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CORNWALL RAILWAY (BRIDGE

AT SALTASH).
RETURN TO AN ORDER OF THE HOUSE. OF
COMMONS, DATED 19TH JUNE, 1846 (PRESENTED
23n JUNE, 1846).
Copies of the letters addressed by the Bcard of Admiralty
to the Chairman of the Committee on the Cornwall Railway
Bill, touching the bridge at Saltash.
Copy of Mr. Walker's Report and Communications to the
Admiralty thereon.
Copy of the terms proposed by the Cornwall Railway Com-
pany on which the Board of Admiralty consented to with-
draw their second letter of the 10th June last, touching the
said bridge:—prepared in pursuance of a precept of the Ho-
nourable House of Commons, dated 19th June, 1846.
H-. F. AMEDROZ, Chief Clerk.
Admiralty, June 23, 1846.

"Admiralty; June 10, 1846.
My,Lords,—l am commanded by my Lords Commis-
oners of the Admiralty to acquaint your Lordships that
le Board of Admiralty wilt not object to the construction of
he bridge proposed for crossing the Tamar at Saltash, pro-
vided it be built with four•arches only, all of the same size,
and of the greatest possible height, consistent with the
standing orders, and provided .also that the Cornwall Rail-
way Company will undertake to provide, at their own ex-
pense, a steam tug of sufficient power to low vessels through
the arches.—l am, &c.,
(Signed) "W. A. B. HAMILTON.
" Viscount Morpeth, Chairman of the Cornwall
Railway Bill Committee."
• "Admiralty, June 10, 18!6:
"My Lord,—With reference to the letter of this day's
date, on the subject of the, railwaybridgerosi3 the Titinar.,.
at Saltash, I am commandifd by my LorchtmisioPer's of.
the Admiralty to acquaint your I,ot:6:hip the niy Lords Ale-
sire, that of the four arches composing that bridge which
are to extend from high water, the two middle arches to be
300 feet span in the clear; that the roadway is to be fiat;
and than the underside of it shall be 95 feet in the clear
above high water spring tides; and that before operations
are commenced, working plans are to be submitted to their
Lordships for their approval.— I am, &e,
(Signed) " W. A. B. HAMILTON.
" Viscount Morpetb, Chairman of the Cornwall
Railway Bill Committee."
"Admiralty, June 11, 1846.
"My Lord,—l am commanded by my Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty to request that the second letter
of yesterday, addressed to your Lordship,• relative to the
arches of the bridge across the Tamar at Saltash, may be
returned, the same having been written under a misappre-
hension..,—l am, &c.

(Signed) "11. CORRY."
"The Viscount Morpeth, Chairman of the Committee
on the Cornwall Railway. Bill."
MR. WALKER'S REPORT -ON THE PROPOSED
BRIDGE ACROSS THE TAMAR AT SALTASII, OR
THE CROSSING AT lIAMOAZE.

23, George• street, June 1, 1846.
Sir,—l have, in compliance with the instructions of your
letter of the 23d ultimo, surveyed the side of the bridge pro-
posed for crossing the Tamar at Saltash, and considered the
plans thereof; I have also considered the alternative plan of
crossing by a steam and chain ferry at Hanioaze, and have
taken the opinion of the Master Attendant, the Queen's Har-
bour Master, and others, thereon.
It remains now that I report my opinion.
First, as to the Saltash Bridge plan. The centre arch of
this bridge is designed to be 255 feet span, the side arches of
which—there are two on the west and four on the east
side of the centre arch—are each 105 feet span. The two
middle piers 20 feet, the ethers 15 feet thick. The clear
level height, or the soffitts of the arches above high-water, is
by the description 70 feet; but is shown to be 80 feet upon
the elevation, of which a reduced copy is drawn upon the
accompanying sheet marked (A).
The high-water width of the river at the point of crossing
is 1,060 feet; at low-water the width is 820 feet. The
depth at high-water 68 feet, the rise of tide 16 feet. The
velocity of the tidal current is about 2 to 24 knots per hour.
In fresshes the ebb is one mile greater.
_ _ .

The objections that have been made to the above design
are :

1. That the pier would occupy so considerable a portion
of the water-way as to increase the velocity of the curtent,
and to prevent the water from attaining its full height above
the bridge.
2. That the piers would be an obstruction to vessels work-
ing up the river against very light foul winds.
3. That the height would not be sufficient for many of the
vessels, that now go up the river to the numerous small
towns, and to the copper mines.
That war vessels could not get above the bridge can
scarcely be ranked as a tenable objection, because during the
last thirty-five years only two frigates (French) have been
laid up so high ; these were taken down again twenty years
ago, when, also, the moorings were taken up ; and, which I
consider a more decisive answer, because war-vessels to be
laid in ordinary aro dismasted, and there could be no diffi-
culty, even with the bridge as designed, in tugging the hull
of the largest frigate through the centre arch should it ever
be thought desirable.
Returning, therefore, to the other objections, I consider
the greatest, practically, to be the want of height according
to the proposed design, even supposing the height to be
eighty feet.
The trade up is chiefly in coals, timber, and other supplies
for the copper mines ?Alt down trant4ensists of the produce
of the mines. It is carried on chiefly sloops and barges,
but there are also schooners and some brigs, the greatest
tonnage of which is from 160 to 200 tuns. The total annual
number of vessels is about 300.
Having examined the statements of the extreme heights
of the vessels, my opinion is that 70 het or even 80 feet is
too low ; but that an addition of 15 feet, giving 95 feet in
the middle openings, and 92 feet in the two side openings at
the high water of neap tides—there would be 100 feet in the
middle and 108 feet at half flood—would remove all reason-
able objection. Even then a few of the largest brigs must
strike their top-gallant masts to go up quite at high-water,
as their extreme height with these on end exceeds 100
feet; but such contingencies are not frequent. And it is
also to be borne in mind that about half the number of ves-
sels is now being tugged up ; that the practice of tugging is
on the increase; and is considered as, on the whole, an eco•
nomy in time without an increase of expense.
If there were any very great difficulty, or even expense,
in removing the objection to the diminution ..of water-way
by the spaces which the piers occupy, and the having only
one very large arch for navigation, it might be worth while
to consider them; but I do not think either that the design
would sutler, or the difficulty and cost be increased, by
doing away with all the small arches, and having four arches
all of the same size, which will require only three piers, in
place of seven arches with six piers; therefore, I recommend
this alteration (see accompanying sheet, marked B). And
although the bridge will not, for the reasons I have stated,
be perfectly harmless, it will be so as to be nearly unobjec-
tionable, provided the railway object be considered impor-
tant as a public good. A footway crossing upon the bridge
might be a convenience.

I now come to the Hamoaze crossing.
I have not to inform you that a steam ferry, worked by a
chain laid in the bed of the river, has been in use at Hamoaze
for ten years. The regular crossings, at every half hour, are
continued during the whole of the day. They occupy from
six to eight minutes. On the Plymouth side the sloping
stage is run upon the beach, which is rather back from the
general line. On the west side it is run upon the slope of a
raised bank, which was made by the Ferry Company when
the steam ferry was established. It is an unseemly projec-
tion above the regular surface of the beach, forty six yards
long, and extended forty yards within high water, tending
to cause a deposit above and below it. A condition with the
new company to remove it would be useful.
By the present arrangement the ferry must stop on a sig-
nal from any ship that is being transported, until the ship
shall have passed, and the authority for the ferry to proceed
being signalled. Although the written instructions to the
ferry people are of very recent date, this understanding has
been acted upon for the whole time, and the delay to the
ferry has been very small; sometimes one stoppage of half
an hour to an hour, in the course of a month ; sometimes not
one in six months. When the ferry vessel is at the shore on
either side, she is completely out of the way. bier length is
100 feet. who k
binned flap at each end.
Mr. Brunel who k
9 '8'11(4. with a! each
PncAn.or nf the nnnnß-
ing line of railway) accompanied me on my survey, 'wormed
me that the Railway Company have purchased the property
and rights of the Ferry Company, and that their crossing is
to be at the same place.
The Railway Company's vessel will probably be longer
than that of the Ferry Company. This may affect in two
ways, as being more in the way in crossing, and projecting
farther into the water when the vessel is at her berth. As
to the former, the length may be limited; perhaps 60 or 70
yards, exclusive of the flaps, would not be objectionable;
and the company might be 'called upon, if thought expe-
dient, to make a dock on each side, so that the stern of tlicir
vessel should in no case project farther into ti 711
than
the present boat. drip.. nr were never as been any
cornplair4. 1 think it probable that for their own sake they
will (to this, so as to enable them to transfsr their railway
carriages from the railway to rails laid on the deck of the
vessel.

With these observations, I should consider the Haman
crossing unobjectionable. It may be prudent at the same
time that the Admiralty keep a general control and power

to make bye-laws for the goiermnrent of the ferry. a'
I have presumed that in future the public, whether on
foot or with carriages, aro to be conveyed ou the same terms
as at present. This will, of course, be attepled to.
I think it may safely be left to Parliament and the rail-
way company to select Hamoaze or Saltash for the point of
crossing, if the modifications and restrictions which I have
recommended at either place be attended to.
I have the honour to be, &c.
•
The Secretary:of the Admiralty. (Signed) JS. WALKER.
18, Duke-street, Westminster, June 10, 1846.
Sir,—The promoters of the Cornwall Railway Bill have
directed me to address you on the subject of the second
letter received from you on the part of the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty by Lord Morpeth, the Chairman
of the Coannittee on the Bill. The requirements specified in
this letter, relating to the height of the bridge at Saltash,
have the effect of at once defeating the Bill ; and which
would indeed have taken place immediately on receipt of this
second letter, if Lord Morpeth had not himself, from the ap-
parent disagreement between the two letters from the
Admiralty, thought that possibly some mistake might have
occurred. The promoters believe that such mist be the
case, and fully confident, particularly after the receipt of the
first letter, that their Lordships would net desire to throw
any impediment in the way of so useful a public measure as
that now before the Committee, they earnestly entreat of
their Lordships to consider the peculiar eircumsttnce of the
case.

The promoters are ready and most anxious to bud them-
selves to adopt any plan of construction for the proposed
bridge that can be required by, the Admiralty, tut there
are technical difficulties which would defeat the Kill if the
height is now defined at more than a few feet gretter than
that shown in thn section. The-height on the sedion is 80
feet; now, without consent of the landowners and occupiers,
this cannot be raised to more than 85 feet; such coisent can
never be obtained during the passing of an opposed 3;11, par-
ticularly when there are small tenements, as a singt lodger,
or even a person having a reversionary interest in the
smallest building, could be brought by the opponent to re-
fuse his consent.
Eighty-five feet at the edge of the shore is therein° the
' greatest height which can be assumed as within the pwer of
the promoters. From this point the bridge could be wade to
rise to the centre arches, giving perhaps 6 feet morn or 90
feet, as there are no owners of the river whose conseniwould
be required; but here again a technical objection will tow be
raised by the opponents, that such a rise. involving a Juno
is the groAliGtot MAO) OW -Oniitat 91. taw Bu 4rd of Cowie,

and which consent there is no provision for obtaining until
the Act is passed, and would at any rate require time to
procure. The promoters can easily obtain all these consents
the instant the Act is obtained, and will undertake to do so
at any cost, and even to incur the cost of coming to Parlia-
ment for a short Bill to remedy the evil, if this should be
thought preferable; and will undertake generally (but this
is amply provided for by the 17th sect. of Bth Vic., cap. 20)
to conform in every respect to the requirements of the Admi-
ralty. The promoters, therefore, earnestly entreat their
Lordships not to allow a measure of such importance, which
has for some years past been persevered in through great
difficulties, and which, after an enormous expense incurred
during the last and present years, is_ now, as they believe,
about to be sanctioned by the Legislature, to be defeated by
an interested opposition on merely technical grounds. .
The promoters are entirely in the power of the Admiralty;
and as it appears to them evident that the particular height
referred to in the second letter has been named under a mis-
apprehension of the limits of height which the standing
orders admit of being assumed, as referred to in the first
letter, they would entreat their Lordships either to make
the minimum height at present for the two centre arches 85
feet, instead of 95 feet, ':With as much more as, the requi-
site consents being obtained, the Admiralty may consider
desirable;' or to leave the matter as it stood under the first
letter, which, on the part of their Lordships, you addressed
to the Chairman.—l have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) L K. BRUNEL.
Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, Sze., Admiralty.