New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-06
tered 41-o per cents at 1o3 IL. Both offers were
accepted.
PLANS FOR A BRIDGE OVER NORTH RIVER.
THE INGrNEnR DESCRIBES THE STRUCTURE TO


THD INOlNEtIls DtLSNhlDiIo HI Sii-CNAS %'~
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Washington, March 5.-Enginecr Lindenthal, WHO
designed the projected bridge across the Hud'oh
River at New-York. to-day explained 10 SUI
committee OF the House Committee on commerce
the details Of the proposed structure. Inc COM
mittco has received the reply OF the Secretary OF
War In answer 10 an invitation to express HIS view"
upon tho bill. The Secretary indorses and trans
mits letter from General Casey, Chief OF Engineers
in which he says that the bill was referred 10 thc
Board OF Engineers stationed at Ncw-ioih' 'Po
their findings he suggests that the centre Oh INC
span shall be 155 feet above mean tide. ana tiaV d
section shall be inserted requiring tue piaiis u w
submitted to the secretary OF war within one Sc''
from the passage OF the act; tho construction 10
begin within one year after that and the bridge 10 DC
completed within ten years from the approVal Oh u"
plans. General Casey says that, WITH theSe aineiu
mens he knows OF no objection to the passage VI no
bill SO far the interests OF Navigation are ooii
cerned. In his argument Mr.. Lindenthal commented
upon these recommendations adversely. Ito saiu
that the company would be willing TO have the centre
OF the bridge AS feet above tdewater, which wouid
DO ten feet higher than tho Brooklyn BRIDGE put
to make the bridge 155 feet high would ada ehor-
mously to It's cost and would render 1t almost I'M
possible so to grade the approaches as to aHord
access to railroad trains. The best plan 10 aooP'
would be TO fix the height tentatively at 1io ieet
IN the bill leaving a Board OF Engineers TO take
testimony from navigators and railroad men uhu
definitely settle tho matter. Mr.. Lndenthil also
conteuded that the timo allowed by 0cnciHi
casey for beginning the work was ehurcY
inadequate. Vast preparations would have 10 be made
to get together material for structure unllkc any
other in the world in size and design. Ii would also
be necessary Tor tho company 10 acquire a'out So
600 900 WORTH OF property IN real estate ior thc
approaches ahd right Of way, and this would take tme'
lie was willing to accept the suggestion OF Chairman
Baker that the bill shoad provide for tie beginning
of the work in three years. with provso that inc
secretary Of War might grant an extension upon
reasonable grounds. 49, II, 49,
Mr. Lindenthal said that II had been his task 10Y
FIVE years To convince the public, and particularly
capitalists. OF tho feasibility of his plan OF thrOWlh4
single span bridge 5000 feet LONG across the HuusV
River lie had secured the Endorsement OF t,ie
American Society of Civil Engineers, ana ad eoI ilc
support Of capital for the construction OF bridge
Which in itself woud cost sl6,OOp.OOO Mr. Linden
thai gave some interesting statistics relating 10 inc
bridge IT. central span would and fall eight feet
owing to changes oi temperature. The an.norage'
would bc hall a largo as The capitol at Washington.
and each would contain 80 per cent more misonIy
than the largest OF the Egyptian pyramids INC
cables would be four feet IN diameter one EroohIi
Bridge cables are fifteen inccs), AMI the towers wond
be 500 feet hsh. The bridge proper would accom-
modatc ten railway tracks. Foot passengers coud DC
lifted up to it, level by elevators IN the anchoiaScS
but il il was desired 10 provide for the passage Oh
vehicles they would have 10 ascend the Palisades 10
reach its level