APPENDIX Gr— Continued,
41
CONCLUSIONS.
Tlie general conclusions which may be drawn are:
First. It is an established fact that the lowering of smoke stacks is a smallmatter, which is so easily accomplished that it is unjust to require bridge com-panies to raise their bridges to a sufficient height to enable boats with highstacks to pass through without lowering.
Second. The boats on the Ohio River are now fitted with hinges for lower-ing their stacks, and the boats on the Mississippi River could easily adopt thesame appliances.
Third. The greatest height of pilot houses is ten feet less than the height
required for the Memphis Bridge ; and the greatest height of pilot houses with-out ornamentation, which is the only proper measurement, is fifteen feet lessthan the height now required.
Fourth. The Kansas City & Memphis Railway & Bridge Co. is building abridge which from length of its spans and the other general features will formless of an obstruction to navigation than any bridge yet built on any westernriver.
Fifth. The plan of this bridge in the matter of spans meets the conditionsof the General Bridge Law recommended by the Board of Engineers in theirReport of February 23d, 1888. The requirements of the act under which thebridge is being built call for five feet more head room than was deemed neces-
sary by such Board of Engineers, and the Report of this Board of Engineerswas based on a height of pilot house measured to the top of ornamentationinstead of to the top without ornament.
Sixth. A height of Sixty-Five feet would meet all reasonable requirementsof navigation and remove from the bridge certain features which are veryobjectionable both to the bridge company and to the residents of the adjacentportion of the city of Memphis.
GEO. S. MORISON,
Cli. Engr. K. C. & M. R. & B. Co.
Chicago, Jan. 4th, 1890.
APPENDIX.
TABLE OF STEAMBOATS ON LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER DEC. 1889, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO HEIGHT OF PILOT HOUSE.
ALL HEIGHTS ON BASIS OE BOATS BEING LIGHT.
Name of Boat.
Port
Line.
Oliver Bierue.
City of St. Louis.
City of New Orleans..City of Baton Rouge...
Jesse K. Bell.
City of Vicksburg.
Arkansas City.
City of Providence.
Pargoud.
Paul Tulaue.
Belle of Memphis.
City of Monroe .
Guiding Star.
City of Cairo.
Crystal City.
James Lee....;.
Kate Adams.
Warren.
New South.i.'....
Jay Gould.
Laura Lee ..
H. M. Hoxie.
T. P. Leathers.
Chickasaw.
Belle of the Coast.
La Famche.. .
St. John.
Rosa Lee.
Future City.
De Soto.
Lady Lee.
Golden Rule...
Mary Z. Comeaux.
New Orleans. .. -St. Louis .
Plan. & Mer. Pk. Co .
Anchor .
“ .
(i
n
New Orleans. ...
Plan. & Mer. Pk. Co .
«.
<<
t (
New Orleans....
Plan. & Mer. Pk. Co......
< (
tt
Cincinnati .
U. S. Trans. Co .
<c
Lee Line .
The Mem. Pk. Co .
New Orleans. ...
Mo. & A. Pk. Co. .
St. Louis .
St. L. & Miss. V. T. Co. .
St. Louis .
Cincinnati .
Memphis .
New Orleans ..
St. L. & Miss. V. T. Co. .The N. & N. O. Pk. Co. .Mem. & White R. Pk. Co
< <
Shieldsboro .
Lee Line .
St. Louis .
Cincinnati .
St. L. & Miss. V. T. Co. .
Memphis .
Cincinnati .
St. Louis .
When
Built.
Kind
of
Wheel.
Tonnage.
Length.
FEET.
Height ofStackwithoutOrnament.
FT. IN.
Height ofStackwith
Ornament.
FT. IN.
Height ofPilotHousewithoutOrnament.
FT. IN.
Height of
Pilot
House
with
Ornament.
FT. IN.
Name of Boat.
Port.
Line.
When
Built.
Kind
of
Wheel.
Tonnage.
Length.
FEET.
Height ofStackwithoutOrnament.
FT. IN.
Height ofStackwith
Ornament.
FT. IN.
Height ofPilotHousewithoutOrnament.
FT. IN.
Height ofPilotHousewith
Ornament.
FT. IN.
1886
Side.
1117.78
267.
78
10
83
10
59
9
64
9
Whisper...
New Orleans....
1878
Stern.
362.
180 9
67
11
69
11
46
3
51
3
1883
< (
1565.17
300.
84
2
91
2
59
7
62
7
Danube.
n
1877
250 32
175 1
61
6
64
6
46
1
49
1
1881
“
1586.28
290.
83
1
90
1
58
5
62
5
Coahoma.
Memphis.
1876
249 51
205 2
71
2
75
2
45
1
50
1
1881
“
1603.96
280.
83
3
90
3
57
2
62
2
Bald Eagle.
St. Louis.
St. L. & C. Pk. Co.
1879
Stern.
454.
202.
50
7
55
7
44
10
47
10
1879
tt
921.60
219.4
82
6
86
6
56
6
65
6
Idlewild.
ti
St. L. & Miss. R. Pk. Co...
1879
520.36
207.6
58
2
61
2
44
7
51
7
1881
t (
1356.52
273.7
79
2
86
2
55
10
60
10
New Orleans....
1875
238 41
150.
63
10
65
10
44
6
48
o
1882
it
1236.99
273.7
79
5
86
5
54
8
57
8
Louisville..
1871
329 69
180
64
4
66
4
44
6
47
G
1880
it
1303.81
273.1
79
3
86
3
54
8
57
8
My Choice .
St. Louis .
St. L. & Miss. V. T. Co....
1872
( t
462.23
183.
63
0
66
0
44
0
47
0
1884
Stern.
711.94
242.
70
11
77
11
54
4
59
3
City of Florence .
tt
St. L. & Tenn. R. Pk. Co. .
1882
11
358.31
165.
59
6
63
6
43
9
45
9
1888
617.03
210.
68
4
73
4
54
3
58
3
Cherokee. ..
it
1888
t i
631 20
57
4
62
4
43
6
53
6
1880
Side.
1222.80
267.
80
9
87
9
54
3
57
3
John Gilmore .
« ,_
St. L. & Miss. V. T. Co....
1871
i t
593.09
183.
63
1
68
1
43
4
45
4
1887
**
1038.25
275.
79
0
86
0
54
0
57
0
Gus Fowler.
Paducah........
P. & C. Pk. Co...
1880
< t
309.62
160.
54
1
58
1
43
3
46
3
1878
Stern.
1121.97
304.
70
10
74
10
53
1
56
1
Wheeling.
1886
i l
289.12
155.
4
57
4
43
%
47
2
1887
Side.
1266.12
271.2
81
5
88
5
52
9
55
9
Knth.
Memphis..
1888
i «
217.90
166.
53
7
58
7
42
11
45
11
1887
ft
787.43
234.
72
9
78
9
52
4
56
4
Natchez .
N. & V. Pk. Co..
1883
tt
172.19
55
11
57
11
42
5
45
5
1879
tt /
747.94
237.
68
0
75
0
52
3
55
3
Teche.
New Orleans....
N. O. & B. T. Pk. Co.
1886
it
485.90
191.
63
0
67
0
42
4
47
1889
t
665.93
247.5
72
1
87
1
50
7
59
7
Spread Eagle..
St. Louis. ......
1881
It
529.34
225.
50
4
55
4
42
1
45
i*
1882
Stern.
316.50
184.
67
1
72
1
50
6
56
6 .
e'. W. Cole .
Brasliear .
1880
ti
487.91
202.
53
8
55
8
41
3
44
3
1887
Side;
932.95
257.
66
5
71
5
49
7
54
V
St. Louis.
1889
it
335 55
59
10
65
10
41
2
44
2
1880
Stern.
466.25
186.8
65
. 7
67
7
49
2
51
2
E. M. Norton.
11
St. L. & Miss. V. T. Co....
1875
11
549.
174.
57
6
61
6
41
0
43
0
1878
**
377.90
209.
71
6
72
6
48
10
52
10
Alto...
New Orleans....
1879
It
363.16
166.
60
6
62
6
40
7
44
7
1888
622.30
213.
63
1
65
1
48
9
51
9
Memphis.
1883
tt
525.
175
57
6
58
6
40
0
45
0
1885
tt
458.60
210.
67
2
74
2
48
7
51
7
Iron Duke.
Pittsburgh.
1880
tt
421.25
177.
60
11
62
11
39
7
42
7
1883
**
733.90
187.
65
7
70
7
48
1
56
1
N. & V. Pk. Co.
1883
1 i
186.03
186 3
49
10
51
10
39
4
42
4
1880
it
480.17
187.4
64
11
67
11
48
1
56
1
St. Louis.
1883
f
160 06
145
49
6
51
6
38
2
42
2
1888
**
403.
165.
64
8
69
8
48
0
52
0
New Orleans....
1881
208.54
167
56
9
57
9
37
6
39
6
1878
it
382.33
176.
66
5
72
5
48
0
52
0
tt tt
N. O. & G. R. R. Co.
1877
ft
201.55
143.
52
8
54
8
37
3
41
3
1887
Side.
1059.71
210.
68
0
74
0
48
0
52
0
a tt
1887
tt
196.80
165.
53
5
55
5
36
1
39
i
1873
Stern.
589.30
187.4
72
9
74
9
47
7
52
7
tt <(
(I it ft it
1878
If
285.70
218.
65
0
65
0
34
9
38
9
1881
881.27
261.
58
10
60
10
47
6
50
6
G. W. SentelL.
St. Louis.
F. A. Str. B. Co.
1882
tt
306.76
180,
50
10
53
10
34
8
39
8
1889
U
289.31
165.
57
5
62
5
46
8
51
8
1884
t
81.97
135.
46
1
49
1
34
2
38
2
1877
ti
881.27
261.
65
4
70
4
46
7
49
7
tt
263.74
160.
48
11
48
11
35
7
36
7
1883
tt
420.06
177.6
64
4
66
4
46
6
49
6
| 1878