The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-03

THAr BRrDeE MArTxR.-We learned day
before yesterday tina, negotiations were on
the tapis between parties representing the rail
roads on the one side and the Hancock coun.
> 81 Bridge Company on the other with
view to purchasing the charter held by the
latter. Our informant requested that as the
matter was not completed, no announcement
should be made of il for the present. So we
did not Allude TO the matter at all Getting
its information from another source, our Coz
temporary had a statement of the case yester>
day morning. It's statement is calculated to
lead the public to an exaggerated impression
concerning the situation.
The Bridge matter seems to stand about this
way. The Hancock County Bridge Company
had obtained q charter for bridge over the
river at this place. They have held it for
some time. We don't know of any effort
they have ever made to construct the bridge.
By the transactions of Friday, it seems that
charter was for sale. Buisny number Of char
tiers held for any number ofyears, viii not build
bridges, nor will the sale of those charters
representing but one Railroad,
tnem purchased the shares of majority
ern eorporstors of the Hancock County
Company on Friday. 1t safe to say
Den. transfer will be complete.
tat the interest of the Railroads, West
oom IN centering here, to build bridge
aou, river. We haven't any doubt they
0ately do. When they get ready TO
fha al oh.
Use of the charter above referred
1hversation with the Superintendent
Aley road yesterday, We learned that
As looking TO uniting the Toledo,
Western Railroad, the Toledo,
70 Warsaw Railroad, and the Des
- LS,valley Railroad Companies, in the
P1Iof bridging the river here, but he
|; that no definite Arrangement, or con.
sction, had been reached, and that
sntcment TO the contrary 10 erroneous.
, then apparently the matter rests.
Railroads have the charter; if they can
Z min che enterprise they will build the
g VIVA, they will do herein, time must
ine. We are certain that the enter
- ON us sila the river that took the road
the Capital Of or State, viii be untirins in
Nv oGorts to ceas act the bridge q early Is
poSSihle. They viii doubtless be seconded By
Aonnne across Ii, river, and If negotiations
were going on between the companies, result
- lfhvorsbly as i hoped, the time may not
be remote, when Keokuk win really have q
Railroad and passenger bridge over the Miss.
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