The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-01
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Colonel Cttsl1aw Returns I'M.
i portant Report on Proposed 48gss
8 sas7 Free Bridge. 5is
ITS WIDTH ALSO IMPORTANT IN J 1 Ant

S Colonel w. Il. Cutehaw, City Ell giilcocr,
ms submitted to Mr.. Waller w. Morton,
chairman Of tho subcommittee on Mayo : 8
Bridge papers, an exceedingly Important
ana comprehensive report upon tho ma 4. T
ter of Mayos Bridge and papers rcferrc ct
to him, Features dealt with exlau tt''
#by Colonel Cutshaw arc tho desirable 'siir % 70
height and width Of the proposed bridge pr
Colonel CutshnW docs not undertake 70
cst lmnto the value Of tho franchlso "
right or way OF tho Mayo Bridge ' Conl-
4pany. g5 3tg {5 l1 . 4. . ..,,. 3 ~ Z
s7.5 clty Engineers Office, \. s, ..
Rlchmond. Va. jan. u, 1870 eIt,,
Mr.. Waller Norton Gnaiflllh1n5 3, r nlg
Richmond, Va. 4 V. !, I, 4, /.
Dear Sir,-Upon the matter 81 Mayo ~ : = >
bridge and papers referred TO me Tor sX,
animation and report peg 20 So t ttnI
the sketches anu estimates 1lrs1 , ~
through Aessrs Wood an q, W fG3orWrds
,nodied ~ them about December, 70 1g y
contemplate either rcnforced ,stee! ~ al
crete stee sriasGt II a 70 nrdse
Upon the Old piers and ab,itments, "a ~ IL
repacing some Of them, and praac.itcsa.i,,,ss
at an elevation equivalent 70 tI l'l - - -
pfGsfe ornatioa furnished from this once
to persons inquirlng asgto what el S;s
a new bridge should bcsbuilt on s.liS n ,ro
has always been to tho n,laectt ianst four
i Feet above the flood Of with t II,
channel ways between the Y ~ eat az
piers the same as the bridge nlu !, - !.
the time Of ths siood Ia l rtialy closed Ill
ready, and the sketches submitted pro- Pig
pose to close it entirely. - !, i, - q,
4 Tho flood of October j, 1919; carried re-,
away the greater part oftthe bridge then.
in use at Fourteenth Street, and another
one was built upon the old site about four
feet higher. Tho high freshet Of Nove e n,
Der 5 which was ap4 tha one NJ $50 $50,
carried carrie away four spans of this, bridge,
which were afterwards replaced. me ING
Ice gorge Of February IS. 1899, moved two y: }.
piers sideways. It IS readily seen that ,.
a margin Of elevation Of at least lou y.
feet absove this highest flood, and Win
an equivalent to the original channe!
to take against disaster, should there be
5repetitions of such floods and Ice gorges,
especially when these Hoods are carry,lng
large liprooted trees, Iogs and ot i1
dobris likely to form llalnnlocks against
NEXT to the proper elevation Of q bridge,
its width becomes a ma tier or most I'M
nenls the convenience and comfort Of con-
tinuous traffic over It, VII no soppottl ,,.o
mites for turning out between the .tWq2
approaches. Experience with the pres,e D, ! !
electric ear tracks, though placed to the
sides next to the sidewalks sum ciently
demonstrates the difficulties and annoy
ances to present frame oyer H. T. nv, miiiT I,.
nrenscs, Ills to be hoped that new
bridge of inadequate width VIII not 8, o. 2,
| repeated. Any ono passing along MAI l;ill
roughfares, where the roadway Is forty ~.
two feet between curbs, I'd with tWG
| electric car tracks in the middle, Will at
once understand what Is meantp ny c cnrh
stone on each side-'n this case aboul
| twelve fcetThe sketches submitted to u
only indicate about five feet. The fire appa'
and boilers. large tank wagons. coal
wagons. with three horses abreast. , loaa :, g
hay and barrel wagons, al. REQUIRE ~ ~
less than nine fee. 70 lear. o. o. ~ rs
| car tracks. SO damaging TO both teams
and vehicles and causing delays and con
| fusion. e Us , II :, /, 4, . e,
will explain fully details Of widths 0.
! streets bridges vehicles. etc. The Con
| crete Steel Engineering Company: Of New
York. one Of the firms which mas as s4 up.
! ynitted sketches and estimates for ~
bridge al Fourteenth Street, is nov erect
ride of reinforced steel concrete. will
"a roadway of forty feet and two sidewalks
/ nine feet each. THIS bridge Is to.carrl
/ two electric car tracks In the middle. be
sides the traffic of that city. less s, ",
| stan,ia, orsless width of bridge than tbs
4 5,ntween Manchester and Rirhmond ] q
! not believe would be satisfactory to ~
1 reople Of both cities. The several WidIh
and estimates made resnect've'v by 7 IN
/ American P-idee COMPANY and the Con
4 crete steel Engineering Con- pany, both Q
1 New York CITY. are here given; TO be cor
! sl1ered in cotnnarison with costs increase
4 ~ ne nv aiding to each an amount t
n1ver the difference insnrices of some item
az mai eriaIs here IN our locality. "a large
1 amount of work in new piers and rHpair
/ heights OF apnroa hes md roadway acres
s,,,n isIsud and q more substantial curb
49, .nJ ,zer,narert rr,aHrUays having, a aH