Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-01
GARDINER BRIDGE
"e Hesumony Closed and III. o.
"oners View the Structure

Inc hearing on the appraisal of tho g.,
lner and Pittston bridge was continued a, ,ha
court House, yesterday forenoon
DANIEL A. Booker, for - vea..
oridee builder of the Maine Central r.;lasI
was called by the counsel for the Rr;daa r oau
pahy and testified: Examined the Soo.; I'm
vi the spur braces in the Gardiner bridge >
suggested the change which has since haau
carried out by the company. By tho NJ
pan the strain is carried more yertica,lv ~
.he bottom OF the pier. Was also consni,a =.
a. 10 'ne dimensions of the new cord. .nd
save directions for procuring timber of
proper SIZE, which was done by the com.
Psny' was also consulted later az to tho
n 1I ana size OF timber for the new draw
nave nave mace no minute examination of tho
iuge since. Spruce timber delivered at
uarulner Is worth from Sll.l5 to Sl2 Der M :.
laru pine FOR cords. $50 to S35 per M. A
NC. WOODEN prldge OF the same general plan
as the present one would cost in nv oninion
from 1874 to $40 per linear foot. The nro. ;
eh' superstructure including the draw bpt
exclusive of sbutments and piers ia in nv
Judgment worth from SIS, 900 to $40. 600
Cross Erdnaanation.-If the LONG sn.,s
were made stouter by additional piers. the
COST or putting on a new superstructure
would be somewhat less, but the difference
woula be more than made up by the addition.
NJ cost OF the new piers. For a new 200 foot
span, constructed with q truss alone the
length OF the truss should be about "a feet
Re-direct-This bridge is materially
strengthened by the arch and therefore the
truss is not required to be of so great height.
A Howe truss and arch go well together.
Barrett A. Cox, recalled, was examined az
to the books and treasurer's reports.
The counsel for the bridge company put in
as record evidence the papers in the suit. p.
& X. Railroad against the bridge company for
land damages in Gardiner, showing the
amount paid BY the bridge company 20 the
railroad company to have been S8ll; also
award OF referees. assessing in favor of r.
H. Gardiner to the amount of S25OO dam
ages and S46.54 cost; also papers in the suit
OF Stevens vs.. bridge company for land
damages on the Pittston side and the
award OF the referees, Sll2023: also
deed, George w. Rollins to the bridge
company, 1879 of wharf property in Pitts
ton. 5000; William S. Bartlett to the compa-
ny, deed for 22-29 of the same, 5000. The
entry in Clay, Frost & Co.'S. book was put in
showing the sale of pine logs to the company
when the bridge was being built, price Sl2
per NJ.
Here the testimony for the company was
closed.
The petitioners recalled Thomas Emery of
Waterville who gave estimates on the cost
of new cribs from the bottom up to the floor
ing in the draw and toll house piers, estimat-
ing the cost for the crib in the draw pier,
81 1861 80, and in the toll house pier, $573
These estimates did not include putting the
cribs in place in the river. That would cost
$50 additional to each pier.
Cross Eramination-Thes estimates do not
include for piling or for labor in driving piles,
or for rip-rap simply the construction of the
boxes and sinking them.
Eben Tasker-Helped frame new cords.
The joints were fitted snug.
Cross Examination. Cannot testify that
they were at all loose after the clamps were
put on; the joints were fitted in the ordinary
way.
In the afternoon the county commissioners
went to Gardiner to view the bridge and this
afternoon the arguments will be delivered.
decision will probably be rendered BY the
commi si"nevs I their meeting the third
Tuesday # April