The sun., 1894-12-28
THE NORTH RIVER BRIDGE.
SECRETARY LhMONI,s DECIsION
TO BE ACTED UPON.

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There was . meeting Of the directors OF the
New York and New Jersey Bridge Company OF
New York at its otflees in the Park Bank build
ing yesterday ana the recent decision OF secre-
tary Lamont against the big cantilever bridge
,vh,cb ,he cor,nanv nroro.ed IN build ocrosa the
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Hudson was vas, discussed. .. AN,
decision leaves the Bridge Company ali sdrIft.
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York and New Jersey Bridge Company OF New
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Jersey ana the Iohsuucuon company uhuer
which these two we're to act, had put forward
definite proposition. They had obtained char
ters from both the states interested and from
Congress, and proposed to get to work at once
10 ouilo cahtliever orluge; wtn cleer span
Oh Zuoo iee'' rest'ns ohe ehu vi 'nis upon pier
In the river about l'ooo feet out from the New
snoh . hrido. had .,r..av hosn ,..,cr.d n,
the engineers Of the Union Bridge Company Of
this city, and that company had agreed to build
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structure. bridge approaches. terminal fscili-
ties. land, and Interest losse. during building
would aggregate s45, 900 900, III. sum which
It was calculated the income OF such bridge
,vould ba sure In nav intaroat unon Tbe do
wou,u ,O oe Sn.,,, 20, .,'s. upon. - ~,
clsion OF secretary Lamont that no pier snail DC
placed in the river virtually forces the company
either to abandon the project or to figure upon
suspension BRIDGE The engineers Of the Union
Bridge Company have made no figures upon
such . bridge. They have. in fact, declared
that no good bridge engineer would to-day
build such bridge for heavy railroad traffic.
and that suspensiOn bridges are being torn down
to he replaced by cantilevers.
In view OF this situation. Secretary Swan of
the New York and New Jersey Bridge Company
presented the following report:
Dec. 30, 1894. directing me to confer with Mr..
Theodore Cooper, one OF the members of the Com
mission OF Expert Bridge Engineers appointed
by the President under act of Congress OF June
z, 1894, In relation to securing his services in
preparing general specifications for a suspension
railroad bridge of six tracks, suitable In all re-
spects for heavy traffic at high speed that shall
be both safe and practicable to accommodate
the needs Of the railroads approaching the city
OF New York by way OF the state OF New Jersey,
with the view that upon such specifications
bids and proposals shall be advertised for. un-
der the usual guarantees and safeguards, In
order to ascertain whether the cost Of such
bridge approximates the estimates referred to
in the report of the Secretary OF War. beg to
THAT q conference was held, at which 1t was
arranged subject to tho approval of your board,
that Mr. Theodore Cooper be engaged to prepare
the specifications above mentioned. II will be
prepared that the location OF the bridge, which
must be between Fifty-ninth and Sixty-ninth
streets, be fixed and determined, and II Is de-
sirable that Mr. Theodore Cooper be requested
to examine the ground and the surveys made by
Engineer Charles H. Brush and recommend a
proper location for the bridge between Fifty
ninth and Sixty ninth streets.
1.-THE great diversity OF estimates upon sus-
pension bridge as shown BY the report OF the
Secretary of SVar. IA worthy of remark. the esti-
mated cost ranging between s35, ,387, ,87l and