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46 REPORTS ON AWARDS. 47. G. van Diesen, Middelburg, Netherlands. BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER DE LEK, NEAR KUILENBURG. Report.—Commended for its grand conception, being well planned, and most interesting from its simplicity and good construction, and for its thorough execution. The Kuilenburg bridge, whose largest span is one hundred and fifty meters, is the largest girder bridge in Europe made for a double line of railway. The foundations of beton are inclosed in sheet piling. The abutments and piers are of stone and brick masonry. The superstructure is of wrought iron and steel. The bridge was built under the general management of Chief Engineer G. van Diesen. 48. Caminada Brothers, Rotterdam, Netherlands. MODEL OF BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER DE LEK, NEAR KUILENBURG. Report.—Commended as a carefully-made model, illustrating the construction of this bridge. 49. A. W. Stortenbeker,'Rotterdam, Netherlands. PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BRIDGES. Report.—Commended as being excellent specimens of technical drawing, having the additional merit of good artistic accessories. 50. Kannemans, Breda, Netherlands. PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BRIDGES, ETC. Report.—Commended as being excellent specimens of technical drawing, having the additional merit of having good, artistic accessories. 51. P. J. H. Hayward, Leeuwarden, Netherlands. HARBOR WORKS AT HARLINGEN. Report.—This harbor consists of two breakwaters, built out into the Zuyder Zee, con sisting partly of sunken cribs of osier wicker work and partly of earthwork covered with regularly-laid stones. In addition to these, there are two wooden piers. The harbor is supplemented by a guide dam one thousand meters long, far out in the Zuyder Zee, which directs the ebb tide into the channel with the intention of keeping it scoured. It is an in structive example of Dutch harbor work, and, although not so grand as those on the North Sea, and less exposed to storms, it has stood uncommonly well. 52. L. J. Kesper, Amsterdam, Netherlands. HARBOR WORKS AND DOCKS AT FLUSHING. Report.—The great and important harbor works and interior docks at Flushing make this place one of the best ports on the continent of Europe. A perfectly-finished copper model of one of the wrought-iron valve gates shows the manner of construction. These very important works were made under the general management of Chief-Engineer M. Simon, Gz. 53. M. Simon, Gz., Flushing, Netherlands. DAMS AT EASTERN SCHELDE AND SLOE. Report.—These important dams constitute a part of the embankment of the railway from Roosendaal to Flushing. They are made with osier wicker work cribs, loaded with stones and earth and sunk at the sides of the embankment to above high-water mark. The space
