Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-05-10

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s9526; North Commercial street bridge
$1,000; State street (beam bridge),
$40s5; High street. (arch), $3935; 25th
street (beam), $S6s5; Asylum avenue,
$40s5; Capital street bridge, s36s5.
This estimate is considered very reason.
able by the different members Of the
committee. The specifications and plans
for these bridges state that they shall
be of concrete, reinforced with steel
bracings or supports These brscings
are, Of course, impervious to rust or
the action Of the weather, on account
Of the cement being over them, and ef-
fectively protecting the metal.
AT meeting Of the Taxpayers
League, Of this city, which met last
Monday, committee, composed Of s.
A. Riggs, W. F. Boothby and George
Griswold, reported on the estimated
cost of repairing the bridges of Salem.
This committee called J. T.. Mccoy, a
bridge builder, to their assistance, and,
after thorough investigation, reported
that, in their opinion, all the necessary
repairing could be done at a probable
cost of $l6l0. This report Of the com
mittee was unanimously adopted by the
league, and the secretary, Chas. Moores,
was instructed to transmit copies to
each member of the special bridge com.
mittee Of the council. This was done,
and il the council had met the report
would doubtless have been read and
discussed at length. The estimated cost
Of these repairs, as given by the tax.
papers league committee is somewhat
in excess Of that which the councilmen
had figured, as the rough estimate Of
the council committee is about 800
less The meeting Thursday night will,
no doubt, be Of interest TO all, and some
thing will probably be done in the mat
ter of the bridge question at that time.
Tax Payers League.
This organization made report
through its secretary, G. b. Moores, on
the bridges Of the city. They find the
following are the only ones needing re.
pairs at expense as follows
Gentlemen We, your committee ap.
pointed to examine and report on the
present condition Of the bridges in this
city, beg leave to submit the following;
To begin with, we called 20 our as.
sistance the veteran bridge builder, j.
T.. Mccoy, who went with us TO the
various structures, and was Of great
help in determining the character Of
work necessary and cost TO place the
different bridges in good repair.
After an examination of the piling,
bents, caps, stringers and floors Of the
various bridges, we find that they can
bs-plaeed In safe, serviceable condition
at an expense not exceeding the fol.
lowing sums and totals
South Commercial street bridge
to be placed in good condition
aud maintained for five years. : 500
Fourteenth street bridge over
South Min creek, near Voget
lumber yards, needs repairs that
we estimate will cost ..... 40
State street bridge is in good
condition, except the piling un'
derneath. Fifteen piles are
needed for this bridge aud can
be put in place under the bridge
Tor o.. o.. ...s..ss.'sss lVV
Eighteenth street bridge, near
Chemeketa, needs IL new piles,
which can be put In place for. 80
North Capital street bridge needs
six new piles aud some minor re.
pairs, and can be made good for so
Footbridge on North Capital
street can be replaced and made
good and safe for ......... 30
North Winter street bridge needs
TO be protected by a crib work
breakwater, which will cost o.. l20
North Front street bridge is in
good condition, but needs some
breakwater eribwork, which can
be put in for ...,............ l4O
Bridge across Mill creek on 2lst
street needs repairs that will
cost go. ...... ...... .s..-. ~
additional estimates 10 cover
expense Of unforeseen eontin-
eeneies 49,. =. ............ 200
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Total ''s.ss..'s.'s'' 'FiolV
The bridge across South Mill creek,
n High street, known as the Hughes
ridge is uasafe and worthless, and, IL
. is decided to maintain a bridge at
hat place, new structure will be re-
uiTed. II would seem that, until the
treet on the south side Of the creek at
his place is graded down and improved