Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-24

Develepueuis II the nay h the c.
sf The New Salen Steel
krid4s.

Develepueuis II the nay h the O.
Of the New Saleu Steel
Bridge.
Friday has been fraught with In.
tereet on account Of Interesting Do
velopnients awaited In the c.sse Of
suspension of labors ON the bridge
until an expert engineer aud divers
could examine and report on the
actual condition of the central pier.
about which there has been 30 much
controversy.
This afternoon the county author
ities had Photographer Ca,terlin
{ IKE view of the pier. and fum .
view Of the negative and assiduous
pumping of the artist, who had
just been In conversation with those
in charge Of the investigation, a
reporter concluded that
'.THE PIER WILL STAND"
Just how this was shadOwed forth
ou the mental camera of the scribe,
'r reflected from the images on the
brain of those in authority, can per.
haPs only be discovered by the
students in psychology at the nni-
versity.
Another JOURNAL interviewer
stopped Commissioners Grimm aud
Watson ~ they wended their VIA,
fom the sceue of the problem In
engineering toward the courthouse.
All he could get out Of these gentle
men was: Possess your soul ip
patience: the engineers report cub
tanning all the facts discovered will
be flied this afternoon and every.
body can know all about ii by this
evening""
AWAITING THE RESULT.
The r.sult was awaited all the af.
ternoon with evidences Of intense
interest and impatience. Knots
Of prominent men stood idly ON
street corners and discussed nothing
but "bridxe." Judge Waldo, who
has l,een harraased by thousands OF
questioners until he would give uE
all his offlcial honors, now held OF
in future to be acquired. for u quiet
corner in Bedlam. would not talk
"bridge" for love or money, moi
even with his NEST intimate friends
He is bored to death and ha,
maintained a dispassiOnate conserva
tism Throughout all the excitement
hopeful for good results in the fina
outcome, and anxious, if possible
To get the people q bridge. At tn,
c,urt house the officers were be
sieged with queries and bothered by
interviewing citizens.
A STORM OF INDIGNATION,
such as Marion county has seldom
witnessed, is gathering among the
Taxpayers. that Is apt to give mur'
than one individual connected will
the bridge effort q sore and heAv,
heart, unless q businesslike cOun,
that will completely restore public
confidence can at once be adoptel
aud intelligently pursued.
THE REPORT DELAYED.
Diver Follett and his son took tn,
afternoon train for home, havin,
finished their examinations anC
made their report To Engines
Homan. A JOURNAL reporter in,
mediately repaired to the county
court room, where Commissioner
Grimm and Watson, of this county
and Judge Stouffsr, of Polk county
were found. He was informed b,
these gentlemen that not until mex
Tuesday or Wednesday would :h,
result of the investigation be knowr
here. Mr.. HonIan will report find
ings to Engineer Geo. Lederle, un
der whose direction he came here
and that gentleman will make . re-
port with such recommendations ~
he considers suitable, to the county
court. Mr.. Homan is still here,
writing up his report to Mr.. Lederls,
and declines to intimate what 1t II
going to be.
RUMOBs.
1t is rumored on the street that
the foundation Of the pier has been
found all right and will stand.
LITTLE SIDE TALK.
II the same rule had been fol-
lowed in the building Of our bridge
pier ~ was observed in the building
of that of the Madison street bridge
in Portland there would be no
grumbling now about a weak foun-
datiOn. There the piling ID driven
about rs thicS ~ 1t can stand and
the griliage, at least the lower lay
ers thereof, are laid together tight
and solid; 1t IL not like checker
board with the black squares
punched out, as the grillage here
was built.
From the best information ob
Lainable from Portland EnOin.
ser Grondahl has bsen doing q
Tood deal Of talking down there
with other bridge engineer TO
ward of the unpleasant impression
liable to prevail among them in re-
alton to his botched work. He en-
ieav0n To throw all the blame ON |
he officen aud citizens here and
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