The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-21
HARRINGTON HEARS
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missioners to deal with the whole
bridge situation including the Doran
and South G street bridges, but that
the chief reason for his being brought
here was to advise either a slanting
or a level bridge for Main street.
"In determining this, l must con
slider the financial condition of both
the city and county" the expert said
~ must investigate the railroad propo-
sition thoroughly; the amount of prop.
erty damage must be taken into con-
sideration, the damage to operating
factories Is especially hard to reckon /;
and the difference of cost between the
two main types of bridges must be
given thorough consideration.
II can see on the ground what I
could not possibly get from drawings.
To reach conclusion / will put the
knowledge which I gain from plans
and from my survey together.
Expects Slow Action.
THE main stumbling block to a
level bridge is the railroad PROPOSE
ton Large bodies are prone to move
slowly and often time stubbornly.
after finishing my survey here. I
will return to my home in Kansas
City. There will consider the propo-
sition thoroughly ana will mail my
report in about week (Mr. Harring-
ton left for his home last mighty
81 am prejudiced In no way" said
Mr.. Harrington. "The commissioners
have given me free hand. My judy
ment as an engineer will be the re-
suit Of this survey. l will consider It
as though I owned the city and the
county and had to pay for the
bridge"
William Bockhoff, county council
man, was first to speak after Mr.. Har-
rington had finished. Mr.. Bockhoff ex-
planned that he had planned to bring
an expert engineer here to investigate
the ACCESSIBILITY of repairing the old
bridge but had decided not to do so
when he learned that Harrington was
coming.
Bockhoff Wants Level Span
In response to Mr. Bockhoff's ques-
ton about the repair of the old struc-
ture, Mr.. Harrington said that he be-
lieved it would be improbable to re-
pair the present bridge. .
Il am very much opposed to going
on record as in favor of n slanting
bridge but may be forced to do so,
II Mr.. Harrington recommends such
a structure" Mr. Bockhoff said.
Mr. Harrington asked the men In
their discussions to bring out whether
they thought the citizens would be
willing to pay the s125,OO0 or more
difference in the cost between a level
and slanting bridge.
"Citizens would never hesitate to
spend S1S5,000 more to get level
bridge" Mr.. Bockhoff said. 81 don't
believe that anybody is rampant over
high level bridge to Fourth street.
One ending between Second and Third
street would please everybody. We
owe level bridge to the future gen.
erations and to West Richmond"
Finds Taxpayers Willing
A. c. Lindemuth assured Mr.. Har-
rington that he had found without
exception large tax payers willing to
stand the extra cost of a level bridge.
Mr.. Harrington then asked if the
level bridge men had taken into con-
sideration the amount OF property
damage which would result II level
bridge were erected Not one present
said he had given the problem thor
ough consideration.
Alfred Bavis, president of the board |
of public works, spoke next.
mo ono has sighted the law show |