Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-06

pert viii early be called into consultation
to keep in mind the aesthetic quality
of the great structure. 1t will have, in
stead of pinched terminals debouching
upon narrow streets, a broad plaza at
either end perhaps GOO by 900 feet in
size, equal to several city blocks, along
which can be ranged ear stands for 20,
so or 40 different car lines if necessary,
each falling into its place, receiving
its passengers and joining in the line
for the procession across the bridge.
1t is calculated that some so per cent. of
the traffic will be passenger traffic.
Yet if Il person wishes to walk or wheel
over the river and enjoy the unequaed
panorama from the summit of the arch
he can do so without danger to his neck,
for on either side of the wide plaza
footpath and a bicycle path will sweep
in an easy curve toward the big towers,
gradually arising at somewhat higher
gradient than that oe the carriage track,
until as they reach the bridge proper
they are directly above The carriage
ways. BY this arrangement the width
of the new bridge is kept at us feet.
Even at that, lis fully so per cent. wider
than the old one.
After this statement of the dimensions
of the plazas at the terminals of the
bridge, it will hardly be necessary to
add that there is no congestion of traf
tic to be apprehended in any of the
streets approaching it. 1t is as if The
throngs which will pass over are to be
buttercd out thin over wide area, so
that each stream can seek its channel
without interfering with any other
Still, it is likely that the main lines of
approach on either side will be widened
this the bridge commissioners and engi-
neer have nothing to do.
In another regard the builders of the
new link between the two cities have
learned valuable lesson from the dis
astrous experience of the old, and that
is in the matter of administration. It
has cost the people of New York and
Brooklyn more than S32, 100000 to
build and administer the present Brook
lyn bridge up to date. Its income.
vast as it has been, has been an in
adequate compensation for the cost Of
the structure, partly because of the ex-
pensive and antiquated ways in which
it's various activities are conducted
which are, again, rendered necessary by
the limitations of the termini. 1t has
a complete engineering staff, a sepa-
rate police force, separate lighting con-
tracts, it's own cars, cables, engines and
railway stats. 1t costs many times as
much to switch the cars back and forth
from one track to another within the
stations themselves as it. does to haul
Them all the way across the bridge.
The new bridge will have neither po-
lice force nor railway staff nor any en-
ployes whatever excepting an engineer,
superintendent and some inspectors.
The cities, which, long before its com
pletion, will be but the one city If
Greater New York. will light and police
the bridge and clean its streets pre-
cisely as they do the rest of their ter
ritory. No rolling stock will he re-
quired, because the bridge will be made
q thoroughfare of which the cars of any
surface or elevated railway will be per-
mitted to make use at will, upon such
terms as the commissioners may lay
down for the general safety and the
general good. Away up town in Brook