New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-24

railroad ana the Bridge stations which are on the same
level 1t ia proposed to connect the stations so 'h' per
sons may pass between them without being lorcei " ~
M and down the stairways Several plans Tor we new
structure have prepared by the engineers Vi tn
ated railroad crnpanes but account OF thc opcnnb
celebration the Bridge Trustees have not peeh ave ~ e.
anime Them Ii j. said that il VIII require heaIS wv
The fact that an injunction restraining the Bridge
Trustees from Interfering with the elevated rtroaa
station Is still in force led 10 the statement hh heI
serious controversy between 'he ec IA about
and the trustees At an informal conference t ~
week ago between President Kingsley ana cyrus W,
Field It agreed that there was 10 oco"s'o" 'o' "
quarrel -. VI, ELEVATED poirood
Company said yesterday me sic o. lc or on M
Hall station was selected ly the eugineers OF our Go
pany and the Bridge engineers Jointly we paceu t I
station upon the precise spot thei asIee Ni,rnbv
wear after the station opened, Ptesiuen. ,hs
came 10 ms one dav complaining that II obstruced the
Bridge entrance We reminded him that is engineers
Willingness 10 move il II the Bridge Trustees would pay
for the work He replied that he would MT pay CEN
for it and that he would tear down the station u wa h
NOT take II ont OF his way That why we Obtained nc
Injunction which has not yet been dissolved We nave
~ S rIJge o orr roads # Is probable In my opinion
that cars will he run from tie elevated railroad directly
has been done Yet II will result in that within few
years As the OF removing the station tee ras
been no agreement except this that II We chuu, 80
with the Bridge Trustees the question Sha NC 'i' ~
arbitration" H., ,h poard ~
Estimate and aoporOnInent the power 10 eicct Il ncm
Hall Of Records. and the present humhs WIN w oite
down. .ITyOn-rOw VIII be cAtciueu l!tS e ira,,nied
the Bridge entrance taking in the ground low m i
by the Hall Of Records and broad ipo. ram m and ,tbe
through 10 Broadway between the Court iI0usc anu gu
city Hall There Il also talk oil stopping ~ tio,ring
free ogrcss 10 Broadway for vehicles OtherNlse ire
quent block9des to occur at the Bridge p %
each Gay only rough estimate can be made The I'VE
lower ferries present carry over an average o.
r rIo@ge Gs viii 20 over the Bridge It's thought
that at least third OF the vehicles that now pass Oyer
Fulton Wall and South ferries will go over the TRUCE
which would make 600 vehicles daily The capacity OF
the Bridge for vehicles Is placed 10y INC a.
so 900 persons an hour estimating that esnty cars uIo
in motion at once, twenty OF when VIII 10 on 1 - a.
span at time. The promenade mas capacity VI Ia
owing As 900 persons to pass over In an hour
SOME STATISTICS ABOUT THE BRIDGE.
The following brief description of the super
structure will be OF interest to the thousands VINO VIII
view the Bridge to-day The main span has length OF
1895 feet inches from centre TO centre OF towers
Each land span has length OF $50 feet from centre OF
tower TO OF anchorage The frameworkof the super
structure has width OF 20 feet and Is suspended from
four 6nch cables by means OF suspendcrs IN tno ahu
spans the equilibrium OF curves requires the MAN
cables to be feet below grace at the face OF the anchor
age thus bringing the floor line above the cables Tor
distance of $50 fces out from thcnce the suspenders
are here replaced BY posts standing the cables Inc
grade OF both sides fixed at 325 feet per hundred Inc
main floor suspended at uniform distance OF
feet Gnches from centre to centre with intermediate
beams half way between them. There are six trusses
running gtbwise of the Bridge 50 that uansyerseiy
the structure Is arranged in five divisions The two
ouer divisions are each IS feet inches wide in the
clear between the trusses. and are intended Tor
vehicles. including streetcars, for which IN
time tramways will ne provided. Tho two
intermediate spaces Of IL oC inches have steel rails
laid IN them and TO be devoted TO passenger cars
run by endless ropes driven by stationary engines The
of feet inches occupied by prom
enade elevated feet 10 inches above the other noors
except at the towers where 1t IS rase st higher 80 as
10 pass around the intervening central shaft above the
passenger cars The four middle trsses arc feet In
depth and the two outer 10 feet deep The New
York three feet wider than tho BrooNyn tower
In the direction OF the line Of the Bridge.
Expansion aud contraction Of the structure are pro-
vided FOR IN four places by OF .hpoints In the
russes and framework. located beyond the end Of the
over-noor stays, abou 40 feet from the towers tn
action OF the temperature the Bridge vii cause It to
be three fc- higher IA ths c'ntF' III winter tA"h IN
summer.
gate weight Of 1900 TONS Each h0or beam j. sup
ported by suspenders AT four points nt loot men
from the end and ~ 80 feet II inches rom ch'n rlu -
Is therefore continuous glfdcr over tu'' "pi'RS
In CO, Of partly loaded 1oor, however TIE brldsc
ns over i've openipl door beam Is ~ feet long -
inches deep and 95s inches WIDE. There are AK bdgle
Of sucI trisscs Weighing 900 tons There 1850 foot
way beams weight 40 tons. and 800 intermediate fo
way beams, Weighing % ioh-. ~ Pi"'''i N''.''
stcn the floor OF the Lrogc anu 10 distribute cOhccn-
rated loads uniformly over great portion o the span
ere the trlsses, watch there fhch Truss j.
su1,ucd sideways by ncltcI braces fastened TO the
posts and to the top chord OF the nouf beams.
With object - sfcnug the noor ui the Iri gc IN
addition efficacy OF fhe trssrs and asooi assisting
the cables sustaining the loads, tie superaTu
hqs'hcCu provided with al CAtCisfc at7ith ~ STAY =
Bv thi. name number ~ steel ropes are dcsgnned
which run from top OF the towers 10 certain points
OF the nooTs and which secured t. the bottom chord
OF the trusso. each side 81 the towers COrreHpund
lug with The number o. cables there are Your systems,
| each OF twenty seven stays.
The totn permanent weight Of tho suspended part OF
the Bridge is 1850 tons; the estimated wclght OF the
ranHo~y load Is 3. 100 tons making total weight &"
sustained 81 l7,7sO tons. Etch Of the four cables,
Roeung says, II strong enough topu ZIP an anchor
age which weighs 10000 IONS.
II took 10000 pounds Of paint 10 cover the Bridge
| with two coats