jaded by Cr Keohan nod carried. Tne Mayor moved a vote of thanks to the bridge Committee for th* j* action in bringing the bridge queetiou to the position it was in at present. Seconded bv Cr Burrows aad carried. Cr Toeswil* wanted to know how far thn groins were vo be up the river. Cr Vile said that Mr Hnie« sug jested that the groins be put in on the eastern bank to protect the site.

Cr Toeewill then moved tbe following motion, which wae seconded by Cr McCardle. Tnat no work in coaaeeiicn with the bridge be proceeded with until the Government have given a decision w.;h reference to the proclamation. In moving the resolution Cr To»ewill naid that :» was useless to throw away the money, and athe engineer had not sent the p’an*. it was impossible to proceed with the work until they had received the proclamation fiom t*»e Gcvenoenu;. From the rsport of the Goveruuen: Engineer they et»"!d understand that Mr Carr's plans would

Mr Vile ih ugh I that resolution premature. seeing the action of the Eng.net r inChief, and would propone an snsendai n; rs follows: That tu:s Coene:' ecr.s i r • ervst a t :e whole wa* across tie Maagsta ~ka river. To give eYeet in this propos* i « County Council be approached and asked L-r a su n of 4-jOO te supplement tbs £ISOO this Conncil liave in hand, and the £IOOO prop- «ea te ask for irom tbe Governmenl, and that the proclamenon asked for by Cr Tosswili be p stpcned. Becondsd by Cr akeoson.

The Mayor tail he would support neither of the foregoing, ar.d would like one of the mnolutione wit,.drawn, and sa.i he thougiit they get a prociaiiiation under the Act of 1887.

Cr Tocewill felt sure that they would not receive as* from the Count* Ceuncil. He less w.ibdrew his motion.* Cr Vile t aoseudment then became the resolution.

The Msy.»r prepeeed the following amendment Tnat tne M a ster aad Mr Ho*g be arereeebei si ones at to the po**ib it of ha* sg a enbaidy of £IOOO towards ths Ms spats a ka bridge and pr teetive works p ses iea tbe eupplemenimy estiinsiee this veer, aad definite information be st « nee x bt«u :ed as to the soeu. tious wintn will be attached by tn<> Government te ••eh stidaidy. That m t :e mor.ulune the hr oge Cvuiia:uee see that nothin*; farther im oeae.

S., on Kd be Cr Toeew'.’l ned carried. Cr Vile •: epeeed sa amen iinewt so ire ‘ ‘ ag. snl m derng m eaid shat tbe - •« w »» »•••#. sa. i • bridge ue.sne-.sv ; Thai this v o used *• *• wees i » tli* way aerene me river bed. aad at a i te r\n n«-or as poceibU wrfWA d by the i ngim or-iu-Chief w th me money st the Ci inril s propiwnl, always keeping in \iew the fact tbst we can ext« *td the bridge Ml'. ni»Ne« cujgeeted. SecotuLd by Cr WeHansn nod font. Cr Met ard > wanted to know wa trier t :«* i f :u il c. . i do any work on the other ua* of the river sill they got the proulamaliv. a. Cr Toeswiil void they should eeriair.'y iiii ihe Got«ratnebt before doing a*.' Cr Toeswiil then usovvd the following meolotion : That Mr Carr'e aervteee bedaelH*uvd with. • I'hc Mayor pr*T.>*ed the following: That on the plan- bwag cent by Mr Carr ic Ik* inforiuctl that matters are m aheytuen penitiiig det -- * ou of the Government •* to su>u.\ towards pi op »>ed work at Second* bv Cr Burrow* and carried. Th* Council thea adjourned.