The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1922, Page 8

\“hGE EIGHT PROBLEMS MET IN NEW BRIDGE ARE OUTLINED, c. A. P. Turner, Engineer, Writes in Engineering News- Record on Subject \ TELLS OF DIFFICULTIES Some of the engineering problems met in the construction of the Bis- marckiMandan vehicular bridge are outlined by ©. A. P. Turner, of Minne- apolis, who designed the bridge, in an article in the Engineering’ News:Rec- ‘ord for February. he river bed is formed of silt,” he ifted at each succeeding flood period and deposited at.the subsidence of the high water. it commences to dig out its bed so that the depth of the water is increas- ed downward as much or more taan in an upward direction, It is limited in its capac'ty for channeling by a stratum of shale clay which extends for many miles up and down the river, at an elevation varying from 30, to 90 fect below low water. Bridge founda- tions must be carried down into this clay if they are to remain: permanent and unaffected ‘by the 8¢ of ‘fidod periods. 4 “A location about a milé below ‘the ‘Northern Pacific railroad’bridge at Bis- marck was adopted for the new cross- ing. It lies in the most direct line from Bismarck to Mandan, is far enough below the Northern Pacific bridge to meet tne requirements of navigation, and avolds the slip of the clay bank which is causing the North: ern Pacific R, R. trouble with its east pier. The depth‘of clay is somewhat greater than found at the upper site. The bridge proper consists of -three main spans, 475 feet center to center, with concrete approaches on curve, about 400 feet on the east and 600 feet on the west end, The deck provides a roadbed 271.2 feet wide and two 6: foot walks.” Regarding clearance for navigation Mr. Turner says: “Following the Missouri River Com- mission report of forty years ago, the practice of the war department has been, to approve plans only as they provide for at least 50 foot clearance ‘above June ‘high water. ‘With railroad and truck competition, steamboat transportation on the upper Missouri river is found today to be feasible only. with the internal combustion en- gine, so that the 50foot clearance re- quired for the smokestack of the old- fasioned coal burning steamer is to- ‘day unnecessary. Throueh the active interest, taken in the structure by Capt. I. P. Baker, vrincipal owner of the Benton: Packet Co., of B’smarck, the only company now commerctally en- .faged in the transportation of freight on the upper Missouri by boat, this old requirement for headroom was reduc- ed by the war denartment to 38 feet, althouga navigation interests maintain that 25 feet is ample for any commer- cially feasible craft navigating the river today. It may be expected that further reductions in. the excessive clearance required for the bridging of the Missouri will he permitted in the near future, as it is an item of mate- rial- importance in reducing the high cost of railroad and highway struc- tures across this stream, now neces- sary to give the prescribed clearance at a reasonable grade.” The type of truss: used on the new bridge is discussed ‘by the author. It was “much cussed” by the bridge men when they first began erecting it, he says. Mr, Turner's article on the method of erecting this follows: “In erection this form of truss prov- ed fully as advantageous as in its de- sign effect. At the very first, the erec- tion men, not being used to the work. “cussed” the design: but very quickly they got tae hang of putting the! work together, making phenomenal speed even on the first span, The long mem- ‘bers and few joints brought rapid pro- gress, “Erection started in July. after driv- ing of the pile falsework for the first span on the Bismarck side—the work having been interrupted ‘a number of times by ice and high water damage. The first span was completed late in September, In’ the meantfme’ Yalse: work had been driven for 'taé’ secoid span and work started immediately there. Steel was placed by an outside traveler, which may be seen in one or two of the photographs. Between four and five days were required to place the shoes of the second span al a grout them, set the floor system on th blocking, and lav down the bottom chords, Then only 31-2 days were re- As the river rises |” ‘When presiding on the bench Judge Landis was a mighty serious individ- ual. It was all business with him. The judge ‘has now decided to de- vote all his time to baseball. That ig also a serious game for the judge during business hours. However, Judge Landis is not only commissioner of baseball but a dyed- in-the wool fan as well. If you have any doubts on that score just look the judge over as he enthused at a home run made by Babe Ruta at the White Sox park in Chi- cago. It was the longest hit ever made at the park, quired to erect and couple up the rest of the span. “The general opinion of the erecting “| men seemed to be that the triangular type of truss could be erected 11-2 times as rapidly as an ordinary pin- connected span, and with far greater safety to the men putting it up. “A small traveling derrick frame run- ning on the false-work was used ahead of the main traveler to place the floor and bottom chords. All erection above the floor was handled ‘by: the outside gantry traveler, the Aoisting engines for which were located on the smaller traveler. Yard handling of material. from the ground alongside the ap- proach to cars on the bridge floor, was done by, locomotive cranes.” Telling of the method of financing the project Mr. Turner concludes: “A noteworthy feature of the enter- prise is that the land occupied by tae concrete aiproaches and the roadway from the approach to the city:of Man- dan was donated by Capt. I. P. Baker of Bismarck, who has been an enthusi- astic supporter and promoter of tie project throughout, although it might seem that hig jinterest in river naviga tion would be incompatible with pro- moting the best connection , between the property lying on the east and west side of the river. His view is a broad one—that with better communi- cation there will be more business for the packet company.” LEMKE’S HOUSE BALANCE OVER F, E, Dieal, , manager of the. Home Building Association, today made pub- He a statement in which he refuted statements made by former Attorney General Lemke and the former mana- ger of the association last summer to the effect that at no time did the state have more than $4,000 in the Lemke house built in Fargo by the associa- tion. Mr. Diehl said the balances on the jiouse, representing the state money in it, were on the dates given below as follows: i May 31, 1921 . $9,822.90 June 30th ists 9,171.99 July 31st . « 5,908.69 August 31st . 5,908.69 September 30th . October 31st .. November 22nd . On Nov. 23, Mr. partment $9,371.5: said, The jump in the amount due between August 31 and Sept. 30 is said to. be due to the fact that during this period final costs were ascertained and it was found the houses on an average would cost 61 per cent more than the orig- inal estimates. 9,371.55 paid the de- , settling in full, he LANPHER HATS Styles change--colors vary, but RAR eee It is the, fed i fate that Babe Ruth, whd’ favorite iv th the judge, should the: first yer, to feel the effects of the “big 8 Hick” the judge wields when someone’ breaks |§ the rules of tne game. Landis has just. announced that he intends making a tour of the southern training camps to study the training systems that are used by the major jeague clubs. “Some of the rookies have “com- plained to me that they don’t get a chance to prove their worth. Taat they are shunted back to the minors without a real trial. GOOD SERVICE GIVEN OWNERS Noted Writer Says Automotive Industry Begins to Realize Good Will Value Automobile owners, as a rule, have reason for being pleased with the out- look for better service department fa- cilities and a. resultant greater satis- faction in owning and driving a car. It is evident that manufacturers are placing more and more emphasis on The tire mileage is unuaielly high $4,000 CLAIM AF MARCH 17 this phase of their business, not only because it. fs being demanded by the car owners, but: because it has been demonstrated by the few who. have insisted upon good service from the very outset, that it pays in dollars and cents to keep a customer satisfied. ™M. B. 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The annual re- placements among these 650,000 alone, call for a production as large ag the total output of many factories,” “The new service scheme represents the rare phenomenon of a three-way profit; to the factory on the sale of ita ‘equipment, to the service station in its augmented earnings, and to the owner ee STOMACH MISERY, GAS, INDIGESTION, TAKE “DIAPEPSIN” “Pape’s Diapepsin” is the quickest. surest relief for Indigestion, Gases, Flatulence, Heartburn, Sourness, Fer- mentation or Stomach Distress caused by acidity. A few tablets give almost immediate stomach tTelief and shortly the stomach is corrected 0 you can eat favorite foods without fear. Large case costs only few cents at drug store. Millions: helped annualy. FOETOL FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1922 _ MOTOR CARS MARCH 19 The Best Bargain in Bloom- ing ‘Plants this season. Our largest.‘and finest Cinerarias in all, colors, 60c each, while they last. We deliver. Phone 784-W. Oscar H. 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