Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-25
TIE VIADUCT.
The Bids for the Construction
Opened by Capt. Lyon
The Various Proportions Submitted
fer the Work-The structure
and Requirements.

The bids for the work on the erection
Of the Rock Island viaduct over the rail
road tracks at the foot of Twenty-fourth
street. were opened by Capt. NJ. W. Ly-
| on, acting commandant at Rock Island
arsenal, in his headquarters on the island
at o'clock this afternoon in the presence
of Representatives OF the different firms or
corporations bidding on the work, Hon.
W. Il. Gest, Mayor McConochie, ex Pres
ident Hass, of the Improvement associa-
| ton, j. D. Taylor and representatives of
the press.
The various propositions were as fol-
lows:
Keystone Bridge company, iron work.
$40 600. according to government plan;
$l5.70O according to own plan; woods
work. $4,000 according to government
plan; $2.2s0 according to own plan.
Missouri Valley Iron Works. Leaven-
worth, Kan, iron work, $1S,260; wood
work, S2,054; to commence work 10 GAYS
after signing contract. and complete Nov.
Is.
Chicago Bridge company. iron work,
sea- 900; to complete Dec. 81.
Youngstown Bridge company, iron
work, S22, $50; wood work, 81 900; to
I commence work Sept. l, and com plete
! Dec. Is.
Smith Bridge company. Toledo.
iron work, $23 500; to commence Oct. l
and complete Dec. 81.
Wrought Iron Bridge company, of
Canton, O., iron work $4,000; wood
work, SIS 90; commence Dec. /, and
complete Feb. l. 1892.
King Bridge company. of Clevela nd,
iron work $50. 900; to complete in $50
working days.
Pittsburg Bridge company, iron work,
$ll.165; woodwork, $4,000; complete in
four months.
Lassic Bridge company. of Chicago,
iron work. $751; 100; commence Oct. Is;
complete Dec. Is.
Phoenix Bridge company, of Philadel>
phia. iron work. Sl6,024; woodwork,
81 $50: commence Aug. 10; complete
Oct. 10.
The various bids were taken under con-
sideration By Capt. NJ W. Lyon, acting
commandant of Rock Island arsenal, who
will send his recommendation to Gen.
Flagler. chief of ordnance
The Lsssic company, o; Chicago. is
the lowest bidder on plans submitted by
the government on iron work. The
Pittsburg is the lowest on its own plan
The Keystone and Phoenix come next,
all the Others besides these four not
being considered
The Yiaduct proper will consist of a
100 foot through span reaching from the
island by sn approach formed by raising
the present wagon bridge by means of
iron or steel pedestals, followed by two
45-foot plate girder deck spans 10 the 100
foot through span at the same rise as the
wagon bridge, in. 50 The south APP
proach will consist OF an earth fill about
1l6 feet in length, followed by four As
foot plate girder d=ck spans. The new
structure is to have a roadway for vehic-
les with double track for stree, cars.
dsnked By Sidewalk for foot passengers in
conformity with the present wagon
bridge. The street railway company will
furnish all iron or steel track material and
lay the same in place, subject to the ap.
proyal and inspection of the commanding
officer of the Rock Island arsenal. ALL
parts of the structure will be of wrought
iron or steel, excep. the flooring, floor
joists and the wheel guards, and the ne.
cessary masonry foundations aud retaining
walls. and the through span will have a |
clearance above floor of not less than ISL