The morning call., 1895-01-13

comment from all competent civil en-
giDeers who have examined it.
AS it is far superior to anything that
has vet been presented. there was no hest
tation in accepting it as final. MIR. Holmes
has given the subject much study and
faithful work, and has been justly re-
warded for his labor.
The work of the architect, A. Page
Brown, for the State has not met with
favor from the State officials. In fact it
has not suited from the mudsills, as it
were, TO the pinnacle OF the tower. As
stated In THE CALL yesterday his work
required a vast amount OF revision to put
it in any kind of shape, and this work. of
course, devolves on the chief engineer of
the commission.
The acceptance OF the plans of Holmes
will no doubt be a body-blow to Mr.
Brown from which he will not soon re-
cover.
The bridge itself begins from the north
line of the north SIDE of Market street. Ii
will have two spans Of JOG feet each and
one span of fifty-three feet. The roadway
is 10 be twenty feet in width. thus giving
ample room for the largest crowds that
may go TO and fro. and its strength is suf-
ficient to bear up all the human weight
that can be crowded on it.
The floor is to be OF light steel, covered
with b;tuminous rock, and the whole OF
rolled steel. 1t will be thoroughly braced
with fats and angles and made as strong
as steel will render it. The weight will
be between 100000 and 100000 rounds.
1t is to cost tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The bridge will be so placed that 1t will
not cross any streetcar lines at all. The
present cable line that comes down Saera-
mento street will be moved in after the
demolition of the buildings ON the con-
demned lots at the intersection of East.
Sacramento and Market streets, upo o
which lots the abutment of the bridge
win be. The entrance will be OH line
of the north line of Market street, and no
lines will have 10 be crossed by passen-
gers on the other side of Market street
going to the ferry. There will be an iron
Enclosure seventy-fiye feet out from East
street for the protection of passengers.
There will be four supports to the bridge,
and the columns will be of the ~" pat
tern.
The work will be finished at the same
time with the big depot, and then there
will be great rejoicing among the travelling
public.
The steamer Arawa sailed Yesterday for
Sydney by the way of Honolulu and
Samoa with good-slzed passenger list
and full cargo of general merchandise.
She was DELAYED In sailing a couple of
hours Oh account of the late arrival of the
mails. Among her passengers were the
twenty-five Samoans who came to the
Midwinter Fair with II. j. Mnors. Since
the close of the fair they have been travel
iog through the State giving exhibitions.
The tug Vigilant came into port yester-
day towing the schooners Anna and S.
Danielson and the towboat Katie O'NeiL
She was forty hours from the scene OF the
wreck of the British steamer Crown of
England. The O'Nell started cut with the
tow but broke down. The Vigilant had
recovered from the wreck the anchors,
chains, engines and boilers. The work
was done by the California Iron and
Wrecking Company.
The steamer Australia arrived from
Honolulu, making the trip in six days and
seven cen hours. She brought twenty
eight cabin passengers and twenty-four In
the steerage.
A whitehall boat belonging to Thomas
Crowley was stolen from the foot of Fol-
som-street wharf on Friday orning. The
painter was cut by the thieves. The steal
ing of small craft has become quite com.
mon occurrence along the water front of
late, but the miscreants who do the work
are srln0m caught.
The o. and o. Steamship Company's ship
Belgic got in from China last evening. She
is twenty-five days from Hong-Kong and
fifteen days from Yokohama. bringing six
cabin passengers, one European, ifty-two
Chinese and six Jaranese. She had also
1882 tons of cargo, 303 boxes of opium and
96 packages of mail. A pleasant and un-
eventfal trip Is reported.