Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

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the small cables that are to SUI
; port the temporary foot bridge TO
the workmen, but their Stretchin
will beaninterestinq sight, as bein
the first act of the final section OF
the work. Three years from th
day on which that occurs, if al
gees well, the bridge will be read,
tor the crowding travel which
will thenceforward possess it.
The cost of this magui6cen
bond of union between the two
great cities which are possibly
destined, through its influence, tC
become ultimately one, was orig
inally estimated to be eleven and
half millions, including the val
ue Of the land to be condemned fol
the approaches. Up to the first OF
the year, however, very nearly
six millions had been expended,
and neither tower even, was fin,
isbed. So a new estimate was
then made, allowing over a mill.
ion and half more than the orig.
lnal one, and this, it is hoped,
will not be further increased.
To reach the height of the
roadway at the waters edge by a
sufficiently easy ascent, it was
found necessary to go back half
mile on the New York side and
more than one.third Of a mile in
Brooklyn to commence building
the approaches. BY this means
the declivity on either side will
be made so gentle as to prevent no
obstacle to the passage of teams
or horse cars.
1t will be a gala day for Brook
Ign when this bridge ia opened.
TO show of what Importance she
considers it, it need only be stated
that she pays two thirds OF the bill
against New York's one-third.
The present system Of ferriage is
uncertain and really dangerous in
winter, and at all times is so oh.
.jeCtionable 10 many people as to
deter them from making Brooklyn
their residence. The new avenue
of communication will remove
that objection and will repay the
city its share OF the expense many
times over.
Oar workingmen are having an
other season of discomfort. The
'longshoremen, who form a body
highly respectable in point of
numbers, and who perform duties
of quite an important character in
loading and unloading of the thou
sands of cargoe8 which cross cur
wharveS. becoming desperate at
the "ittle work and less pay" as
as they put it; struck few days
since, and hung around the dock
in numbers, endeavoring to pre-
vent agents from filling their pla-
ces. That effort being unsuccess-
full, many of their number, rather
than absolutely starve, have gone
to work again; but the majority still
hold out, saying that they can't
live at the present rates and If
they must die it might as we'll be
now as later. Their condition is
a hard one; it is natural that they
should feel in a blind way that
something ought to be done; but
in times of depression it is useless
to try and force payments from
employers which sooner or later
ruin the latter. That, however,
is a fact that strikes generally can
only be taught by the stern logic
of events. Besides this, to whom
attention has been drawn by
their recent action, there are I'M
numbered artisans and laboriDg
men idle, but having done nothing
as body besides marching to the
City Hall, some six hundred of
them, asking for work and then
dispensing, little is known of their
condition, That feeling Of sullen
despair pervades them, liable at
any time to be famed into flame
by the first demagogue who ad-
dresses them is more than proba.
bic, and if the city gets through
the season without trouble we
shall do well. RADIx.