| Office Ins'g Engr of Railroads |
| Houston Nov 11th 1863 |
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| E. P. Turner |
| Capt & A. A. G. |
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Capt,
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| I have to report, that a careful
examination of the Washington County Railroad Bridge over the Brazos
River, has convinced me, that it is not susceptible of temporary
repairs, and I can suggest no plan by which it can be made safe,
except to take the whole Bridge down and reconstruct it. This is a
work of considerable magnitude, and would involve a cost of Eighty or
Ninety thousand dollars, and three or four months time. |
| With the very limited amount of (first
class) mechanical labor to be controlled in this State, I do not know
but that my Estimate may be increased at least one Hundred Per Cent. |
| I would here state, that the Bridge may
last in its present condition for months, or it may fall at any
moment. |
| Very Respy Yours |
| E. L. Heriot |
| Capt & Inspctg Engr R. Rds |
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