Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-09
The sndse and tho Tunnel.


The Bridge and tho Tunnel
rFfor1 the 81. Louis Republican.
No largo job ever undertaken In 81
Louis has been pushed forward witt
such rapidity as has
THE BRIDGE TUNNEL,
Nor has any other work eyer cncoun
tered SO many unexpected obstacles
Time after time the trenches hnv,
beau ffli6d with water, at q timc O
Me year when such floods do not nsu
ally fall, and no sodncr arc the,
ptftnped out than they are ffici
again. Sewers have turned up In nm
suspected places, where mono wcr,
marked on the maps, and in instances
where they were marked they wer.
found at q different grade from tina
indicated. LII the olden time things
were done In q very slipshod way.
The new sewer built hy the tuniie'
company runs against tho south side
of tho wall on Washington avenue
and following the curve, continue.
on tho east side of tho wall along
Y ~ SIbab IL COll
meets with the Mill creek sewer.
Ayexatious delay is just now &C
CURING in consequence ola sewer, oil
which there was 10 record, coming to
light In the rea Of tho block at The
northeast corncr of Fourth street aud
Washington avonue. . This sewer
drained into the old sewer on Wash.
ington avenue, and of course the
tunnel cuts the connection between
1t and the new sewer. The lay OF
ground is such MS to preclude drain.
Ing in the opposite direction, and the
only way is to lay anew sewer Eyom IL
to Main street on tho north side OF
the tunnel. This is now being done,
and q very deep cut has to be made
In ground which was a short time ago
filed up. This prevents for the pres
cnt the completion of tho roadway
or Third street, over the tunnel, the
arches of which have been completed
there for several days. Mr.. Andrews
says, however, that tho work will be
done past Third street by Monday
evening, ready for travel. Those who
have been SO long incommoded by
the blocking of Third street ut that
point, will be glad to learn that the
trouble is SO nearly over.
The bridge over Fourth street is
also nearly finished, and has been in
use nearly all the week for railroad
travel, and teams have passed most
of the week, with occasional inter-
ruption. The slightmess of the
structure in comparison with the
bridges each side of it is noticeable.
Mr. Andrews explains tho reason to
be because there will be no macliin-
cry on. it, rs it will form n simple
SUPPORT tor the "travellcrs" used in
moving the stone from the walls.
Excavation for the tunnel has been
commenced OIL Washington avenue
between Fourth and Fifth streets,
and all day yesterday numerous
teams were engaged in hauling away
the dirt. Between Fifth and Sixth
the excavation is nearly completed
and 500 the stone-mhsoms will be Mt
work. A stationary steam-engipc OIL
the corner Of Fifth keeps the water
pumped out of the deepest spots. and
temporary sewer runs off the
bulk of all that comes in.
THE BRIDGE.
. A trip out to the end of tho works |
ut the first pier of the bridge, would
we'll repay NY person having o taste
FOR mechanical structures. The
Of putting on the tubular ribs
Of the arch is SO unique and complete,
md at the same time SO safe, that no
me can look at it without adimira-
All great things arc simple, and this
oOks SO very simple that an iuexpe-
FENCED person would Scarcely realize
hat IT was the solution of q mighty
But what 10 one could
all to realize is, the immense strength
structure will possess when fin
shed. Those huge strap cables that
'oW seem to hold up the arch as far
8 1t is sprung, arc i'll fact merely an
security. AT present they
Old nothing, the trusses being amply
uficient to make the structure self
There are nine lengths ,
+ tubes i'll place OH each side of the
rcil, and three more OH each side
III bring them together, when the
rst arch will be completed. There Z,
an be but little doubt that the words
the president will come true, aud ,
trains Will be passing over the =
rluSe before the first Of January :,
ext. !
WIDENING THIRD STREET. u
Tho ,a,,;uu IT, =
nc to which Third stro", "" 'hc .
idened is nrocrndina viii so ne .
us rapiditvl Onthn eost III" a,.i a
WASHINGTON avauno tIn 80. :: .
early comnIetod 0n,ho mUin = -
nf honsos ban, "es' siue
VI ouSC llitC HOB OnIV
!, pa,ueu down. oHt quilt up again O
res are n%erun ,ha rous otner il
hn unueiSoll the same process. C