Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-29
THE BRIDGE.


A Communication Submitted to Council
Last Night
In the Second Branch of Council, last
night, Mr.. Seeley presented the following
communication and accompanying resOlu-
tion, and asked it's immediate consideIa-
tion:
1--WE have now completed the plans for
new and tirst-class steel bridges, connecting
the city 10 the Island and TO Ktnaville,
and propose to proceed at once to their
construction, and as it has been suggested
TO us that many citizens desire the city TO
secure free transportation for foOt-passen-
gers to and from the Island, we would
respectfully suggest that your honorable
body appoint a committee to confer with
Capt. John Mcclure, Henry Schmulbach
and John NJ. Sweeney, a committee ap-
pointed by our Board of Directors for the
purpose. Very respectfully,
~. ELwOOD HUGHES,
Secretary Wheeling Bridge Co."
Mr.. Seeley offered the following resolu-
ton:
"Resolred, That a special committee Of
five, consisting Of two from the First Branch
and three from the Secoud, be appointed to
meet and confer upon the proposition
named in the communication o. the Bridge
Company"
This was concurred in, and the motion
being adopted by the First Branch, the
Mayor appointed Messers. Robinson and
Farrell on the part of the Flrst, to which
President Cruise added Messers. Seeley,
Harrell and Maxwell on the part OF the
Second Branch. President Cruise was
afterwards added TO the committee.
Accompanying the communication OF
Secretary Hughes were floor plans and
elevations of the two bridges, and also
map OF the city and vicinity, showing the
proposed location.
The plans call for a bridge across the
main channel OF the river l, 1913 feet long,
including the Island approach. This
bridge is to be located on the line OF Eley-
enth street, extended to the river. The
city shore span is 225 feet in length, next
comes a channel span 525 fee. long, and
this is brought to the Island shore by
third span OF 295 feet. From this shore
span steel visduct approach, 71S feet
long, crosses South Front street at
height of about 35 feet, and extends back
along Ohio street westwardly TO the corner
of Ohio and South Penn streets. The plans
show this approach paved with fire brick
The channel span is to be 80 8. feet above
low water mark. and 10 feet above ex-
treme high water mark, and the east shore
span is 46 feet above the "Pewiky" tracks.
The floor spans show the bridge to have
a roadway Of 25 feet Width, tianked by
seven-foot side walks. Two motor tracks
are also shown. All spans are through
spans.
The bridge across the Back" river,
from the west side OF the Island to Ktna-
Vile, is of about the same style as the one
above described, except that the spans are
four in number, OF about 200 feet each,
and are not 80 high above the river.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
Work on the Union bridge is progressing
very nicely. The dredge boat if at work
making an excavation for the second pier
out from the Ohio shore, and two pile
drivers are busily engaged putting down
the primary foundation for the first pier.
A large force of men are at work building
the caisson to set upon the piling and stone
laying may be commenced before many
days.
On tomorrow morning the Carpenters
Brotherhood Of Martins Ferry, will hold
an open meeting at their lodge room, to
discuss the eight hour labor day move
ment 1t is expected that good speakers
will be in attendance.
The Wheeling steel plant has been of
since Monday to allow general overhaul
ing of the machinery. 1t was thought the
plant would get on tomorrow, bat it will
probably be of all week.
The Long run tunnel, on the Wheeling
and Lake Erie Railway, located near Mt
Pleasant, will be through the hill to-mor-
row, and the work Of completing it will
occupy but few weeks more.
All passenger trains on the @. & p. K.
K. will stop at West Wheeling during the
days the races on the Island continue.
The cold machines went on at the Ben
wood mill on Monday. The hot machines
20 on to-day.
The West Virginia China Co. went on
full on Monday, after an idleness Of sew.
eral weeks.