Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-14
BIDS FOR BRIDGE
OVER SEVERN RIVER
TO Be ASKED SOON
Roads Commission To Employ
John S. Greiner AS Special
Engineer-Span Will Harmon
ize With Architecture Of Naval
Buildings
PROJECT FOR r. r.
TRACKS FADES AWAY

The State Roads Commission has
decided TO ask shortly for bids for
the proposed Severn River bridge and
to employ John f Greiner as special
consulting engineer 10 examine the
plans and specifications now in hand.
This means the first official step to-
ward the actual building of the bridge.
which when completed in about two
years from now. will conform to the
architecture OF the Naval Academy
buildings.
The services OF Mr. Greiner. who
acted as consultant when the Hanover
street bridge across the Patapsco was
bnilt. were desired 10 insure perfec-
ton of the present plans. which will
be ready in the next few months.
Chairman Mackall has explained TO
the other members OF the commission
that while he had supervised and had
closely followed the drawing of bridge
plans. he felt il would be advisable to
have an outside engineer to pass on
them in order that the State might
To Get Fee OF $4,000
Mr.. Greiner's fee will be about
$4,000. or percent. on the cost of the
bridge. His compensation will be con-
sidorably less than for the Hanover
street bridge. for which re received
sos 900.
The time for advertising OF bids will
be decided upon when Mr.. Greiner
makes his report
Track Project Fades Ont
The idea entertained by members of
the Public Service Commission to pro-
vide for tracks over the bridge for the
Washington. Baltimore aud Annapolis
Railway lines seems to have died
natural death. II was an idea fosterel
by Chairman Maloy. of the Utilities
Board, and not a bad one. the Roads
Commission authorities admitted. but
one which furnished lot of obstacles
IL. therefore, is expected 6lat the State
Will go right ahead with its plans
and allow the railway company TO use
bridge. which was recently re-
l.
Maloy saw in his plan an
,.nation of useless bridges. but TO
I'D structure TO take care of the
.ilway traffic would require an addi-
,onal half-a-million dollars. which the
State cannot we'll provide. Futher-
more. the railway company was not in
n position to pay rental enough to
cover the additional bond-burden that
would be involved. 4 conference was
held recently in which Governor
Richie. Mr.. Maloy and Mr.. Mackall
discussed the plans ii is possible the
proposition will be carried to the Leg
islature II it finds favor there the
plans could easily be adjusted so as
TO provide for the trackage.
Calls For l.ss7-FOct Span
The bridge plans call for a steel and
crete structure 1897 feet long with
.2-foot roadway, thanked on each
g by six-foot walk. There will
"a spans. or arches. 10 of which
81 lie between the draw span and
she Annapolis side. and The other nine
on the other side The draw span,
which will have double leaf lift
bridge. will be IS feet wide in the
clear, and when closed will be %
feet from the water. Small motor
and sailhoats will be able TO pass
under the draw when it is closed.
The contract may be awarded about
the middle of November. This will
give the contractors an opportunity to
do most of the marine work such as
the driving of piles for the concrete
piers. this winter. This work can be
done in the winter as well as in spring
or summer. II is expected that the
bridge will be completed by the fall
of 1923.