THE PROPOSED NORTH RIVER BRIDGE.

THE PROPOSED NORTH RIVER BRIDGE.

A notice of the proposed bridge across the Hudson River, connecting New York city and New Jersey, was given in a recent issue of FIRE AND WATER. On Tuesday week a meeting was held in the Army Building in this city to consider what would be the effect upon navigation of such a structure. The board of engineers of the United States army, consisting of Col. Thomas Lincoln Casey, president; Col. Henry L. Abbott, Col. C. B. Comstock, Lieut. Col. D. C. Houston and Mayor W. R. King, were present. Colonel Casey stated that the bill in Congress for the bridge had been referred to the Secretary of War for an opinion as to the advisability of its passage.

The conditions imposed are that the bridge shall be constructed with a single span over the entire river between the established pier lines, and at an elevation of at least 140 feet in the clear above high water, exclusive of deflections caused by changes of temperature. All railroad companies desiring to use the bridge shall have equal rights and privileges, and shall pay a reasonable compensation to the owners of the bridge. The bridge shall be aq established post-route, for the transmission of mails, troops and munitions of war of the United Slates, and all telegraph companies shall be granted equal privileges.