Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-10
BRIDGE SITUATION
YET UNCHAN GE D
Passenger Service Over Rail
road Bridge Begins To-
morrow Morning

The Polk Marion county bridge sit
uation is practically just where it was
yesterday.
The recommendation of the superin.
tendent of the Southern Pacific and
the two other railway officials, who
attended the conference with the
directors of the Commercial Club, to
the higher 5. Z. officials, that the
railway bridge be planked to relieve
the situation, has been made, but as
yet no reply has been received. How
ever, city officials are inclined to be-
lieve permission will be granted.
The order still holds good for perma-
nent closing of the brIdge promptly at
noon Of Thursday, when the guards
wall be Withdrawn and planKs re-
moved that not even pedestrians may
cross.
The state highway department,
through j. Wcare, assistant engineer
in charge of bridges, made study to-
day OF conditions existing at the
bridge and outlined a plan for the
planking. This will be forwarded to
the rallroad officials for their APP
proval.
The state highway department will
make report within few days to
the Polk and Marion county courts on
the general bridge proposition, giving
estimates on type, sight and estimated
cost. This will be the first move to-
wards the building of the new bridge.
Railroad Service.
The passenger service across the
river on the 5. p. road, with 80 min
ute schedule will begin Thursday morn
ing or at least by Thursday noon. The
first car leaving Commercial street for
Kingwood is scheduled to start at 6:25
in the morning and the last car across
the river TO west Salem at 10 clock
i'll the evening. Leaving Kingwood,
the first car is scheduled for GAO in
the morning and the last car coming
this way in the evening at 10:l5.
Twelve regular trains of the South
ern Pacific cross the bridge daily and
none at night.
Between & O'Clock in the morning
and o'clock in the evening, there
will be 10 hours of crossing time, rang
ing from 80 minutes to about three
hours. OF course all teams and pedes-
trians will be stopped at the approach
of trains This refers to the time
that must elapse before the planking
is completed, which is estimated at
from four to six weeks. After the
roadway is planked, there win be no
delay in crossing the bridge at night
as there are no trains between 1880 IN
the evening and 6 O'clock in the
morning.
Cost Will Be $4,000.
1t is probable that the cost of plank
ing, estimated at about $4,000, will
be paia one-third by the city, and one
third by each Of the two counties AS
an offset to this expense, for at least
a year and half, during the building
of new bridge, there will be a toll
collected. 1t is figured that this toll
will reimburse to great extent, the
money advanced for the cost of plank
ing
The Train Schedule.
The schedule for the half hour serv-
ice between Commercial street and
Kingwood, five cont fare, beginning
Thursday, is as follows:
Leaving Commercial and Union
streets for Kingwood Park-Forenoon:
6:25, 6:55, 1:lo, 1880, s;30, 9;3o, $50,
ll:10, ll50. Afternoons: l:0O, l:50,
2;90, 3:15, 4;lQ, 4;40, d;05, 6:25, 6:4},
7:30, 9:00, 1000.
Leaving Kingwood Park for Com
mercial and Union streets--forenoon;