The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-02-08

..,yi.Isl; through Il, aud ussL 1. &c credit
Of ,bs oous,y aud people. i hes for
ssms si1s bsss he pol,sy Of tls Bosrd,
who's sppsepriss;oss have bees aeked for
hrideine 20 ok those 10 The visiaisy to
subasribs, o they s,s more bsss6stsd
.sd iossyestsd. Hsses the psepesiiioa
for then and county 70 psy, sseh. halt
for bridging Wsp.y ssd Crdee Rivers:
Those iatsrsstsd u Gays Ford reported
10 snerts % raise any a0euns, Tor thss
loc,,ios. cd their last ssselutioo wss to
zee vhss amour, could be ssiscd for the
Object oss. Covers Ferry. -, O." 10
srouA!sd whsshsr shS seeolution of The
Board 70 bridge Cedss River pesr Cow
sr's Ferry, snd hcpss the 5000 nsy
never 30 secured to che sssisfsesiss Of
the Bosrd, q sssd not write "dsk'in the
nsrRes). Asd hs ssys there w. great
noise inside sboas the tone mas power,
when . Cosssy Jsdgs bulls Court
Hvass Tor the county, Aod ridisalss the
doisgs Of ihs ''sixtess men psver. -
Nov, Mr.. -. CT sm sHrs three
fouvsbs Of The people Of Cedar soss,y
will Dot b surprised that yea desire the
"oss msa power" You desire . tool 10
yosr lossIisy 70 build ex,n~sRans Court
Houses, sud make sueA other Ssussy
sxpea ditures far local benefit % ysur 10.
vcssivs brain may ssgfess, " ysur greed
1snaal FROM the pcekess OF the sSx-
payers Of the rural townships, Who. en-
surs. ere tired 81 psyisE tsse' fcr's
Court House. sod ere sorry to learn thas
the Bosri borrowed money. st their hit
sessions, 70 pay Court House bonds. Nov
Tor the bridge near Covers Ferry. which
% disturbs -. G." The river has been
srcs,ed there By the slow snd uncertain
process Of fsrrying. for q year..,he travel.
sud road veil established there, aud I
hsve hoard shoussnds express surpriss
that the river VS. not bridgsd there,
ssd . desire for it; end l an sure the
people Of Csdsr county will vote fors
toll bridge there, when sdvised OF ito su.
perior advantages for bridging. that indi
viduals propose to pay one half the
amount nccesssry, sud the county half 70
30 paid BY transfer Of the ewsmp land
fund. snd no tax. Firss. there 10 no
road crossing Cedar River, in Cedar
eousty. that css be used in high wates
except the one osossisg At Covers Ferry.
The site for bridxioe 10 remsrksble; the
river 6ovs through two perpendicular
s,oss bluffs. 40 feet spsrs. and IS fest
high, rock bottom. requiring bridge
sbsus one half the length of Grsy's Ford,
and viii cost lsss than two-thirds Of any
other site suggested 10 Cedar county
Covers Ferry i, one mile north Of Tip
ten. and two south Of Solon sud MsreBgo,
which is taking the through travel vast.
- our State Capital and California. 'Ev.
cry rod Travelled south Of Upton has to
b Travelled bssk to get to Mavsngo. aud
II 10 for the interest Of Cedar county
and Upton to ressio the through travel
in the center Of tho county. Thus II
viii be sdmi.ted, I am sure, there IL 90
site for bridging Cedsr River so fsvop-
hle sod impostsos ~ Covers Ferry, end
[ claim, none whore moro people will be
accnm modsted. The three Furnishing
mil's on Clear Greek and their patrons,
the dourishing town and Rsi'road station
# Mechsnicsville. the city Of Upton and
those living south Of the River - we'll ss
north. and particularly our worthy friends
south Of the River to get to Linn county
10 monthly meetings And hero ! would
.sy nur sister. Black Hawk county, has
m ordinary Court House, and two free
bridges across Cedar River. l think If
Cedar county had less Cour, House stock
md more bridge, il would be more to
the coovsnisnce Of the people and to her
credit t1 e* #sssla
Jsn'y 3oth, lsok - RoB'T o0wER