Ontario Sessional Papers, 1920, . been removed, plans com- 1920 HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION 223 pleted and contracts awarded for the erection of steel superstructure includingtwo 7o-foot steel sj>ans and one 100-foot bascule life-span. Excavation in now beingproceeded with for the foundations of this bridge, which will form the connectinglink on the Boulevard of the Niagara Falls Parks Commission. A 2-t-foot roadwayhas been provided with one 6-foot sidewalk and the design provides for the additionof another (i-foot sidewalk when tratfic will warrant it. The NiagaraF
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1920, . been removed, plans com- 1920 HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION 223 pleted and contracts awarded for the erection of steel superstructure includingtwo 7o-foot steel sj>ans and one 100-foot bascule life-span. Excavation in now beingproceeded with for the foundations of this bridge, which will form the connectinglink on the Boulevard of the Niagara Falls Parks Commission. A 2-t-foot roadwayhas been provided with one 6-foot sidewalk and the design provides for the additionof another (i-foot sidewalk when tratfic will warrant it. The NiagaraFalls Parks Commission has contributed toward the additional cost of the roadwayin order to bring it up to their requirements as to width. A temporary pile trestle approach for the diversion of the trackswas driven for that railway in the Welland River, Chippawa Tillage, and theswing span moved to one side a distance of 38 feet. The work is now proceedingin the construction of foundations for piers and abutments to restore this span. 224 TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE No. 49
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