The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-23
GREAT WORK OF
THE RAILROADS
lanes River Spanned by Many
Bridges and TrestIes.
THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.
Matters are being RapiCl y Pushed
Under the Supervision oi Espe-
ricnccd Mcn-Anothcr
Great Project
THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.

When the Chesapeake and ONO ana
the Richmond Petersburg and Carolina
Railways get through with their work
the James River, in certain section,
will be pretty thoroughly spanned, and
tracks, bridges and yiadusts will radiaie
in every direction.
Not only viii the rails span the river.
but they will come down IN the center
from east OF the Richmond Paper Manu-
featuring Company's mill, near Holly
wood to the Southern Railways freight
depot and run between this and War
per Moore 81 Co. 5 mills into the union
depot.
REMOVE THE TRESTLE.
over this track none but the Chesa-
peake ana Ohio trains will run, and IT
is thought by those who are superintend-
ing this work that the long tresue which
now runs over the Southern Railway
depots and many other buildings will
be torn down, as the tracks down the
river from Hollywood will take It's place.
The contract for laying foundations
and piers. which is being most satisfac-
torIly done, is being fulfilled by Messrs.
Shanahan, Serpel 81 Co, OF Louisville,
Ky. and the work thus far accomplished
is perfect in every detail and reflects
great credit on the contractors and en-
ployes. These gentlemen are working IN
conjunction with the MesSrs Winston
Company and Locher. of this city, with
Mr. W. c. Flannery, Of Washington, ID.
c.. as foreman over all the work Mr. J..
b. Izer. of Hagerstown, Md, foreman Of
pier work. with Mr.. Thomas II. kuhnert,
OF Washington, ID. c., as assistant; Mr..
w. A Tyler and Mr.. G. 5. Davis, fore
men of concrete pedestal work and foun-
dations Messrs. Bradley Brothers, q
Manchester have the contract for pile
driving and have contract machinery in
the river. \ cable derrick is used for
moving stones and placing them in po-
slt.on.
PIERS AND PEDESTALS.
To give an adequate description OF the
stupendous work thus far would be TO be-
gin at the foundations of the piers ana
concrete pedcstcis. numbering several
hundred I'm all. There are TO be NIFTY
eight large piers and four hundred and
thirty-eight concrete pedestals-al OF the
podestals being on land. Twenty-SN
piers have been completed and are ready
in some places for the span Of iron and
woodwork over which the crOss-ties and
borers employed in this is 10, excluding
head men.
1t will be Of still greater interest TO
many TO know how the track Will run
down the river into Main street. IL will
come from opposite the paper mill over
Bell Isle. across the bridge at Tredegar
Works. down underneath the Atlantic
Coast Line trestle. then over the top Of
what is known as the free bridge. going
over tn Southern Railways and Mayo's
Island bridges and coming into the city
below the Southern freight depot. Three
hundred yards of masonry work above
the Tredegar Works has already been
completed.
PROBABLE GRADE
while the construction of this track
over the bridges and trestes as above
stated would seem 10 cause high up
ward and low downward grade, the
contractors claim that. while the present
ola trestle has a downward grade of 100
feet 10 the mile, the track in the river
will have a grade Of only 40 feet TO the
mile Thus avoiding the danger which Us
liable TO happen at any time on the old
tr,-fle when a train IS going downgrade.
TINS fact has greatly pleased the ran
road officials. as they are deslrous oil
having a track into Richmond out OF
dangers reach III,
Tbe two railroad companies tracks VIII
ioin each other at the river ana there
will be a double track from there TO
tho dopot. There Will also be several
switches at this point in order that IN
coming and outgoing trans may
pass each other by them
The material used in the construction
Of the piers is Ohio river sandstone got
ZEN from ;he Ohio river between Mays
willie and Huntington.
A LONG JOB.
This work will consume several more
Y,ontbs vet. and Il will be some time In
1ooo when the tracks will be laid.
Tbo Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
pouroad Company has not been lax In
its EFFORTS 10 push forward its work, as
evinced by the marvellous strides al
ready made. and as result II has gotten
its work sufficiently under way TO assure
the nublic that the first train 10 run into
tho new depot will be over its line TINS
new road terminates at small hamlet
In North Carolina. but will run through
many places that have hitherto had no
railroads. II will run near Lunenburs
Court house a place 'fifteen miles from
any railroad at all. and al which great
deal of business is transacted. The
track will come through Chesterfield TO
the east of Manchester and just below
the cotton mills on that side OF the river
coming across to Richmond just below
Mayos bridge The cork foundations
ana piers are being rushed forward by
large force of wOrkmen with great ceIer-
ity Of speed and cxactncss, and Messrs.
Winston co. and Locher have the con-
tract for this work. The gentlemen prin-
cipally experimenting the work Of both
companies are Messrs. u. Shanahan. c.
NJ. Shanahan, ID. a. Shanahan, J. @.
winston. 4. $ winston. 9. H. Locher'
w. II. Winston. J. L. SerpeH, 5. L. My
err, j. II. Zollinger
Mr.. John Applebee Of Lestor Manor
Va, IS one of the foreulen Of masonry
on the river work and has about twelve
men under his orders.
THE NEW DEPOT.
The ground on which the Southern rail-
ways new passenger depot Is to be bullt
has been broken and graded and the ma
terial is now being gotten together to be-
gin the structure Capt. w. L. West IS
not planning any Improvement IN his
present Offices, as he expects 10 land IN
his new and more commOdiOus quarters
before many months.
The James River Power Company is
progressing nicely with its work, ana II
can soon furnish all the light and cleo
tricity that IS needed in Richmond, Man
chester. and the suburbs.
In an interview with Mr.. John McRay.
of the Vtrined Clay Conduit Of New
York and Chicago. The Leader man was