The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-11-07

Monday evening, Noy. Bird

Monday evening, Nov. 3rd.
Mayor, Recorder, Street Com
missioner, and Councilmen French, Dey
oe, Tabler, Burkhart, Smith aud Garrett
The following bills were ordered paid
John Maxwell, t6l.se; W h Kelley, "
q /. Savage, 75u; ] G Meyer. $3.50; q +
Eson, soc; Johnson 4 Morris, ea.75
John Chiswell, tl0; n J Henton, s34.oO
Robert Shahan, "a; Huston \ Co,$lt.2b
The chairman OF the committee on
streets and public property reported the
following report on the bridge site ut thls
city, which was.referrcd to committee
OF the whole:
To the Mayor and members Of the Com
mon Council OF the city Of Albany:
GENTLEMEN III beg TO submit the fol
lowing report on u lite for tho proposed
bridge across the n willamette river In
front Of your city.
After making n careful examination ol
the crossings at all the streets between
tho Oregon Pacific railroad bridge and
Calapooia street, / am OF the opinion
that the crossing at Calapooia street is
the best, aud therefore recommend that
this crossing be adopted as the site OF the
proposed bridge.
lst, Because IL affords IN easy grade,
owing to the channel being in the center
OF the river, and in fact IL the only street
that will permit of an easy grade starting
from First street.
2d, IL Is the shortest crossing, as We
reach high ground on the north side
much sooner than ut any OF the other
streets, and even here il will be necessary
to construct bridge with approaches
2l00 feet long.
3, Bedrock is nearest the surface.
In selecting plan for the bridge,
would recommend that you have Pratt
combination truss, consisting OF spans
of $50 feet each, two spans OF 200 feet
each and two spans 100 each, vith 100
feet ol trestle approach on the south side
and 260 feet on the north side, and have
six concrete piers and two crib piers with
rock filling; the channel piers 90 be pro-
tccted by rip rap; the cylinder concrete
piers to DC constructed on the plan ot the
accompanying sketch. A bridge on this
plan, consider would be the cheapest
and most seryiccable you could construct,
owing 30 its length. | send you here
with map Of the river, shoN ing the
shore lines, etc, for one mile on either
side Of the site Of the proposed bridge as
required by congress, also skeleton plan
OF bridge with sketch OF pier as referred
TO in this report. | also send cross Sec
tions Of the river NJ CRlapooia, Ellsworth
and Montgomery streets.
The sections at Ellsworth and Mont
gomery streets only represent the river
crossing 10 show the position Of the chan
mel, and are not carried cut To- " here the
north approach would commence.
Respectfully submitted,
J. NJ. STEWART,
Civil Engineer.
In the matter OF the application OF A }
Hunt and others to declare Albert Bond
a common drunkard the application Was
granted,
In matter Of wood on block Mr. Spinks
had reported that he woulda't do W. any
more.
Matter Of ladder FOR II Il l. Co was con.
tinued.
RCcorlmendation oi Street commis-
sioner for sidewalk east side oi Jefferson
street, 7th 10 sth, and sidewalk south
side Of First street, adjoining Mrs
Schmeer's lot wac read and work ordered
done within ten days.
Communication was read from X
koehler authorizing city To build sewer
under switch Of L Co, providing IL 10
done under supervision of roadmaster.
Petition Of Geo Chamberlain and
Others asking for Lateral sewer connect
ing u ith Railroad street sewer Mas read
and work ordered done within thirty
days.
Communication was read from + Co
asking about nearest sewer with which
depot can connect. Referred.
Ordinance 2iO, amending sec. 3 Of ord.
123. providing for prevention 81 fres was
read three times and passed. II prohi-
bits the future use Of terra Gotta Chin
neys.
Recorder reported insurance renewed
on No 2's Engine house IN b 4 " las Co
for $3.50 and Oregon las Co for tJoO.
Mr. Peter Riley asked to be released
from the saloon bond OF " Zimmerman.
Application refused.
The tollo.ing bid. for sewer work were
opened and read, being for fourteen lat
teral sewers connecting With K X Street
sewer: JAS Laurent-all lateral sewers
with Railroad sever scross
streets, GS cents for each and all. Macon
( Strang-72iac 20 20 cents. Geo W
s-s0c 90 tl.i0. A motion was
made that bid Of Mason 4 strsng be ac-
cepted. Amended that the contract be
let 20 Jas Laurent. Amended that mat
ter b. laid on table until next regular
End amendment carried.
Bills allowed-John Jones, 40; WS
Miller, $40; VA McClain, $50; Al
Hunt, s65; i & NJ Ins Co, tIS.75: Ore
gon lns Co, $3.50; w L Richardson, s2;
Frank Weiss, SIS.