The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-11-08
issued: 1914-03-23
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/nelsondaily/items/1.0385596/source.json
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note: *-£> Temparaturet Yesterday wore: ® -$> Minimum ; 29 <•> <v Maximum 55 <$* Wton % THE DAILY NEWS -f €> Is rsad svtrywhere In, South- # *h eastern British Columbia (Koot- ♦ <3>' enay and Boundary District) ♦ <3> on the day of publication. ♦ ani VOL 12 8 PAGES. NELSON. B. C. MONDAY MORNING. M*.RCH 23, 1914 50c PER MONTH. „»-* ,0. 292 Expected to Be Ready for Traffic by First of May TWO STEEL SPANS ARE IN POSITION Cost Around Hundred Thousand Dollars—Provincial Product Used. fl:—.. .Taghum bridge will he completed and ready for traffic by May 1, according to Mr. McPhalen, the member of therfirm of Hodgson, King,'fi McPhalen Bros, at present in charge of the work. With the exception of some delay in the delivery of steel everything has gone ahead Without a 'hitch since the construction of the bridge commenced last fall, and it will be -completed in good time, before the High Water cdri interfere. Two of the three main spans are already In position. Riveting on the one leading from the north, shore will be completed today, when the false work which has supported It up to the -present will be removed and used in the erection of tho third main span, that connecting with the south shore. The contractors hope to have this span In position by ithe coming Saturday night, and judging by their record for expedition this will easily be accomplished. Hy the same time it Is expected the riveting on the centre span will be finished, bo that this work can then be commenced upon the last span and another week should see It through. In addition to the three main spans, v/hlch are of truss design, there are two shout Bpans to be placed In connection with the approach to the bridge from the south side. These, however, can be placed no matter what the condition of thr water may be. At present the contractors are exerting all their energies on the three main, spans so that -these may be completed before any material rise in the -water takes placo. An example of the' expeditious manner in w…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0385596
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
rights: Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History: https://touchstonesnelson.ca
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text