The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-01

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4 a chSltdis for so years, consequently
it was necessary TO build a bridge un.
der a railroad charter. The Pomer.
oy and Ohio River Road was charter.
ed. 1t runs from Pomeroy to the
center Of the bridge aud the track
from that place to the bridge will be
fused by the Ohio Central Road The
Point Pleasant and Ohio RiverR. R.
was organized on the other side Of
the Ohio and is very short. The two
short railroads will be owned by the
FIVE gentlemen mentioned above.
THE BRIDGE.
The bridge will have from six to
seven stone piers. These piers will
be built 100 feet above low water
mark, and finished off at the top ten
feet square. The road.bed OF the
structure will accommodate two
tracks, though only one track will be
built at present. The Ohio end will
grade so as to strike the present rail.
road track, the rails forking to &C.
commodate trains each way. The
line of the bridge cuts a small por-
ton Of the land Of John w. Bryan
and runs then only through the lands
of Mrs. Mary Crooks. The West Vir.
ginia end will strike Seventh street
in Point Pleasant and reach the hill
before the grade is found. The Point.
ers will have TO raise their eyes 40
feet TO see the trains.
THE BUILDING OF THE STRUCTURE.
The contractors are live men and
have at their head, Gen. Joe Case.
man, who helped to build the Union
Pacific road. who, by the way, has
been offered 500 miles of the North
ern Pacific and we learn, has accept.
ed it.
An attempt will be made to finish
the work this season, and in conse-
quence the contractors want all the
skilled labor they can find. They
will use at the two ends Of the bridge
about $50 workmen, at the quarries
u great many more than this.
TIE STONE.
Ore quarry can not supply the
stonefor this work, so between four
and i've quarries will be opened.
The Hooking Valley and the Kama.
wha Valley will probably furnish
this material. Our quarries had not
been examined up to the time of this
interview, so we may expect some Of
our material to go into the structure.
THE OFFICIALS.
Col Seymour is the ChiefEngineer
of the enterprise. Col. Patton, late
of theUniversity at Lexington, KY,
will lie the resident engineer.
THE CONNECTIONS.
Th1rails after leaving the bridge
on the W. Va. side will pass tlrough
the lands of Henry Fisher and strike
the NhCulloch farm, for which Col.
Lami'on recently laid down 100000.
| This farm has a Kanawha river front
of $50 feet. Col Lamison says it
was high, but they had to have it.
Passing on, the rails go to Hawks
Nest, the line Of which has been
building under the name of the At.
lantic 4 Northwestern R. r. The
Ohio Central has consolidated with
this. So henceforth from Hawks
Nest u Toledo the road will be known
as the Ohio Central. The eastern
terminus Of the road will be at Nor
folk, Va. The recent purchase Of the
Washington & Ohio Road by the
Baltimore & Western fell through
and Col, Lamison says that probably
their company will buy it.. 1t was
only the legal embarrassments SUR
rounding the road that prevented its
purchase ere this.
"Well, Col. Lamison, what about
the G. & o. extension?"
"The G. g. o. extension will be
built, says Huntington, but | don't
see how he is going to finish his line
before we do, as he promised"
"Have they any contract by which
they can cross your bridget"