THE GOLDEN LION BRIDGE
On Saturday afternoon last a public meeting of the ratepayers of Old and New Swindon was held in the Town Hall, Old Swindon, (Mr. W. Foote in the chair,) for the purpose of considering what steps it was advisable to take to replace the present unsafe and inadequate bridge over the Wilts and Berks Canal by a new and efficient bridge. The meeting, which was well attended, was unanimous that something should at once be done in the matter, and a committee consisting of W. F. Gooch, W. Foote, W. B. Wearing, J. Toomer, W. Gillett, J. Fawcett, G. Adams, J. Benskin, and W. Read was appointed to confer with the directors of the canal company on the matter, and to take such other steps as they might see fit. This matter has now been agitated for eight or nine years, and we do trust that the gentlemen who were appointed to act as a committee will at-once proceed to do all that is necessary towards making the bridge adequate to the requirements of the public and the great traffic constantly passing over this spot.
THE GOLDEN LION BRIDGE
On Saturday afternoon last a public meeting of the ratepayers of Old and New Swindon was held in the Town Hall, Old Swindon, (Mr. W. Foote in the chair,) for the purpose of considering what steps it was advisable to take to replace the present unsafe and inadequate bridge over the Wilts and Berks Canal by a new and efficient bridge. The meeting, which was well attended, was unanimous that something should at once be done in the matter, and a committee consisting of W. F. Gooch, W. Foote, W. B. Wearing, J. Toomer, W. Gillett, J. Fawcett, G. Adams, J. Benskin, and W. Read was appointed to confer with the directors of the canal company on the matter, and to take such other steps as they might see fit. This matter has now been agitated for eight or nine years, and we do trust that the gentlemen who were appointed to act as a committee will at-once proceed to do all that is necessary towards making the bridge adequate to the requirements of the public and the great traffic constantly passing over this spot.
