Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-03-02
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capt. W. H. WENTWORTH " hr VINO was
employed us engineer OF INC o,ihge' Inc
s'ockhoiners, ny aVo'e, dvcidrd 10 locate
the ofiugc al Tue loot OF 'eommefce street,
the ste oil ne gu ori1ge any torry' fi',
teen per cent. OF the capitol Stock was call
Cd Tor ana COLLECTED, ana work commenced
al once. h,con'rac' Tor me stone work Of
the 'hree piers OF en'sreqnireu, was
entered INTO w"h messrs' BRENNAN DON
EeAN, which were 10 ne completed ny the
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''0h OF 1t cut ny ami OF nara WORK and
"h''r'ng energy al obstacles were over
come anu 'e-u"y' our c'',zehs WIN see inc
hoo'e structure complete IN all us iair pro-
portions anu ready Tor use. capt. FONTS
'e''s US mat Tue erection OF ms bridge
'""' ~ 'ne Pi"cihe u me 'ron WORK on
'he PIERS nus COST more 'nnn any oridse
vi '"e same eng 'ha' me h'ng company
nave ever p"' up ms mas oetn caused
ny various reasons not necessary 10 emu
mer"'e mere we can say however, as we
40 on inc "ord OF 'hose thoroughly exper-
'ehceu IN snch matters, that pallas now
possesses me 0eH or'dge 10 oeJound IN the
o's'e 1e1as, not even excepting The IA
nous wire suspension Bridge at waco. As
W 'he c"P"el'y OF 'ha or'dge, mat can
hardiy oe eshmated oy us, ard we ID not
know mat u Will be tested before being
received BY the Company. We are salts
hed that II VIII bear up any weight that
WIN ever be placed upon i, and that is
sufi'cient. One of these bridges recently
erected al "averley, Iowa, as we learn
from the NEBRASKA City Chronicle, was
s"hJected 10 the Following Test; SO,OoOlbs.
weight was placed on each side, after
which boiler weighing 5000 lbs. hauled
BY four horses driven in irot, passed over
without showing the least sign of weak
ness in the bridge. Such testimonials are
held by the company in large numbers,
from points in the Northwest sand we are
quite sure that the Dallas bridge will prove
equally strong. The masonry ispronounc.
ed NO. by experienced men, and oil
me o'her parts oil the structure are equal
y wen made. -NApstG't'-'
In connection win the bridge, under
INC chhr'er' Is a maeadamiiea radWay
through 'he ool'om 70 the high ground on
'he west OF The river. This was mae
o - 80" 80 NJ" u" e~oef
lent road, but il will be greatly improved
hereafter by the COMPANY, The approacb
f,om Comnoro. s,r.., - H.. So,
Pe' 10
grAVeieu' anu VIII also oe improved hsre-
aHer-this approach is 100 feet in length:
then comes The frs, iron snon of lao foo,
- 'f"" " NY ~ - '"eh 'he
treslle work on the West 100 feet. then The
earth. work of ia 'eet and In ST the crav.