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THE KANSAS CITY BRIDGE.

Wooden bridges well housed in, have been known to last sixty and even a hun-

dred years, and it is hoped that the wooden parts of this may endure, with

occasional repairs, even twenty or thirty years.

decided by the sole test of experience.

This point, however, must he

The following is a synopsis of the materials in the superstructure :

Timber in floor of iron span........... 71 feet..........4. 7,684 F. B. M.
“f *€ truss, CtC. .... ee cece eee eee TBS wwe n cece 35,739 “
+ ™ pivot span. ....0.sces ess; B00 ietaa cles 26,025 i
‘6 truss, Ct... . cee eee ee eee 713) | 101,688 “
co ee SD BpPaNs ....... 00 ZOO eee vereieleleieieis'=s 156,430 “6
RB OE RE gaa telat as | hy 57,854 “
« © yoofing and flooring........... cee ee eee eee eens 210,876 “
oe vertdeal DEGIAR. . oo... ss csia cba san see we eC cuss S 8,202 “
Total timber... 2... ee eee eee eee eee 604,498 “
Wrought iron in iron span ........... 71 feet............ 32,165 Ibs
. 6 GUBB, coe e ses eee Woe... be badaeeyeee 44,053 “
ae “ pivot span. .........0%. 3860 “ Jo... 495,575
* 6 PTUIBS 2 ce eee e nee 250 “ ........ eee 147,432 “
* - “2 spams.......... 2000 Sch. vee 5 .... 178,898 “
- SF Lee, aa aaiyelers wos wine o's § ATG esgic sae, 3% 72,969 <“
- “ anchor rods, pins, etc. ....... cece cece cence 7,200
Total wrought iron..............02005 978,292
Castings im irom span...........eeeee 71 feet........%... 4,328 Ibs.
Fe OEMS rive a ca ae ea ison cess 18B “Locke eee 27,138. “
«© pivot span....e....eeeee. 360 oo. cee scene 122,041 “
CH TUBB 0 ee ee cece nee p23) | 70,646 “
coe D ppans............. 200 cance 108,238 -
Bi OE CE hie Sale wire Wed wtnieie TEE © 1S eee eat. 49,491
«© = © ~anchors, braces, etC....-....ccceccecccvccnccace 1,700 “
Total cast-iron. ... 5.0. ..0 5. cece ce ceess 383,582

The position of Kansas City, being as it were on the frontier, made skilled
labor both expensive and difficult to obtain during the first year.

After this

time, the increasing population of the town, and the attention attracted by these
works, furnished all that was required.

The following were the average wages paid :