The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-05
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THE NEW STRUCTURE no SPAN THE
HUDSON RIVER.

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MISREPRESENTATION Sent to the Secretary
of War for Approval.
New York. June 4.-The New York
and New Jersey bridge commissioners
met this morning at their rooms, 2l4
Broadway, to consider the plans sub
mitted by the Union Bridge company.
All the commissioners were present.
They are: Andrew H. Green, chair
man, Colonel F. H, Hahn, Charles M.
Vail, Evan Thomas and Isador Straus.
Theodore Cooper, consulting engineer,
for the commissioners, and Secretary
Swan of the company were also present.
The following letter was forwarded to
Hon. Daniel s. Lamont, Secretary OF
Wars
"The Hon. Daniel S. Lamont, Secretary
of War:
"Dear Sir: Ihave the honor, in behalf
of the New York and New Jersey
Bridge company, to submit for your ex-
animation and approval the drawings
and specifications, showing plan and
location of a railroad bridge across the
Hudson river and its approaches, as re-
quired by act Of congress OF June u
1894
'eMr. Theodore Cooper was appointed
by the New York and New Jersey
Bridge company of New York and the
New York and New Jersey Bridge com
pany Of New Jersey to prepare gener-
al specifications for said bridge. These
specifications were forwarded to all re-
sponsible bridge builders of Europe
and America, calling for plans and
guarantee bids. Various plans were re-
ceived. The plan Of the Union Bridge
company Of New York, which is here
with presented, was the only one that
complied with all essential particulars
with the requirements of said speciti-
cations.
II also enclose copies OF resolutions
and statement adopted by the New
York and New Jersey Bridge commits
sioners showing the change Of the loca-
tion of the bridge and the approaches
and approving all the dimensions OF
said bridge, appurtenances and ap-
proaches thereto; also a map showing
location of the bridge and connections
with the railroads of New Jersey; also a
copy Of resolution. adopted by the direc-
tors of the New York and New Jersey
Bridge company of New York.
while more data and information Is
sent than is required by the act of con-
gress, 1t is done I'M the spirit of facilitat-
ing an understanding of the project,
upon which your official judgment is to
be pronounced. Very respectfully,
CHARLES III. SWAN, Secretary"
Mr. Charles II. Swan, the secretary Of
the company, said:
''The plans sent to the secretary of
war are the only ones out of the many
that have been presented that have six
tracks and have a guarantee that the
|cost will not exceed $25,00O0 900. The
iplan presented by Mr.. Morrison seems
Ito be too light and has only four tracks
land the cost exceeds $25,000,O00.
"I notice that it is stated that Mr.. !
Morrison is an engineer of the COM
|pany; that statement is not true. In |
S1ividuals employed Mr.. Morrison to |
make plans for the bridge.
n f"The company's letter to the secretary
pr war rejecting the views of the board |
pf directors gives a clear statement of |
4 he facts. and have no doubt but that |
Nhe secretary of war will deal with |
\ he great question fairly"
n The following is a description of the |
bridge contained in O. communication |
from the Union Bridge company:
1T is to span the river without any |
support between the pier-head line on |
Rither shore; to have a clear opening Of /
! Ito feet and a height at the center of |
+ so feet in the clear above high water, |
with the grade running downward |
from that point on the New York side |
s5 feet to the mile.
"There will be six tracks on a level,
Resigned to carry 5000 pounds per lineal
foot on each track, with excess for en-
fine loading; all as provided in your
specifications. The loading upon these
racks will be distributed by two stiff
@ening trIsses on either side, hinged at
he center. These trusses are of the
ow-string order, with an extreme
height of 200 feet. They are spaced 1875
pet apart, center to center, AMID are de-
4 gned to be erected by pin connections
lroughout, and, after the erection Is
Pmpleted, the Joints are to be riveted
P as to provide for reversal of strains.
: hey are to be constructed Of high
.ade medium steel, fulfilling all the
bnditions of the best practice.
1.-THE cables sustaining the roadway
lie twelve In number, two on either side
the stiffening trusses and four be-
Veen the trusses, arranged so as to |
vide the cross floor beams into three
ual lengths.
'Suspenders from these intermediate
bles connect with a cross truss at ,
oh panel thus securing a rigid con-
ction with the stiffening trusses. A
stem of lateral bracing at the floor
vel is provided, to resist the wind pres
re which is not taken directly by the
bles. There is also a vertical set of
bration bracing at each panel point, {
gether with top chord lateral bracing. I
he cables are in vertical planes pur- ,
sely, without Grabbing, as we have :
md that they Offer in this position, :
much resistance to displacement by Y
nd as with any practicable system of r
hdling The cables are attached rig 7
OF the towers without roller shoes, I
provision being made for this con- I
ion On the New York side they are
ured to a MASONRY anchorage
rough tunnels, and are open to in
\ kction throughout their entire length.
the New Jersey side the anchorage I
Il be in the solid rock; also provided | I
h tunnels for inspection.
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