The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-10-03
The Bridge Question,

sue of the ssthl psd Tax P Yer, lsGnd
Another Tax &yd have Ioiref them
selves full h,sbpnkitAn = the CEDAR
River Bridge, much after their style of
one year ago. LIST, They say it Is mex
pesiient nOW on account of the embarass-
,ment OF the county. We deem the
swamp Land Fund appropriated by the
Board, ample; and they willproceed with
the work only rs that fund viii Justify.
md, The bridge ought not to be built
at Covers Perry, because there arc 9TH
or sites where the bridge would better
! accommodate those who are called upon
| to build II. Those persons most opposed
have iiad the offer Of Gray's Ford; done
nothing, and are now acting the ''dog
in tire mauger." Next they labor to
| show that the swamp land fund is in
sufficient to build one of the bridge
across Wapsie and Cedar rivers. Guar
antecs satisfactory to the Board will be
given for the building Of the bridge AS
contemplated OIL condition Of transfer Of
said fund for that object Two hundred
dollars Of said fund only, has been ex-
pended on the cmbankment alluded to.
lfthc Board has loaned the fund to
meet other unnecessary expenses, they
expect Ii returned when needed for the
object appropriated. No taxation Is ex-
pected or needed for the bridge. The
Board will proceed no faster with the
bridge than said fund will warrant. In
the comments about the location, and
an allusion 10 u committee who recon-
mended Gray's Ford, We think we see
the ear marks of one OF said committee,
who Is Interested. the other two dissent.
ing now. The people Of every county
have an Interest iG4ieir through travel,
and the improved icf.y' Is u tardy
means of ccoSsing'at best, and often I'm
mpc,ied by high and luw "ater, wind
and ice iol' days and weeks, and travel
Mocked., Covers Ferry isx one mile /
north of the center of the county north
and south, and in 1871 when the east
ahd west road was located through the !
county. latter careful examination of the
commissioners, 1t was found 10 be the
most practicable route and best crossing
Of said liver. Much oftic travel is con-
due west to Marengo, and in /
Comments about the member
from Cuss are unnecessary, Us that
Iownshipis unit for the bridge, save
one vote. Taxation is again introduced
% frightcn tho voters. None is required
or the bridge. but much for UNNECESSARY
appropriations and expenditures. Said
Tax Payer can't see any use for the
bridge nor any propriety in bring
ny ii again belore the voters OF the
county. We are sure the voters have
oeeli deceived and only ask Il fair vote.
They don't know about public interests
'eing thus promoted; think II might be
II an adjoining county, and tender
hem the privilege of bridging in Cedar
ounty. We trust that IL the site was in
my other county it would he speedily
improved, ~ suggested by the Board.
they are very gloomy about the pros
'ects for improvements, except saw
nil &c, and bridge not necessary to
id IL. Let Us assure you, with u four foot
lam, l's0 horse power is created, and 100
iorse power added for each foot increase
II highth of dam, and the best material
IN the ground for the dam. Their fears
VI the necessity Of building a stone dam
scross the bottom west are grollndless,
y an abundance of good material Oh
Zach side is ample, and the river is very
little increased in hight by four foot
lam, not u exceed six inches. We think
al must be impressed with the impor-
lance Of a 400 horse power in our ml,tst,
employed in our necessary manul:lc-
lures; and the arrangements are being
nntured with James NJ. May, esq.
which will, we think, be completed
within eight months. In the last SELF
encc the Board arc misreprcsentcd in
heir appropriation of the swamp Land i,
Fund to the said two bridges, and
.harged only by the request of the petit
toners of the Massilon bridge, for that
me- both were to he toll bridges, by.the
appropriation, and no requirement for
DC bridge to be thrown open, only by /
of the Board. The Board
viz make their own regulations: no
'ubl'c tax to be raised for it. They pro-
est Il, yainst it, and we ask for it. We
annot see the injustice OF Covers Ferry
having. bridge under the appropria-
ion. With the voters we submit the
'ase.
REPS or CASS TOWNSHIP,