, 1892-06-22
st. Croix 2Sth May 1892
PETER D~IDRICHSEN. A. BLACK WOOD.
Chairman. Speaker.
Fl. d. Nc DONALD.
Secretary.
j. HEWITT.

state that the newly constructed bridge il 1T.
9n. broad, it should be EFT. Gin; then again
the Committee would have the Report read SO,
that between the word will" and cost in
the 30th line; be added the words we be-
lieve, and same in the ls$t line between
will and cost" to be added we believe
The reasons, he said, for drawing up this re-
port are lst the very fact of the old road hav-
ing stood so long, in which respect he would
say that himself and another Member Of the
Committee had examined the road and had
found that it had not given in, in any shape
or form, but that it was as originally made, AMI
it really must appear to all practical men that
the only practical result is that that road is
ON a solid foundation and needs but repairs to
make it fit. The road across The lagoon needs
to be II it. Gin bro nd and 236 it. long to JOIN
on to the old road whore the bridge is, and l50
Il. % tne OH Ioao need to be built up. We
found a protection Of crows Of fustic posts
running along the roadside, but their tops had
been cut oil; q stone pavement had also been
along the road. but the stones had been taken
up and carried away; this had evidently been
done 1T y recent period Now. if These ar
engagements are requisite for keeping the road
in the sasae solid foundation, it will be ne
cesSary to replace those things, and #
1T is TO be done at tho expense Of the Estates
1t Will be q heavy lob. The road Is 80 feet
now. by filing up to the old piling, it would
be A. wide if the bridge be done proper
" and be made % to % wide, this and the
road Will answer all requirements for traffic
to Westend Town from that side. Next again,
the filling up Of tho Lagoon Is not necessary
because it is not requisite to have a road
there; moreover it would be an extravaganza
" expensive undertaking (which neither Trea.
sury nor Estates can afford to pay; besides
which there are all chances Of it's being wash
ed away. All these considerations do all the
more show how practical and advisable 1t
would DO to keep to the old road alone. The
plling as it stands ID as sound as q nut, and
the road in its foundation is quite intact.
ii the pond is to be filled with sand,
as it seems to he the intention, the road
across it would not stand. From all these
views the Committee has that
this newly constructed bridge be removed,
widened and connected with the old road, and
this latter be repaired; and the Committee be-
lieves that the work can be had for a far less
amount than what will be required for the Go
vernment's plan, which will not be confined
to the 81, 900 estimated for tho road and bridge
over the pond. This work. as recommended by
the Committee is much cheaper aud it will be
much more desirable than the plan before the
Council from the Inspector; and the Commit
toe recommends to the Council to vote that
the work be done as suggested by the Com
mittee.
The Gouernor. Since the Committees Re
port was drawn up, he had caused an estimate
to be made by the Building Inspector, which
he had forwarded to the Council, from whom
the Chairman of this Committee had received
it The estimate states in a clear way what
the expenses will be by adopting the Commit
tees plan Of the work. If we removed the
bridge already there and repair the old road,
the expense would be 1875, besides the ex-
pense for driving piles for the protection of
the road the expense for the removal of the
bridge is not entered, as some Of the materials
may be used in the new place; but we must
be prepared for some additional ..expenses. also
for moving the bridge, and as regards expense
for the driving of tho piles, it can only be
stated exactly after some piles have been
driven down, but less than 80 cents a piece
could not suffice add now for 284 pileD, We
would get between $50 and $50 more on the
estimate. The final result would be, that
there would be required an outlay for carry
ing out the Committees proposal, of over
5000, while the work still left to be done I'M
der the Governments amendment is $64O;
49, Ill L. ~caok~r of