THE AROWHENUA BRIDGE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14337, 1 November 1910, Page 7

THE AROWHENUA BRIDGE.

. o THE DAMAGED ROADWAY. A special moctiiiK of the Geral.'.ine County Couti'-H vus held yest.rdav. Present—Messrs Deiiuistoim (chairman), Mat-donald, • Grant, Anuita»e, and Keinu'ii. The chairman explained that tho mfi_-ttitic had '•••••a >al:d in consider ti.. damage, dune to the Aruuhenua bridge. "" .Mr MacdonaUl said that Mr Stnhbs '•iformo'-I him »•: .Sunday that Mr Hill\:i'4S had reported that damage had !)i". v :s i1.".:i0. Jh-s»rs Grant and Armiw ere written to asking them to ;:uvt next day. He himself drove Jo'.vii on the Monday, pickiiu; up -Mr K-tiuaii. and thev in. t Mr U!a.i;. of t th. Levels Council, at the bridge, but M> >-!•> Grant ami did not p-[ their letters in tune. Tho bridge, v.as verv darn^.-runs to u.otor car* ami i>d,-i. Th-y ms-rted an advertise-i!i«-:it »ariiiii'4 persons that li thov i.-ed the ht.d-o thev would do so at i their own ri.d-. and th-v asked Mr Stilbbs to ...II the spe.ial tin^. prom e.hr.: th-v t-m-M bain, it would | ■■■> it from U->> i.i i.l*Kl to make th:> dama-e - .od. lie also < ~:>-ulte.l Mr i Hav. v. i:-» -aid that t:l-v .ould pro- I reed against the pers-n uho .lid the ' tlaif.aco under cither the hv-l.nv or tho I'ub'iv Works A.i. Th-v had -.iveii Mr ITopkinson notion that lie would be i he!d liable, and had sent Mr Shorratt j con-R {•■> estimate the damage. 1 Tho chairman said ho was suro tho ! Council would : ,o r> .,. „;tl, ],j m {., en _ ■Mrsing the action of .Vlos3rs Macdou- » aid and Kelmaii. Mr said that tho damn-rc app-.-.rod :.s nothing on the Mondav com pared with what it was un Sunday, for■ thoy had rolled the asphalt in as sell as they could to cover the ruts. After consideration, it was resolved on the motion of Mr Armita.'e ><- eoaded by Mr Mae.louahl. that' the damage done l,y y\ r i). |l„„kins.m to the road upon the Armvht-nua bridge ' h- r.pair.d. and that proceedings bo ''\ '"'!. , : !:' ;; "I l .': t llopkiuson under I the I'ub!,.- Works Aft to recover tho | e.-t ..1 ,ik-|, repairs. .-oine di-r!iv.ioit took place as to | '»* t!..» J. pans should be do.H—whe- , to-i l.y .lay labour or bv ..mtraet. It v. as -ttt-d that delavs would have to | >-•• provided tor while vehicles were [.a,-...!- over the In hi-.-. :„„1 it was .oii-i.1.rv.l that it would be cheaper :.ml more satisfactory that the work should be done bv .lay labour. It was tboietoro d..,i,h.,| to do the work bv ' liav labour. ~A ? *'."' :««'"--»I meeting of the Conn- ] •d )-■ hx.d tor W.sltiesdav. L'.lrd \o- ; veuiber. the ordinary meeting on the tL ' v £ s l )o ?,P°ued till tho :.>3rd. [< Xbo Council then adiournna. i y • .*•.- >■ -~-