The Brunswick news., 1913-04-26
LARGE TREsTLE ACROSS THE
ALTAMAHA RIVER GOING UP
RAPIDLY.
WORK TO START ON DEPOT
Passenger Station and General office
to Be Located at the Corner of
oloucestee Street and Cochran
Aveme-other Work to Begin.

The constructions work on the
extension Of the Georgia Coast and
faedmont is advancing in most sat
isfactory manner and General Man
ager Mendes believes the line win
reach this city on good schedule time.
OF course. Brunswick is deeply inter
ested in the status Of the work and
viii note with satisfaction its pro
gress.
Track has been practically cons
pleted, and in such manner that
there is tith track in the country
that sarpasses it. from Evansville
subdivision, within the city limits. up
TO the rice fields, that border the Al
tamaha river, and two steam shovels
which are served by two trains OF
dump cars. are rapidly eating away
The highland along the right of way
ard building the ten-foot fill across
the rice fields which will stand
AGAINST any waters that the mighty
Aitamaha may at some future time
send against them.
q approaches at the South Altamaha
bridge are dr~Nn. and the casing for
Che center pier is III place. and the
pouring Of concrete ready to start; it
viii take couple cf weeks to com
plete this pier. at which time the
steel gang, which are on the ground.
with about ten carloads of steel. will
start putting the big bridge togeth-
er. The entire work OF fabricating
has been completed in the shop
prior to shipment, and matter Of six
weeks should see it ready for serv-
ice in place from the time the pier is
ready.
The Middle river bridge is com.
plete as is the Butler river bridge.
with the exception of 40.foot steel
span that has yet to be placed in it.
The Darien river bridge approaches.
the tenders and the piiing that will
be under the center pier are in place
and as soon as the pier at the South
Altamaha is complete the forces will
start the pier at this point ii The
trestles across the islands are pro
crossing at the rate Of about so feet
a day, and ii is expected that they
will be completed BY tie middle Of
June. The recent freshet in the Al.
tamaha, while it was OF advantage to
the forces in getting piling floated
in on the islands, made it impossible
to bring any additional material down
the river while it lasted, and 1t was
found after it had passed by that it
had deposited mass vi sand and
trees under the casing in the South
river. which when it came along was
lust ready to lower in place, which
made 1t necessary to send off for
dredgo and clean out this place be-
fore the work could be resumed.
matter Of three or four weeks DELAY
which places the road, unless some
of this time can be made up, which
seems impossible, that much behind
its expected opening.
Sites for passenger and freight de-
pots, on Cochran avenue. between
Gloucested and f streets, has BEEN
purchased and as soon as possession
can be secured, the work of resa0del-
ing the Kendrick home into pas
senger station and genera office
building, and the ereotioa Of a
freight warehouse on CocHfa avenue
WI be started.
The construction of the tracks for
which franchise has been granted
on Cochran avenue aHd Bay street
has not as yet been Started as It is
understood the Southern railway has
offered the new rosd the use of its
Cochran avenue line, which the new
track would parallel, on very gener- !
ous terms. AS soon as this IS deter
mined the Bay street track will be
built
rsEhe Georgia Coast and Piedmont |
the good people over the river |
gnot be able to celebrate the i
th OF July with us, but we will |
Just as big a day with which !
lseme them, a few weeks later. |
sw locomqlves aud six new
70 bring en- to Brunswick |
cen ordered md are now in