Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-06-12

taken The contract for, and IS nov engaged
in. rebuilding the Bridge across The 20
,omac a. this place. has furnished US bis
plan and ideas for publication for The con-
s,ruc,ion of the great Bridge 10 be ouiI'
over the East River between New oTH
Civ and Brooklyn. 1t is said that this
Bridge will cost eight millions oi dollars,
and is 10 be 50 constructed as 10 give
bridge communication without interfering
with the navigation of The river, and we
believe the following plan is the most
plausible ever yet offered 10 the public.
Mr.. c. says -
admit that the span is to be 5000 feet
in the clear. then The end Of The bridge on
the New York side should recess back
500 feet TO receive the counIeihaIsnce
stone that would be necessary 10 counter.
pulse the weight Of he brdge, as II was
progressed by the workmen, independent
of The water, on an elevsIlon OF about
feet TO the hundred. As this bridge,
forming an artificial lever. was progress.
ed, il would form sn arch by IT, own sus-
pended and lnvrrltd weight ot dhoul9
inches to The hundred, and pull like 4
team to a load, and form a rlshI line on
lis sides of tremendous draughl, as he
bridge was progressed over The RIVER.
Six tracks or streets would be Necessary,
with 5 s,nries OF about 100 feet on the
brace. This would give 80 tracks IN ell
of about - f. + inches N the clear. am
make he lever Of the bridge about 81 by
90 feet on lhr END and side. The upper
divisions could be used Tor fancy storrs II
desired on The outside Of the right and
LETT Of the brjGge-aud sidewalks project
ed ihererOm-wllh baltu'usde teet
hiph, entirely over the rlver. lhIs would
give entrance t. the various sinTe-. The
walks in such eases should not exceed .
breadth OF 8 leer. and would be formed
by The floor beams TunDlng al night angles
IN each and every section oil the bridge
2! feet 10 centre. The balIustraJes would
30 turned of white oak from uH,ber
zches square. and set one foot To centre.
The top rail 10 he Of white oak aud foot
broad by thick. The bslDsirades 10
foot on longitudinal timber re'hmg 3Inch-
es from the sidewalks OF HE upper story.
The lower side walks o! The hrIdge would
be ~ feet wide and form cOIIOnade OF
AZ pillows Of the GreclAn Ionic order.
The length Of the colIOnsde for The bal
lance.power on the right and leIi OF the
bridge, and on each side OF The TIver.
would be equal to the length Of the bot
tom, making 1872 pillows IN all, or rs on
each tier. The enlsbIsture Of this order
would be propOrtOned 10 the heIRhih ol
the balance stone above the columns.
The intermediate divisions OF the bridge
would be balanced above and below, re-
serving however space III height enough
TO sdmIt OF the passage oi carriages, DC.
There would he seven vertical sides anG
divisions OF the bridge, farming tie SIX
tracks on the plain and different stories.
The slreamers would he % Zee, long and
the braces 20 each and both doubled al
one hall their length SO as to form one
continuous line OF each with regular and
alternate doubling. The horizontal bra.
cling in each story would be pinned to the
inside double cO,ds and all bored Ia one
pattern. The floor beams. however. .
would run through on another double (
streamtr. and not on line with The BAL 2
lance beams. The bridge would be eased (
off about one third OF the span 10 insure .
strength sufficient 10 admit the projection
entirely over Tie river. When the bridge
is received over the ahulmenIs on the
Brooklyn side, then that end would be
extended 500 feet also. and equsl Ia The
recess on the New York SIDE, and
weighted down over its triangular iul.
crums and depressed by the weight of
stone, the same ~ The elevation on the
New York side. The easing of would
be similar also TO that from the New
York sbutnenI. IN order Ia gain strength
enough to transmit ,he weight of the
bridge on that eide Of the river. Thus is
out into operation this mighty fabric Of a
bridge The central heights OF The arch
would he about 100 feet IN The clear OF
the water. and the shulmrnis should re-
cess back far enough 10 gain hsIghIh in
the clear OF the uharves Tor the transar-
ton nf business. az well as Ia gain erva.
ton Tor the reception Of the passage OF
ships, under the curve or arch 81 the
bridge. For the combination Of this
bridge, the cOHCGUe patent pin would be
used which gives great lScIliles in build.
ing.
This bridge can be built complete. al.
ter the abuimenis are built, on an inclins.
ton OF ) feet tn the hundred. for $4,000.
900. all tie timber could be sawed this
season, and The pms lJIned between ibis
time snd next sprInR, 20 that the bridge
might b. done by the first Of September
1870. The writer will make his as an
offer. Build The sbulments as high as is
required. add 90 feet vide on each side,
during the present season, and he will
build the bridge IN l20 days. With one
men. III 1910. Tor -. O00. 900,
tue psy ments 10 be msde ny Insi.ImenIs
as the work progresses. No iron would
be required IN this bridge except nails and
spike; each upper track would receive lis
own roof, and the water be conducted
through at The right and left in The
valleys"
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