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| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893-04-14≥ | By mid-April 1893, a large gang of men (seventy to eighty, later over one hundred) had been constructing the centre pier and abutments of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway's bridge over the Madawaska River at Arnprior since mid-March; the crib-work foundation was solid square timber filled with stone and concrete, resting on a good rock bottom. Messrs. Wright & Sons of Hull were awarded the stone contract, supplying stone from the Hull quarries; McRae & Co. shipped 100 barrels of cement for the masonry. Chief engineer Mountain stated the bridge was expected to be completed about June 1. Work proceeded night and day, including Sundays. A new survey of the line through the heart of Arnprior, which would cut the town in half, was objected to by many residents as dangerous and detrimental to traffic. | Ottawa Free Press 1893-03-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1893-03-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Almonte Gazette 1893-03-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1893-03-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1893-03-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1893-04-13(Ballasting commenced between Renfrew and Arnprior;...),Almonte Gazette 1893-02-24("The proposed new survey of the Parry Sound railwa...) | |
| 1893-06-01 | The iron bridge for the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway spanning the Madawaska River was nearing completion at the Dominion Bridge Company's works at Lachine, to be ready for removal in a couple of weeks; by June 5 the bridge at Arnprior was expected to be completed in about two weeks, with the line's construction advanced to within a few miles of Renfrew. On May 12 the bridge site had been reported ready for the railway iron. | Ottawa Citizen 1893-06-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1893-06-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Mercury 1893-05-12(Renfrew Mercury, quoting the Ottawa Journal: "The ...) | |
| 1893-07-28≥ | By July 28, 1893, two men working on the construction of the O.A. & P.S. railway bridge over the Madawaska had met with a serious accident the day before: a heavy girder fell from a temporary support and struck them, injuring the legs of both, and it was feared both limbs were broken; the men were taken to Arnprior for treatment. | Almonte Gazette 1893-07-28(Accident "yesterday", i.e. 1893-07-27. Transcribed...) | |
| 1893-08-31 | Work on the O.A. & P.S. bridge over the Madawaska River at Arnprior resumed by July 14, with trestle work over McLachlin Bros.' siding also started; the iron superstructure passed over the line on July 26 and the Dominion Bridge Company of Lachine began placing it. One span was up by August 3, the bridge was about half constructed by August 9, the second span was being erected by August 17, work began on the last span by August 22, and the trestle work was completed by August 26, with Mr. Mountain reporting on August 22 that the bridge was to be finished that day (the Journal said the iron work was only about half completed and three weeks were still needed); the long approach was being filled in and the bridge was expected complete by Saturday night, September 2. Built about a hundred yards below the C.P.R. bridge, it was described as a magnificent structure. | Almonte Gazette 1893-07-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Mercury 1893-07-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1893-08-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1893-08-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1893-08-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1893-08-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1893-08-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1893-08-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1893-09-05≥ | By September 5, 1893, track laying on the O.A. & P.S. bridge over the Madawaska at Arnprior had been completed (on Friday, September 1, under Foreman Leslie) and the first train ran over the new bridge on September 4; the bridge was reported finished and the track laid as far as the C.P.R. station by September 8, after General Manager Chamberlain inspected it on August 30. | Almonte Gazette 1893-09-01(Mr. Chamberlain inspecting the nearly completed br...),Ottawa Free Press 1893-09-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1893-09-05(First train over the bridge "yesterday". Transcrib...),Almonte Gazette 1893-09-08(Bridge finished; track laid to the C.P.R. station....) | |
| 1894-04-21 | The lengthy trestle at the approach to the O.A. & P.S. bridge over the Madawaska river at Arnprior is being filled in with clay and gravel. | Ottawa Journal 1894-04-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1894-08-24 | Two gravel trains on the O.A. & P.S. railway are now engaged in cutting down the grade which is about one mile west of here and emptying the contents into the trestle at the Madawaska bridge. | Almonte Gazette 1894-08-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |