. Electric railway review . oney. Whether the legislature can delegatepowers in such a loose manner, not to mention such power overprivate property as seems equivalent to taking it without com-pensation, is a question which the courts may yet reach; wefeel sure that the public, gradually wonted to see new steps inaggressiveness alleged to be for the common good, does notrealize that all safeguards upon expenditure have been aban-doned. Let it be said, in excuse, that the expense could notbe limited because it could not be foreseen: is it not generallydeemed a conclusive objection to a given sc
. Electric railway review . oney. Whether the legislature can delegatepowers in such a loose manner, not to mention such power overprivate property as seems equivalent to taking it without com-pensation, is a question which the courts may yet reach; wefeel sure that the public, gradually wonted to see new steps inaggressiveness alleged to be for the common good, does notrealize that all safeguards upon expenditure have been aban-doned. Let it be said, in excuse, that the expense could notbe limited because it could not be foreseen: is it not generallydeemed a conclusive objection to a given scheme that the costcannot be foreseen? It a limit could be set in this case, its OSS ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XVIII, No. 26. absence is a condemnation: if no limit could be, because ofthe indefinite nature of the scheme, is not that condemnedthereby in advance? LARGE CONCRETE BRIDGE ON LIMA & TOLEDO LINE. The accompanying engravings present three views of thelarge reinforced concrete arch bridge over the Maumee river. Lima & Toledo Bridge—Top View During Construction. near Waterville, O., now under construction by the Lima &Toledo Traction Company. This company, a part of the Ohio extension of the line to Toledo. Prom shore to shore the new bridge is 1,220 feet in lengthand comprises 12 arch spans, varying in length from 75 feetfor the shore spans to 90 feet for the two center spans. Eachspan is supported by massive piers resting on foundationsblasted from the solid rock of the river bed. The level of thetrack will be 43 feet above that of low water. The concrete portion of the bridge is in the form of a hol-low shell which will be filled with a cushion of earth varyingin depth from 30 feet at the piers to 21 inches above thecrowns of the arch barrels. It is estimated that 10,000 cubicyards of concrete and 8,000 tons of earth will be required. Atthe crowns of the arches the concrete in the bed of the bridgeis two feet thick. The reinforcement consists of 33 1-inchsteel rod
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