The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-12
THE GOVERNMENT WAGON
BRIDGE.
The Last Stroke Done on
the Work.
Uncle Sam SmiIingIy Accepts.
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HE PAYS HIS BILLS sALUBRIOUSLY.
ROCK ISLAND WONDERFULLY
TICKLED.
The Subject Discussed Thread
bare.
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AND FINALLY DROPPED FOREVER.
AND FINALLY DROPPED FOREVER.
sELAH.


Sth OF June, teams commenced crossing.-
Within the last few DAYS the contractor has
put his last stroke Of paint on the structure.
the bridge has been pronounced completed,
and has been accepted by Unclo Sam as an
honest and thorough pieao Of work, and
fully worthy the greenbacks Of the people. |
This little acknowledgment on the par, Of
"our Uncle" resulted in the paving over Of
$4,000 to Mr., Charles Kellogg, the manu-.
fac!urer who furnished the iron, whose mills
are at Phoeni&WIle, Pa. That gentleman
came on here short time ago, took a view
of the bridge, declared it a thing of beauty
and JOY forever, stuffed his sixty thousand
dollars in his coat.tail pocket, and started
back home, quite satisfied that Ne never
rolled iron for better bridge of the same
size, in all his life. It has been written to
death of course, but there still remain
little more TO be said before we finally drop
so weighty subject.
The wooden structure which our city once
hull, ~, tho eor,o. attn o,s, ,ro bo,;,ro A.
neat sum Of fourteen thousand dollars. 1t
did very well for while, and served its rur,
a - ..,.o,,;..
| the Island, which has not proven inconsid.
cradle. But while Uncle Sam builds for his
,o,o,,ls, ,ostor:,, g.. coli. l..a. .-.te-rr-
far onrselvos and wa ,.or n.v.r obtained n
very large return far oar or,oudi,ura. Re-
hanging up shingles Of caution, and threat
ening al, fast driver with condign pnn;sI,.
ment, our shackly affair "held its own" for
few short summers, but at length there
"came q frost-e killing frost" which bound
up our majestic river ia Polar chains. and
when the breath of returning summer burst
them, our highly priced tran for the occe.
sonal massacre Of men and horses, was in.
confidently ripped ND aad carried awsv
The last We saw of it. it WAS making an
energetic move on New DEMONSTRATING
prandly off to that bourne from which M
dnapidated bridge ever returpa With :,
went our sincere reprets and forr,oo, .bo,,o
and dollnrs and after il CANA tbo rooIi,a,;on
that tax.payers wouldD,, stord .ro,ho, -,
sessment TO repleca il No oro blorroa
Sylvan Wafer very nnch for CLEARING m,
suob a ,,;sorobIo blo, a..
bean,v I'm, al, ABROAD ,ho. !, oa ,1s"1I
bndr 70 600 tho dorizo,, o. a., T.,.-1 -,
off 40 summarize rro,, oor ,.oo1 I'm on5
grocarias Nlit.rr rooo,.;.n .ho. ..
n ;,uo,.;o., al ..,.-.,.-,'. ~
somo immediate "a. -
onr citv borr;d ,ooL;.. aoan. .,..
ri,,,l -, I'll.
F' '+""'P''"Hb 'e"'h
al , ~a""'O'' anu " means oi ropes ana
p'o0a''ouS ooih'
...,.. T ~ '"' ''o1 Di"n base OF
- "'t "'N'9 We surveyed
.., .-~I. ..I P.o'0'o'0na' eye
~. r.. an. - 'DA"s NAHUM 'n
,Whola portr n,amn, "S'0p"e' anu
Two uor.os y wh;oh :. -, r '',,,'"e
no d;stan, aav--;s ora oe $780,, 1'',.
which are SO freonentIv hnyiea n tbo ,nonI~
bosom If the oniu dr:vor W. ill .r
no revelations. Rut opr bepovoIor, o,,;u
tons were soon "ninne5 :, tbo hrdy H. A.
action of the Government. Il ,eoo,ved 70
erect a bridge which would a,;ka dofn ,ho
assaults of flood and time. The s,,erd;a
structure is now completed. and reioio;r, :,
all its virgin apparel, commands the ernro.
baton and admiration of our citizens IA |
% nephews of our Uncle" we ara vratafol f.,
his hberality, and proud of the ar,;st;o
nandiwork of his servants.
MIR. W. &. Bond, gentleman socially.
aud worthy of the highest compliment ia
this practical age-a man who "knows his
business, in all its details, and could build
bridge himself If necessary was awarded
he contract for putting up the trestle work
he iron work, and for doing the painting.
lie has had an experience of years in this
inc, and more recently, had the entire
building Of the magnificent railroad bridge
across the MlsslsslppI at Quincy, and of the
OF the railroad bridge across
he river at burlington. The present work
permanent monument to his skill. AS
'o nave saId' MI oharies heilogg had the
obIract lor furnishing the IRON. lhIs gem