Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
RECOMMENDS PAINT
FOR STEEL BRIDGES
County Engineer McCaw Tells Com
missioners BIB County Bridges
Should BE Painted

County Engineer John Nj. McCaw
has recommended to the county com
missioners thai 33 steel bridges III
tho county he painted at least one
coat. The Com missioners VIII take
up the matter at the meeting on Sep
TENDER z.
In his recommendation Mr.. Me
Cav says:
The paint on several OF these
bridges Is in very good shape, but it
would be advisable to give all at
least one coat This will put all in
first class condition.
The paint used should be some
first class paint, especially adapted
for steel bridge painting, OF which
there are several good brands on
the market. If the job of painting
is let en- a controct, close supervision
should be had over the Wol kmanship
II the work is done by force &C
count some first class painter should
be- employed as foreman and held
strictly accountable for all defective
work. Every bridge should be care
fully inspected after being painted
and the condition of such bridge re-
ported.
There are several combination
bridges that should be overhauled
and retimbered this fall If the
steel members of these combination
bridges be properly painted there is
no reason why such steel members
should not serve through the life of
several sets of wooden m embers.
There is one bridge which | wish
to call attention to again and that is
the makeshift of combination
bridge at Rye station. This bridge
has been in such a condition for
years as to make traffic over it haz-
ardous. The only thing at the pres
emit time that prevents its collapse
under a heavy load is a couple of
poorly constructed wooden bents
under the floor beams. A more sub
stantial structure should replace the
present one at an early date.
The following is list of the steel
bridges OF this county, showing the
J name, stream over which they are
constructed, length and date of con-
structlon:
Good, South Palouse, Colfax, 1C2
feet, 1910.
Cooper Lake, South Palouse, Col
fax, ia feet, 1910.
Fair Ground, North Palouse, Col
fax, lao feet, 1910.
stipes, North Palouse, Diamond,
100 feet, 1909.
Torrance, North Palouse, Dia-
mond, ia feet, 1909.
Matlock, North Palouse, 100 feet,
1910.
Fisher, North Palouse, ia feet
1910.
Winona, North Palouse. Winona
lao feet, 1910.
Palouse Falls, Palouse, Palouse
Falls, lao feet, 1911.
Shawnee, South Palouse, 90 feet
1909.
Armstrong Siding, South Palouse
rs feet, 1909.
Grand Street, South Palouse, Pull
man, 116 feet, 1910.
City Hall, South Palouse, Pull
man, 80 feet, 1910.
Elberton, North Palouse, Elber
ton, ia feet, 1910.
Powers North Palouse, Palouse
100 feet, 1892.
Main Street, North Palouse, Pa
House, ITO feet.
Bridge Street, North Palouse, Pa
louise, 100 feet, 1908.
Flour Mill, North Palouse, Pa
louise, lao feet.
Cotton, Union Fiat, SO feet, 1907
Hately, Union Flat, 60 feet, 1910
Hamilton, Union Flat, 100 feet
1910.
bowling, Union Flat, so feet
1910.
Wilcox, Union Flat, 70 feet, 1912
rock Lake, Rock Creek, 1876 feet
1910.
Fine City, Pine Creek, 100 feet
1910.
Maiden, Pine Creek, ia feet
1909.
Donahue, Pine Creek, 90 feet
1908.
horlacher. Pine Creek, rs feet
1909.
mclean, Pine Creek, so feet
1909.
North Latah, Latah Creek. g.
feet. 1909.