Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-09-22
MISSOURI VALLEY COMPANY
SAME CONCERN THAT BUILT
OTHER BRIDGES WILL DO
THE WORK
ITS BIDS ARE THE BEST
LOWEST PRICES QUOTED ALSO
CALL FOR THE BEST OF CON-
STRUcTIoN

Contracts for the erection OF two
new bridges were awarded this morn
by the board of county commission
ers to the Missouri Valley Bridge and
Iron company OF Leayenworth, Kan.
The first, a structure OF reinforced
concrete, which will span the Gallinas
river at the foot Of Prince street, con
Meeting the two important divisions Of
Greater Las Vegas, will cost s9,965.
The second bridge, which will be
made of steel, will furnish a crossing
at Kearney's Gap. 1t will cost 1886.
Work upon the bridge at the Prince
street crossing will begin within ten
days, according to j. V. Jenkins, rep
.resentative OF the Missouri Valley
Bridge and Iron company, who was
here to witness the opening OF bids
and who left today after signing con-
tract to build the bridges according
to the specifications Of County Engi-
.neer George e. Morrison.
The county commissioners accepted
the lowest bids presented, and they
believe they have selected the best
s5fUctdres offered
The bridge connecting the East and
West sides is to be 166 feet and eight
inches in length. 1t will be composed
Of four spans, each Al feet in length.
It will be set upon piers, which will
be of concrete, sunk to bedrock and
circular in shape The abutments will
be semi-circular in shape and will be
sunk to bedrock. The girders viii be
of concrete, heavily reinforced. This
is a new departure in bridge building
and makes possible the erection Of ar
tistic bridges which are stronger than
those of the old steel construction.
The bridge will be sufficiently strong
to carry any load that may be placed
upon it, according to County Engineer
Morrison. Each span will be Of suff.
cient strength to support a 2O-ton
.steamroller. The wings Of the girders
win be seven feet and nine inches in
height, one-half of this length being
below and one-half above the floor
level Of the bridge.
The bridge will have floor OF So
lid concrete, upon which will be laid
bitulithie paving of the most approved
pattern. 1t will bear metal plates on
which will be put the names Of the
county commissioners and the CON
structing company. The county also
doubtless will provide for the lighting
of the bridge at night.
The bridge at Kearney's Gap is to
be 60 feet in length It is to be d
single span, laid upon concrete abut-
ments sunk to solid rock. It will be
equipped with floor timber, but
will be built sufficiently strong to sup
port concrete floor, which will be
laid eventually. This bridge is to be
entirely OF steel
Several bids were submitted, some
of which were remarkably high, one
special bid for the Prince street struc
ture calling for an outlay of $4,000
The various bids were as follows:
Missouri Valley Bridge and IroI
company 6O-foot bridge. $2,7S9, witt
concrete floor; $2865, without con
crete floor 160-foot bridge, $10,4So
Special (the one adopted) $9s965-
Ell Paso Bridge and Iron company
6O-foot bridge $2,95O, with concrete
floor, s2,45O, without concrete floor
16O-foot bridge, $11,2OO.
Pueblo Iron Works-eO foot bridge
$4,000, with concrete floor; $S.25O
without concrete floor; 16O-foot bridgl
-$11,gs5, with concrete floor; $9,9s7
without concrete floor.
Midland Iron and Bridge company
so foot bridge $2,9sO, with concret
floor; s2,4sO. without concrete floor