780 [=141] (V.2)

780

point it would have been hardly
possible, laying economy out of
the question, to have ^had a separate
bridge for the convenience of
the public; the shutter arrange-
-ments, although liable to be
called into requisition at any
moment are chiefly for the pur-
-pose of keeping the floods of the
Ganges River out of the canal
channel, and are, consequently,
[carefully, struck through] most in use[d, struck through] during the rainy
months, that is to say for the
4 months from June to September,
the only cause for their being used
at other periods of the year, would
be on the occasion of floods occur-
-ring during the cold weather
and at unseasonable periods
during the remaining months;
accidents to the canal works
might lead to either a partial
or general working of the Mya-
-poor Gate apparatus; but as a
general rule the active period
[to which it is put into, struck through] for its use is
during the 4 months above spe-
-cified. The great concourse of
people takes place during the
month of April, at the [period, struck through] time
of the annual fair, [and at a, struck through]
[time, struck through] when the probabilities of
the gates being called into re-
-quisition are exceedingly small.
The bridge roadway being 37' 9"
in width is sufficient at all
other times to give free room for
the working of the gates, as well
as for the passage of the public,
in was considered, therefore, that
there would have been no object
in separating the regulating
apparatus from the main thorough-
-fare