The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-03-06
SECOND DAY, MARCH 4, 1878.
REGULAR MEETING-oFFICIAL.

REGULAR METEOROLOGICAL.
Board net pursuant to adjournment, A.
C. Williams. Chairman, in the chair.
Roll called, and full Board with the ex-
cep'ion of the vacancy.
The following report made yesterday
was omitted, which report was on motion
ordered received and placed on file.
To the honorable Board of County Com
missioners:
GENTLEMEN:-You Committee appoint
ed by your Honorable Body Ia examine the
bridge over the Big Stranger, on The Knight
4 Stafford road, beg leave to report, that
they have examined the bridge and most re-
spectfully submit the following report:
The approaches to said bridge have beer
completed, and are fully up to the sp-cifica
cations in quality. They are six feet Sho.te,
at each end than the specifications C Ills fo'
and will take forty feet of the approach on
the west side and fourteen feet on the east
side to complete said bridge. We fad the
main span in place and complete. The es
timated load Of seventy pounds ON the square
foot, would be below the breaking wei. ht al
lowing the iron 10 be oi):ordinary quality.
We think the bridge amply strong enough
for the purpose Of a highway bridge and We
find the pier on the east side in good condi
ton without any apparent d.fects.
The west pier We found cracked in such
way a. TO indicate had workmanship. We
would suggest that il might be economy l.,
rip rap the west pier. 1t il probable that it
would preserve the pier in its present condi.
ton for long time and may be permanent.
This is a conjecture, BY no means a certain
~. To be absolutely certain Of stability, it
would lie necessary to take out the pier and
relay it. The length of span of the bridge
is one hundred and one feet, that il sixteen
feet more span than the specification calls
for. The length Of the approaches already
built are sixiy-one feet.
We recommend payment for the east pier,
approached, and span of bridge, and that OF
the foundation OF the west pier was pm, in BY
order of and underline direction of the County
Engineer and work properly laid therefrom.
tbs n the contractor should be paid for. That
also We find an increase of main span OF
the bridge Of sixteen feet, and the contrac-
tors claim besides pay for extra length Of the
ponding with the incrs ased cost of putting in
spans Of different length. This length Of
span of one hundred and one feet is abso
lutely necessary, and the contractor should
be allowed the difference in price per foot
between the cost of the eighiy-iye loot span
and the hundred foot span.
AL of which is most respectfully sub
mittted.
c. W. SPENCER, Chairman.
G. GEIGER, County Conmiseisner.
ID. n. BARNES, County Engineer.
A. J. ANGEL. Civil Engineer.
H. c. HAAS, Builder.
CARR & SHULrz. Architects.
The following report of the Grand Jury
vas presented and read, on motion of Mr..
Wilson, ordered received and referred to the
COMMITTEE on Ways and Means:
To the honorable Board Of County Commits
sio0en Of LeavenWorth county:
GNTIEMN-In obedience to instructions
from the Hon. Byron Sherry, Judge of the
Criminal Court, We, on Friday the 9Th inst,
visited the County Jail for the purpose OF
thoroughly inspecting the same.
We found con6ned in the jill % prisoners,
of whom we're committed BY order Of the
United States Marshal. The sanitary condi-
ton Of the Jail - a good - could be expect.
Cd considering the condition of the building.
The prisoners enjoy better health than one
would expect to find where 20 large . mum.
Der are confined for 90 long . period in q
building 20 poorly ventilated. In regard to
it. safety ve canno, be too urguent in its con-
demnation. With two exceptions the cells
are unfit for the confinement Of prisoners, and
We respectfully call YOUR earliest attention to
provide for the erection of q new and pefma-
nens building.
Th> 9TH H-n