New Bridge Opened In
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Samoa
From Our Own Correspondent.
APIA, Sept. 26.
A PLEASING little ceremony was per formed on September 23, when the new Leilata Bridge over the Vaisagano River was officially opened by the Acting Administrator, Mr. A. C. Turnbull, in the presence of a representative gathering of residents.
The bridge replaces an old wooden bridge, built during the German regime, and is the first bridge of modern construe -
tion built in Samoa. The structure is wholly concrete, with steel posts bedded in concrete, and steel girders. The bridge is in one span, and the total length is 64 feet. The four corner posts carry four high electric lamp posts, crowned with white globe lights.
The gathering was addressed by the Acting Administrator, who paid a tribute to Mr. A. Schaaffhausen, officer-in-charge of the Public Works Department, for the very creditable work shown in the con struction. The work was performed en tirely by native artisans and labour, at the very economical cost of £1,200.