Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-24
THE BRIDGES.


commenced.
In an article which appeared in
the COURIER two weeks ago, it was
stated that the floor of the main
structure of the bridges would be
eight feet above the flood water of
1870. This was a mistake. The
floor will be four feet above the
food of 1870. The floor at the
abutment will be within eight feet
of the flood of 1870.
The points in the bridge matter
of greatest interest to COURIER
readers are:
The first bridge material will be
shipped about May 15.
The structures will be completed
for travel by October l. 1904.
The Nelson & Buchanan Compay
will execute bond of $4,000 for
the faithful performance of their
contract.
The total price to be paid them
for the work is $39, 200. to be paid
in three instalmeats.
According to the Bridge plans,
the weight of the steel in the
structure at Castleman's will be
about 100000 pounds.
The flooring in the Castleman
bridge will total nearly 90, 900 feet.
At Berry's Ferry the amounts
will be about two-thirds as much
as the above.
The flooring in each bridge will
be of good oak timber p inches
thick and 16 feet long.
The height of the top of the
trusses above the river bed will be
76 feet.
The height of the floors of the
bridges above the river bed will be
45 feet, . inches.
The entire length of the bridge
at Castleman's will be 100 feet.
The entire length of the bridge
at Berry's will be $50 feet.
In addition to the above length
of the bridges, there will be an
earthen Till on the east side of the
Castleman bridge of 13O feet, and
on the west side fill of 100 feet.
At Berry's there will be fill on
the east side of 13O feet, and on
the west side another of 130 feet.
The first matter To come up be-
fore the Board was in regard TO the
Superintendent of the Poor. \
motion was made by Mr.. Hardesty
that the Board reconsider its action
taken at the last meeting in appoint
ing or recommending Mr.. Charles
Smallwood for the position. This
resulted in tie vote. The Com
mOnwealth's Attorney was forced
to cast the deciding vote, and voted
to reconsider, because, as he stated,
he believed it would cause the
county to have a lawsuit on its
hands If the present incumbent,
Mr.~Peter Fuqua, was removed in
that manner. In the course of the
argument in the matter, it devel-
Oped that the actual appointment
was in the Circuit Court, and that
the Supervisors only had power
of recommendation. Ii also de-
veloped that the County at present
has contract with Mr.. Fuqua
which does not expire until in this
Spring sometime.
Then nominations were called
for for Superintendent of the Poor,
and Mr.. Fuqua was nominated by
Messrs. Barnett and Hardesty.
Mr.. Smallwood was nominated by
Messrs. Carver and Grigsby.
The Commonwealth Attorney re-
fused to cast the deciding vote un-
til the charges which it was said
had been made against Mr.. Fuqua
has either been proved or dis
proved.
Several bills were audited and
ordered paid.
The County Surveyor was or
dered to proceed to establish a
meridian line by which to set the
compasses for surveying in the
County.
The County Surveyor was or
dered to survey and establish the
line of the farm of Mr.. Clatlett, at
Berry's Ferry.in order to deter
mine whether the property OF
others will be affected by the APP
proaches to the bridge there.
Mr.. r. X. Basford, the repre-
sentative of the Nelson & Buc-
hanan Company has made many
warm friends on the Board and