New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19
EAST RIVER BRIDGE AS 1T WILL LOOK.

vance BIZ. whom T. was built there was nothing 10
support It's Weight II was bound 10 SINK sag
crack and liable At any moment 10 collapse. Could
the projectors the Hudson River Tunnel have OBJ
tan-d approaches two and half miles long on
each side of The river ana made their boring
through the rock at depth OF say 10 feet. their
project would have been quite feasible. from an
engineering point Of view solely What Il would
have hr-n rs "A temptation TO the travelling pnbc
and as a profitable financial investment is quite
another story.
more harmless one Of the added eggs was
Wlmans projected tunnel under the BAY. from
Mddl-'own. $. l. to w-Utrecht l.. l.. 10 give
connection hctnc"n Austin Corbins railroad system
authorizing 1t was got through consrsss and APP
ment that the tunnel should he commenced I'm three
years II would scrm-for all discoverablc OF the
work that the authorization has died natural
and easy death.
BRIDGING THE HUDSON
Two OF the eggs that bid fair to he hatched out
are the New-York and New-Jcrsey Bridge Conn
pany's project for a cantilever bridge across the
Hudson River. at point 10 be fixed by the Secrc-
tary of War. between Fifty-ninth and Slxty-ninth
SITS. and Austin Corbin's bridge enterprise Tor
crossing the East River at Backwells Island The
former of these bridges must not be confounded
for suspension bridge across the Hudson River
at Twenty-thrd-st That too. viii be built. bur
y hlc proba bly, not until some metal can be found
strong az phosphor bronze and light hydrogen
the river that point II does not therefore, seem
to press for immediate consideration Of Its other
details. which are no doubt sufficiently all right
for ali their probable The New York and
N.w-Jersey Bridge company's act OF authorization
was not approved by the President In the form II
first passed Congress- owing to several considera-
lions the principal one Of which was his fear that
il would permit the construction OF piers when
might be distractions 20 nnvigaton lie thought
a suspension bridge. spanning the river. would be
practicable The House Committee on Interstate
aud Foreign Commerce. TO whom 1t was then re.
ferred reported II back In such amended form that
n went through and was approved. In their report
ncerng authority that allowing strain OF 10000
pounds to the square inch. "A span OF -SV ieet -
all that will stand alone or hoid w !,s Own
| weight" That would seem TO dispose OF me ldea
Of railroad suspension bridge over 300 feet long
(The longest span Of the BROOKLYN Brldge, by the
way is only $500 feet In ength.) AT the same
time the final determination upon the plans OF me
bridge engineer Charles Mcdonald was leII 10 me
Secretary OF War upon the basis or report whlcn
should be made 20 him by a commission Oh SUD
nosnbIy the best engineering talent IN me country
stituted consisting OF Major e. W ray "o CaSi -
| A.: Professor w. H. Burr. OF Coiuinoia coLese
| Georac : Morrison. Of Chicago: o. Benscaren. OF
Cincinnati. and Theodore Cooper, OF , Hn
have had several sessioHs, anu "'e """ '''e 1880
summer vacation 4, a. ,o,. a ,,,,1di. sno n
- 49, with n clear Roadway above high water or
snrinr tides OF not less than 100 rect W. oa AM.
lever bridges vii! be connected by cent1a, .rus'
section. the whole Sar car bn inside the citys pier.
h.ad line and that nearest the opposite shore the
length OF the western span 'slo ieet, cus'u e i
Jersey City pier-head inc. ,hat ~" Nav Jersey
fsnrwIsiat,;re authorizing the construction IL mas
been said that the New, Ce en- hr,dna COM
Company could and would kee? the Srnse Of all
pan. , ,ro fic 70 and from New-York by way Of the
ysdson through its ownership OF all the territory