To ROBERT BUCHANAN, Esq.; JAMES TAYLOR, Esq.; PAUL
ANDERSON, Esq.; JOHN K. McNICKLE, Esq.; REUBEN R.
SPRINGER, Esq.; CHARLES A. WITHERS, Esq.
Gentlemen :
Agreeably to your request, I have investigated the project of constructinga Wire Cable Suspension Bridge across the Ohio river between Cincinnati and Covington, with all that care and attention to which, from its magnitudeand importance it appears to be entitled.
The following report and accompanying plan are the result of my labors,and are respectfully presented to your consideration.
As one of the great thoroughfares of the country, and spanning one ofthe great rivers of the West, this bridge, when constructed, will possessgreat claims as a national monument. As a splendid work of art and as aremarkable specimen of modern engineering, it will stand unrivalled uponthis continent. Its gigantic features will speak loudly in favor of the energy,enterprize and wealth of the community which will boast of its possession.
With the sincere desire that this noble and eminently useful projectmay receive that general support, which it so richly merits,
I remain, gentlemen, respectfully,