The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-29
ENGINEERS LIKE
STAMPER BRIDGE
No Design, However, Is Salts
factory, and Bidders Secure
More Time.
COST WAS NOT CONSIDERED
Opinions on Design Only-Ezc-
kiel Statue Bridge Placed
First.

IN supplementary report submitted
yesterday afternoon. the board Of en-
ginecrs to which was referred the i've
designs under consideration for q con-
crete arch bridge over James River
placed that of Stamper RaElanu &
Company first, provided certain changes
are made The design selected is that
which carried With it the offer Of ST {
Moses Ezekiel to present to the city
certain bronze figures for tho orna-
mentntion of the bridge
me question of price was not con-
sidered, and the subcommittee Of the
Committee on Streets, after debating
the matter a some length, adjourned
until Friday night at s o'clock, when
all OF the contractors whose plans arc
being considered Will have an oppor-
tunity to submit estimate Of the
cost OF the extras which the engineers
require. The supplemental report or
the board Of engineers reads
Text of Report.
In the event that the subcommittee
on streets should desire an express
sion of opinion from us as to which OF
The five designs and propositions sub.
mlttcd to us is most desirable, ws
would classify them in the following
orucr, provided such modifca Ions ara
Included as described in our detail anu
general report and also as specified
below:
One. No. 5-stamper Ragland &
Company, OF Richmond. provided thai
the cantilcver sidewalk be eliminated
Two. 10. lo-Nicllay Engineering
Company, Of Baltimore provided that
length Of bridge be increased to Obtain:
the same length as in the other de-
signs and TO provide the required wa
tcrway area
Three. No. 81 j. Smith & Com
pany. Of Richmond. provided that de-
sign only be considered, and the
thickness of arch rings be increased
-Four. No. 7--Carolna Concrete
Company, provided that design \ be
used with concrete spindle railing.
Five. No. fl. NJ. Airport & Son.
itichmond, providing that tho sanit
arch and the spandrel wall be securely
ceiled.
(Signed) "CHARLES +. BOILING.
&C. P. f.. BuRGWYN.
WILBUR j. WATSON"
Run Close Together
The Stamper, Ragland & Company
bid was S227.712; that OF Mckay En-
sineering Company, se1s,477; L. j..
smith & Company, S230.06l: Carolina
Concrete Company. so3S9oO; III. NJ. All
port d Son, s233,54S.9o. All arc sub.
jet TO certain conditions and extras
for various kinds OF paving, street cal,
tracks lamp posts and similar items
bidders present said they were not
prepared to say offnand what extra
cost would be cntailed by carrying on,
the changes proposed by the engineers.
including dowcling the piers into rock
foundation. and TO get that informa
ton the committee let the whole mat
ter go over to Friday night
Question of Approaches
The question Of approaches was dis
cussed' and plan prepared by Mr..
Boiling for rise of eighteen inches
at the /. W. Wood siding, on Four
teenth Street, and thence out over the
hrst span OF the bridge, with simila
grade at the other end was adopt
as the ultimate grade the two end
spans to be built accordingly. On ac-
count OF proba able cost it IS expected
that temporary earth cmbankmcnts
VIII be placed at either end so INA,
the bridge may be used from compile
tion, even though the ultimate grade
Is not attained for the present, or, In
fact, until consent can be secured of
abuttinG property owners.
City Attorney Pollard was requested
10 iurnlsh the committee with informa
ton as to any possible franchise rights
| or tho Virginia Railway and Powe.
Company over the bridge the advis-
! ability OF the city laying and owning
rails across the bridge, and the right
or the city to charge the street car
company toll on what will be other
wise a free bridge
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