The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-08

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used.
DETAILS.
All details and connections through
out the entire structure shall be so
proportioned that in case of destruc-
tive loading, failure will occur in the
main body of the members, rather
than in any of the connections and
details.
STEEL JoIsTs.
Throughout TIE entire length Of the
bridge there will be seven lines of solid
rolled steel joists, composed of two
lines Of seven inch steel channels, and
five lines of seven inch steel eye beams.
These steel joists will be firmly bolted
to the floor beams.
TIMBER WORK.
The roadway flooring shall be two
and one half inches thick, six inches to
ten inches wide, laid crosswise, and
thoroughly fastened with wire spikes
driven through the flooring on either
side of the steel joists, ard clinched
around the hanges.
FELLoE GUARD.-Felloe guard will
be four inches by six inches, bolted to
the roadway plank about every eight
feet with half inch bolt.
HUB GUARDs,--The Hub guards
will be two inch by ten inch pine
planed and painted, securely bolted to
each intermediate post, with two bolts
All of the above lumber Except hub
guard) to be of good sound white oak,
sawed true to size and out of wind,
free from loose or defective knots, and
of quality that will be acceptable to
the Commissioners or their Engineer
PAINTING.
All iron work shall be thoroughly
cleaned of rust and scale, and shall be
given one good coat of oxide Of iron
paint, and pure llnseed oil before
leaving the shops. In riveted work,
all surfaces coming in contact shall be
given one good coat of oxide of iron
paint before being riveted up.
After erection the iron work and
hub guards shall be given one good
coat of oxide of iron paint and pure
linseed oil. The last coat of pain,
shall be put on under the direction ol
the County Commissioners or the
Engineer, and to their or his entire
satisfaction,
All pins, friction rollers, pin hole:
and planed surfaces, shall be coated
with white lead and tallow before leav
ing the shop.
DAMAGES.
The contractor shall have charge o
and be responsible for the entire work
embraced in this contract, until its fl
nal completion and acceptance, ant
shall assume all iisk of accidents, anC
all loss of damage arising from the
use of improper materials or workman
ship in the construction of the bridge.
The bridge shall be fully complete
on or before October first, 1894,
Respectfully submitted by
THE KING BRIDGE COMPANY,
V. Morris, Contracting Agent.
Approved, Nov. "a, 1898.
/ J. C. Brown, Engineer for Colum
bia County, Penna.
CONTRACT FOR THE sUPERSTRUCTURE
This Contract, made this 24th da,
Of November, A. d., 1893, by and be
tween The King Bridge Company, O
the City of Cleveland and State o
Ohio, party of the first part, and th'
County of Columbia by and through
her Commissioners Jesse Rittenhouse
B. F. Edgar, and c. L. Sands of tn,
county Of Columbia and State o
Pennsylvania, party Of the secon(
part Witnesseth, that the said part,
Of the first part contracts and agree
to and with the party of the seconC
part, to build, paint two coats, ant
have ready by the first day of Octot er
1894, for the party of the second part
the superstructnre for a Wrought Irol
, Bridge over tie stream called Th'
, Susquehanna River at point wher
the Bloom Ferry Road crosses sai'
J stream in the county of Columbia ant
, State of Pennsylvania according to tn
r following dimensions, viz:
Extreme Length of Bridge, 1880 fl
| Roadway, IS fl
No. of Spans, six (6) equal spans
, All the materials for said bridge, eS
, cept the abutments and piers, are t
! be furnished by the party of the frs
| part Specifications and Plans ar
proved form a part of this Contract
The center line of bridge to be a
r right angles to the abutments an
piers. Delay in approving plans c
c furnishing necessary data, plans, spec
fications, etc, by party of the secon
: part to party of the first part shall e,
e te ad the time Of completion an equ;