Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-20
BUILD ANEW BRIDGE
THAT'S WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS
DECIDE TO RECOMMEND.
richmond and Manchester to Bc Asked to
Increase Their Appropriations 60
S5O. 900.

one instead.
Out of the ton momhcrs six were present.
Those came 90 business quickly, and IN ap
l-..t- tmc had talked the subject over
,rI decided what M their Judgment, was
r,. hcsi thing 60 be done.
I.., commissioners bad before them the
r.n.r- ot Mr.. Reuben Shlrrehs. the enCi-
...r engaged to supcr;ntend the work of
f..4lrir- tle bridge. which had been care
f.". considered hv the committee TO
vIi lfus- addressed and presented to
...,rrs. ~-iou with the recommendation
t.t tha suggestion of the engineer as To
I.. ..raI I.w bridge Dee adopted.
rurI>ci>rEn'> RroHr.
.r-.. -.n.-. r. addressed 20 Mr.. John J.
~.....,'. chairman of tine Committee on
-.-....le .r. Repairs ~ he james River
l.... l.r.r.rr. and M the beginning the
I...r ...r- small diagram Of the
..r....re Ind 3D. hr0t rccspliuialon of the
....-...rrl.t..r~ contained lu his former
r,nort. t.c r,-t oi which has been publish
.r tn, IsnII,. Among other things
N- ~.u-.0s iu h,~ FIRST report suggested
certain changes in tine irou-Work and adj
,I-... ft.t the MAIN struts bc strengthened
DIS. rtI.t .ur platr- Co them: that new lateral
f-a.,s .. inserted at the two end panels Of
r... ~uau, and ncN portal bracine that
.-.. -trl's he inserted between the trusscs
.. ..' .'"'i-'I,i liA0 "I t''t 'i 'it' ""'"t"
..-.t- l.v used. tiat the floor beams be
.tr.1rfasucd with hog rods.
lar cost uf fnc>c repairs we're estimated
a. between $1,000 and 5000.
rI>e Not STRONG ENOUGH
After g.une this review the architect
SAWS: Having carefully checked the
l.urc- upon which icabove recommends
tl,n~ wore based L 500 mo- reason tHr modl-
g. ing Zoe ms '.l j 'ii l'I, o." lu'A' q ''i.
c"A-ii' I'Ii. 'i".'-' y. '' 49,. =. ,',.
or .utHlA- l.'' I'i'', """ ''
OFT pi" ~" '" ''",.'',r '',r
~, ID. "a t,
'.' 90 -.
'tN- .'' 'N' 49,
'. I'D, p, ..''i>' IuO '''' H'l ~. 5"' Nv
-H'' p.'' "' ''.'f II" ''l '''' '.4' ,l
49,
l. 40 o.,
tif
i'.Nta q, i'r n'lI .Ti1 WIN "ulN "n' n.y.
'.'i.-'''l o.. e.,' ,..i,i,l.r,5.. =
D. ''' -,,,.,,,. ,,,...
r ,... st.,-il I.. ,,ifb Tho members az
i.'- ,'' l.,,'..[.,- '''- ,,.'rl,s !, l.;
G-,.o.,- ,TLc etroDgtb If tb,
.tl.+0f ,b, i,,t'r .s ~ to9S
- ill.,. 1s-..,r ,,,, hsvn ~
- .r,-ril - 80 =
.', .-o,,ll., yEorlj h.v. only q factor of
safety OF D. or would boz under lts breaking
strain II the bridge We're ever loaded with
sU pound. per square foot. NoWaday,
t....I.. -f +f... 1r...rt. lr, never destruet for
.,,,.t..,,.' i.i.. iii. vitG q. less canacitv
''''
~. ....t.,... -.l, ,,h,ll, ,,nor ,o,
N'. N'-"'|I .o ,,N ...'', t,.ii.. tii
hrIT,9 Di ~d' ~ an llL l''i TAM l'N 'i' 'Ifl'
-aut tD the New Jersey Ni"tI ana IRON
& uiupauN. one 90 the largest ana most I'-
.'H"' ' 5,a''-a,. 80 tj,11
"'.-., .'' ~ ,-..l. 80 -. ,,,orl "a
and the arr4n- cement Of the members fully
shown. WIFI lhr f"lo'@ 'u'l IN ""u'"
rs q p'rso oi-A It'9I N,iAN my 'a' 'l's 'o.-'i
Deh ilf anu ''' '..' -,
i.hons are about rigi,l IN nv former rc-
port / said: The pins and other details
Nlil bear careful scrutiny u any conSidcra-
hie repairs are go oe undertaken. They
-,s.u barely strong enough as al present
arranged. Iue ~peeihc';il"n7 can Igr
.-incA pms Wh' I'i- my are "MIN
--nch- now I.fe 70 al" VA, '1e
Fi''i - p'-.s' "I,.i. VIZ -. tfo
20. 80. i,.. - 1 di5 NOT have
iino 81 iNthl"- -iliS o''' ll,'l,
'Ile o@ d. ~ i.5 -4.,,l.r T., -,
tI'n 'i '''7' F,.',' li,i ".' .I'',,..,,'.lr
u' - l.r ~. '''- ,,i ~. =:
~ ahihiL- in' pigs t'' .''.''L ~
al1 '.i9 - ",l. gl ',l' l'1 f''' i.,t'.r 49,
ll-il, ~. tU,.'. i-i II !. b,,t am
"'.'iu 2, iS,-.i i.-t ,t,. ,t-. d.s,,,,.re and
V''.l '''''' .l.; -. l.,,,.,,. ,,, l,,,,
'A' ID. i''''t' .' a.,
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ACHANGH rs sIlE INuRACucAnLf-
II isuo.,e irnpos~iple 10 use "a larger pin
-i,,er fhst.. -r.r5e. anywhere and retain The
,.-.-..nt tie rods. for the reason that the
..s> If the rods have not enough metal
.-.,,iyd them % allow ot swelling or drift
~ -h-m 10 "a larger size than three
..+be. and II tf,. me rods were l4sger the
.,.-,r,cb .t,7Yts Wolld forbid the use Of
,.,,.r pIu than t{frce and q bah inches. A.
r..' ti,roc-iuah pm would have factor Of
.f,t,. AZ only two. with the present ar
rau.atucut of the bars, the only thing that
r...'.-ns- to be- done in rho way of repairs Is
..'~,.,r...,. tI,, i.sr- t,sckin0 them closer
,.s..fHsr On the pins so as To- reduce the
... .s.r..r moment of the strains This Viii
. a. ..,... ....,I .-yr,.rsi,.o work e-peciallv
.l ..l...,,,,t, I.i.f
taNt made an estimate "t 'n' 9diIi' Iil
f...TH. iNllll' 'l tal' t''isl' a. ''t' t'''