Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-15
THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Important Board Meeting Called for Next
Monday.
Experienced and SkinfuI Gentlemen
VIII Examine Designs Already
Sumbitted.

Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Allen, Corps
OF Engineers. chairman of the board of
engineer officers and architects appointed
by the Secretary of War Ito consider and
report upon the relative merits of the
plans submitted for a bridge to be con-
structed over the Potomac river at Wash
ington. d. c., a memorial to American
patriotism" has issued call for a meet
ing of that board next Monday morning at
the United States engineer office, COL 18th
street for the purpose of arranging for the
consideration of the questions submitted to
1t.
Xhe other members of the board are
Major Thomas W. Symons, Corps of En-
gineers.. stationed at Buffalo n. Y: Cap
tain David DUB. GailIard, Corps of En-
glneers. assistant to the Engineer Commits
sioner of the District: Mr.. Sanford White.
architect at New York city. and Mr.. Jas.
G. Hill, architect, of Washington. ID. c.
All of these gentlemen, with the exception
of Mr.. White. are now in this city, and MIR.
White has indicated his intention of at
tending the meetings of the board. Major
Symons is now here in answer to a sum-
mons from committee of Congress TO give
testimony in regard to the extensive gov
eminent engineering works at Buffalo. and
VIII remain over for the board meetings.
Designs Submitted.
Four designs for the proposed memorial
bridge have been submitted, and are now
awaiting the action of the board. These
designs are the work of Messrs. George s.
Morrison, Leffert l.. Buck, William H. Burr
and William II. Hutton, all of New York
city. These gentlemen are recognized as
the ablest bridge engineers in this country
and were especially invited by the secre-
tary of War to compete for the honor of
designing the proposed memorial bridge
across the Potomac.
Mr.. Morrison is one of the most promi-
nent bridge engineers in this country. He
has designed and built some of the largest
and most important bridges across the
larger rivers, including the Omaha bridge
the Bismarck bridge, the st. Charles bridge
the Alton and many others. He is menu
Der of the isthmian canal commission
Mr.. Buck is very prominent bridge en-
gineer He has designed and built many
important bridges. One of his latest de-
signs is the graceful Clifton and Niagara
Falls arch bridge, which spans Niagara
river, and replaces the old Roebling) sus-
pension bridge. Mr.. Buck is chief engineer
of the new suspension bridge now being
built across the East river between Brook
Ign and New York.
Mr.. Hutton is a skillful and accomplished
bridge engineer. who has had an extended
experience in construction. He was chief
engineer of the Washington bridge over the
Harlem river. steel arch structure, and
one of the largest and finest of its kind in
the world. Mr.. Hutton is personally famii-
lar with the Potomac river and the local
conditions at the site chosen for the Memo
rial bridge.
Mr.. Burr is a bridge engineer of recog-
nized authority, and is the author of stand
ard works on bridge construction and the
strength of materials. He was formerly
professor of civil engineering in the Reus-
selaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy N y,
and afterward chief engineer of the Phoe-
nix Bridge Company. which has constructed
many important railway and highway
bridges. He is now professor of civil en-
gineering, Columbia College, New York, and
Is also member of the Isthmian canal
commission.