Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-02
THE STONE BRIDGE.
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE on
CONTRACTS
N-n.r Generally Diseased VIII TIE City
E.yr.er-C.1lel Called q Meet This
Evening

Evening
Acting u pursuance OF the resolution
passed by the second Branch Of Couu-
cil az last Tuesdays session. the Coun-
ci Committee on Contracts met at the
CITY Hall. last evening, for the purpose
of considering the matter of preparing
plans and specifications for the new
stone bridge across the creek at Main
street All the members of the COM
mittcc were present and ia addition
Mr.. Farrell and one or two other mem
beers of Council. with superintendent
Cummius. of the Water Works.
When Chairman Eliugham called
the Committee 10 order, City Engineer
Uoec submitted his preliminary cleva-
ton and cross section OF the bridge
and "a general discussion ensued, taking
up The entire time of the session.
The chief anxiety of the committee.
aside from having a iir>t-claSS bridge
i'm every respect. was 10 have the bridge
SID wide as To- afford enough accommoda-
tiou> for ans possible travel, and also
to accommodate two lines of street ears,
should such q thing bee desirable on
necessary at amy time.
In this connection Mr.. Farrell asked
about the sidewalks, which in the orig
nal drawings were placed inside the
parapct walls of the bridge, as in tue
Old structure. Gould they not be-
placed outside the walls. on steel orach-
ct>e" asked Mr. Farrell.
The CITY Engineer There would be no
trouble about that. but how about protect
Mr.. Farrell Could they be- protected
with asbestos.
The City Eugiuecr-Nes.
MIR Farrell But that would not DE as
good as the natural earth.
MIR Eumeham-Thc people down our
WAY want 10 see the bridge Us wide as pos
sib,e
Mr. Fmsheimer How would IT do To cut
the sidewalks down 20 SIN feet on eacn sac
That would leave twenty-nne iee' Ior lhe
THE CITY Engineer That would DO.
NTr Elushcimer- Would IL add TO the eX-
pcuse ....,...,.;,,.
The CITY Engineer No, not necessarily.
AIR Dillingham; There Will come tline
when there viii bee two street car tracks on
tho bridge. and we ought 90 make provision
for the future.
Nlr. Farrell What is the prevailing
width of modern bridges
Tine Civ Engineer The new steel bridge
over tla river viii bee but twenty-five ieet'
MIR Farrell mean stone bridges.
'fHI old stone NELlat
had "a width of but twenty-five ice,.
Sir Farpu-And had miserable side
walks
Thc CITY Engineer -Four feet. Thesus-
ucusiou bridge has bat sixteen leel Tor 81
roadway. and the Market street bridge oul
twenty-five feet.
Mr. FARRELL 10 crowds tain-s ON tine
suspension bridge, when street car an"
big truck come 90 pass
ThcCrv EnciuCcr-The city IS peculiarly
situated. having but TWO points of connec-
rior, b,twccn the North and South Sides,
and think the bridge ought 90 oe as VICE
as possible
Mr. Dillingham; 1T ought 20 have "a TWEEN
tv-cight foot or thirty foot roadway NOT
less than tweuty-cight feet.
mn, C.tv Engiucer- Tweuty-cight on
thirty feet is about the width of most OF
the streets ON the South Side.
SIR. Keuuey- ] am heartily In favor of
thirty foot roadway. but ] also want io see
good sidewalks.
Mr. Ellingham Yes; that S so.
The CITY Eugnecr think can get ali
the width You want without increasing The
cost much We made our calculations Tor
"a substantial bridge. The figures were
made mp iu something of hurry but they
ARE AN right
The conversation here changed 90 the
grade of the streets, as they would he
affected by the bridge. and Mr.. Filing
ham asked about the dip iu the street
ON the south Side. where the grade OF
tine bridge would run down 10 % point
about midway To Twentieth street, ana
then up again, az sharp rise toand be-
yOnd Twentieth street. llc wanted To .
know ll % uniform grade could not he
made from Main and Sixteenth streets
to Main and Twentieth streets.
The CITY Engineer Procuring large
plat IL would be impossible 10 make an
uniform Grade. as 10 would bring the crown
of the arch too low In permanent Inn
urovemeut of this sort, the work ought To-
be- done right.
Mr. Dillingham; Could YOU tiN it so there
would be- mo- dip n the grade at thc south
end
The Civ Engineer think So. Main
street at Twentieth is but slightly higher
than Sixteenth and Main. We could start
at the centre of the aycn, and make an unl-
form rraieto Twentieth street. butt think
bridges arc All tue better for draining both
WAYS THE water runs OF better ami the
effects uf frost are not So great
Suneriuuudcut CWnminS. of the
Water Works. here asked about the
proposed arrangement of the water
pine. aud said Doe wanted room for q
eO-lnch. q in-mrh and an SINGH pipe.
Ilc was assured there would he ample
provision. either Tor q 30-luch pipe, or
number of smaller ones, and Mr.. Cum
minis said hc was satisfied.
The talk then went back 20 the sub
icrt of tine grade OF the street. and MIR.
Hogc coutJudcd that boz great public
Improvement like tine bridge. the city
ought to do what was requisite 10 STE
cure hrSt-claSS structure i'm every par
ticular. 10 would take about two weeks
to get up specifications.
From this point the talk Vccrcd
around 90 tine details of construction.
/ and Mr.. Farrell asked for the cost OF
bridge forty feet wide. Mr.. llogc said
/ the estimate s4aS Ss2,I5O, and that each
additional foot jon width would "dI
~l.450 tu tbo cost. All the work would
Doe laid Ga Portland cement
Mr. Farrell Suci, tolt, and o. its swept
ont by q flood We won't be subjected 10 crit
icism.
MIR Ellugham Or our heirs and as
signs.