The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-07
.THH PROPOSED BRIDGES
From this City to EtnayiIIe via.
the Island
WILL BE UNDER HEHDWAY
Inside OF Eighteen Months, Accord
ing to the Statement of One who
oughtto Kpow,.A Meeting of
the Company Yesterday.

A meeting OF the Board. Of Directors
Of the new Wheeling Bridge Company
was held yesterday for the purpose OF
arranging to comply with certain minor
t~echnicalitles in connection with the ac-
ceptance Of their plans for the proposed
new bridges across the Ohio from Eley'
enth street to the Island, and from the
Island to Etpaville, These require
ments are that certain papers referring
to the organization Of the company the
preparation Of plans and similar details.
shall be furnished to the Secretary Of
War with the plans OF the bridge, and
the report OF the engineers who came
here last month to examine into the
various points in connection with the
bridge, with reference to It's effect, when
constructed, upon navigation,
The meetlngonly lasted q lew minutes,
and after arranging for the furnishing oil
the desired informatian, adjourned
Mi, j, ElwOod Hughes read Q copy OF
the report OF the Board Of Engineers 70
the War Department,
The report is a statement Of the laGts
and opinions ELECTED at the public
meeting held In this city on August iSth,
ali Of which was printed In he'lSTELLi'
GENcgR ut tho time. The engineers ~,
commended that the requests OF tho coal
boat men who were at tho meeting De
complied with, and that as o special ana
equitable Interpretation Of the law, the
Bridge company DO required to sol tue
maitland pier 50 feet further east than
was contemplated by the drawings aud
maps furnished.
They also make reference TO the Tact
that the existing Suspension bridge nus
much TO do with tie changing OF tile
proposed new bridge from u Structure
which conforms with the technicalitles
OF the laws letter, to one, which does
not 80 conform, but which Is q lesser
hindrance to navigation. They also
give In detail the expressions OF the
riyermeu at the meeting aud use these
expressions as an argument In favor o
the new plans. In conclusion they say
$40 summarize, the Board would re-,
commend that the plans and location o.
the bridge us proposed by the Wheeling
Bridge Company, be approved mall tea'
lures except the location OF the long
span over the main channel, which the
Board recommends should be moved TO-
wards the eastern shore; the span wesl
OF the main channel to be Of the length
as proposed, or q greater length, as tue
Bridge Company may elect. -,
"As the eastern shore span would,
under the proposed change, be entirely
over dry land, until the river; roso above
q ten.foot stage, tue Board would also
recommend that the Bridge Company bC
permitted to make this span adeCk span
or u through span, US they may elect.
A member Of the Wheeling Bridge
Company in speaking Of the matter last
might, assured the reporter that the
bridge will surely he built, aud that a:
soon as possible. He limited that with
in the next eighteen months, the people
OF Wheeling would be surprised by see
ing actual construction commenced,
He further went into details TO show
that the bridge Is u necessity and to
prove that 1t will be a great convenience
10 the people Of the city, as we'll as q
boon 10 commercial interests, by open
ing,up q large section which now has
practically no means Of getting to the
CITY.