for such traffic."

 10. The Contract says nothing of any precautions which

 were to be taken by Milan to exclude pedestrians from using the

 temporary bridge,

 11. The temporary pontoon bridge was erected across the

river between the end of Pickstock Street on the north side and

Richard Sidewalk or the south side. Wooden ramp approaches were

built on each bank of the river and one end of each barge was

secured on the bank next to the ramp and the other ends of the

barges placed together in mid-stream of the river. The barge

at Richard Sidewalk end was fixed permanently into position and

was not intended to swing away for river traffic to pass. The

barge on the Pickstock Street side was arranged so that the end

in mid-stream of the river could bu swung b-ock to thu -ivur side

along Pickstock Street to allow boats to pass. Thure was a space

between the end of the barges in mid-stream. This enabled this

portion of the river to be used by small boats going up and down

the river without having to disturb the barges. Over this space

a movable apron 10 foot 2 aicheop ide by 12 feet long was

constructed. One end was secured to the barge on the Richard

Sidewalk side and the other end projected over the -ater and

rested on the mid-stream end of the Pickstock Stroot barge.

The idea was that when the Pickstock Street barge had to be

swung out of the wayy, the end of the apron wc.s lifted about

six inches off the barge and left suspended in mid-air and

supported by cables and eyebolts. This arrangement was never

intended to support more than the weight of the .rron projecting

over the water when the Pickstock Street barge was swung away.

Before the apron was constructed the workmen used to cross from

one barge to another on two planks of x 12 timbers resting on

the ends of the barges. It was while the apron w;as being

constructed and not yet bolted and set in position that the accident

under investigation occurred.


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