The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-30
BRIDGEs--NEW PROposITToN.

ORAOUECs-nZW EAUfOS4E1OEs
We are happy to announce this week |
that the question of Building bridges.
to be voted on next Tuesday, is now In I
IN intelligent and tangible shape, and
we urge the voters OF the county to put
in ballot ttfor bridges.n
After general consultation the Com.
concluded to change the
and tho one agreed upon
will be found in our advertising col.
umns. At the time. the former pfepes
sitions were submitted, thore were be-.
fore the board several petitions from
various portions Of tho county, EeF
bridges at certain points, and IL was
with view to accommodate ell these
that the matter got into an akward
shape, so that nobody could understand
it satisfactorily. After discussing
the matter with parties from various
portions of the county aud finding that
defeat all the propositions, q meeting
of the Commissioners was called on
Thursday, and the proposition agreed
upon was thought to be the most salts
factory shape the question could be
submitted in. AS the matter stood be-
fore, all were bound to vote for certain
bridges, if they voted for any of the
three propositions, and there was no
provision for voting against all the
propositions, which, of course, was not
legal or binding, and would undoubt-
eddy have led to future litigation.
We think the matter is in the best pos
sible shape now. The bridge north OF
town, west of Allen creek, will ac-
commodate the people of the north
side of the Noesho better than at any
other point. 1t will result in taking
the Lawrence road from its present
dreary course over the hills between
here and Duck creek to a road up Dow
creek through fine farming section
The people can then have post Office
for their accommodation up on Dow
creek, with daily service, instead OF
having to come from five to ten miles
for their mail mates. The dreary ride
between here and Duck creek, over the
route now travelled, has frightened
many a new conner out of the country
Allen creek has already been bridgeG
Cor soon will be) and we know the en-
ergy of the people along Dow creel
will insure a good road through 1T
bottom lands. A majority of the PEG
pie of Americas will be fully a:
well accommodated with a bridge
at the point designated as they
would with one opposite their village
| The two bridges at this place, one Over
the NeOshO and one over the Cotton
wood, will accommodate all the i'm
mense travel and business between the
northern cities of the State and the
southern, western and southwestern
counties, while the one near NeoshC
Rapids will accommodate the. VALLEY
travel and mails. The distribution is a:
good as could be made now. We can
not build all the bridges we want a
once. We suppose there will not bt
more than one built each year, and once
commenced these improvements viii
not be stopped until every portion o
the county is sufficiently accommodated
| with bridges. This is the feeling OF al
most every man we have talked to abou
the matter.
1t is not necessary for us to recapitu-
late the arguments for bridges. Every
man has them at his tongues end, anC
every man feels the necessity for them
They will do more to draw immigration
and business to and through our coun
ty than anything we can do except tt
build railroad.
We hope the people will vote go
Bridges" next Tuesday, and that thu
work will at once commence. We viii
lose more than the cost of bridge b,
delaying the matter another year.