, 1874-12-17
SUBURBAN..
,IErNttRGftN,

JErFERsoN.
Thn Board Of Trustees met In regular session
Monday. AL Of the Trustees woro present. and
David 3. Pride, Village Clerk, and Asa +. Brad
ley, Village Enginoor.
On motion Of AIr. Welch the rules we're sus-
pended, aud tho bids for building tho bridge over
tho North Branch OF tho Chicago Rivor Oh Boil
mout ayenuo we're tal1on mp.
Tho following aro tho bids that wore present.
Cd and opened:
Detroit Dridgo and Iron Works. $1,000; Koy-
stono Bridge Company, Pittaburg, Pa, s1,015
san1e, with wooden 1loor-boams and iron hand
raings, s2,0G5; sanle, with iron 1oor-boana aud
nooden hand-railings, 81, 1o5; same, with floor
beams aud haud-zaillngaof wrought-iron, se,255
Soulerin, James t. Co.. bridge and iron works,
milwaukee,, $4,000; FOX d Howard. S3,120 !;
also, another style OF bridge for the Sum Of
s3.2oo; King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing
Company, Of Cleveland, O., 81 ,49U: The Amer
lean Bridge COMPANY, OF Chicago. 32,o4o; sano,
s2,oo0; Hughes. Graham & Child. Cincinnati.
After Tho morita OF tho respective bridges had
boon canvaHsea, which took all Of the morning
scHsion, OH motion Of Mr, Tannatta tho contract
Has awarded to tho King Iron Bridge Company,
OF Cleveland, on their bid to build Nh iron bridge
for 8, ,4so, tho bridge to bo completed by Jun.
Company has built for tho Viilago Of Jefferson.
aud tho awarding OF tAo contract to tho King
bridge Company gives general Satisfaction.
Mr.. Hastings appeared before tho Board again
roor-uouse sewer that it was almost an impoH-
sibii.y to live within a half mile Of it. 3Ir.
Hastings wanted tho Doard to urge tho impor-
tance Of thla boing aeen to Immediately by tho
County Commissioners.
Mr. Lill thought TINT as lie had givon tho land
for the purpose OF extending Wostcrn avon,o, 1t
wag no moro tAsn just that tho village SHOULD
pay him for moving his feuce back. Tho Board,
being Of tho same opinion, granted tho request.
The Village Attorney presented IN ordinance,
which was adopted by tho Board to bo known III
the "Rai|road Ordinance" 90 tint tho village
can force tho railroad companies whose TRICKS
arc within the corporation to keop their fonces
in repair aud do othor things that hoforo tho
force. On motion, tho Clork was ordered to
laye 200 copios Of tho Railroad ordinance
printed.
Tho matter Of rebnto In tho Turner Pound
case was rofcrsed to tho Village Attor1loy, to ro-
port ~ tho next mooting Of tho Board.
Afr. II. Sogelkon addressed i communication
to tho Board that they had extended Jones street
through hs land, md graded tho sanap, and TINT
the Bonrd had "cunntngly docoiyod' him, aud
aud now II. within thirty days from dntc, tho
Board did not either finish tho street from Mil
wnukoe ayonllo to North ayenuo or make Just
componAation 10 linn TOR thu land takaa by the
village, no wonld obtain hs rights in another
Hay. Tho communication WAS ordered hlol.
lilo Clork waa ordered to advertise for pro-
poaals for grayoling Hoffman avonue from hill
waukoo avenue to Diyersey stroat, to bo pro-
aeuted at the next meeting Of the Board.
complaints against oillcora K,mboll aud BootIi,
reported that thoy could not find any cause Of
complaint against them. but that tE,ey DO i'll
ntrucsed to protect Mr.. Levy the same as any
other aalooll-keeper. Report adopted.
a. l. Jackson Offered to furnish graTel to the
vlllugo tor % eouts por cubic yard. Referred to
Committee on strcots nnd DrdgoB.
4 numhor of roaolutions were introduced aud
passed pertaining to streets, bridges, and sido-
Watks.
TIs usual number OF bills wero presented, re-
farred to different commttcoa, aud tinnlly
passed.
Tho Board adjoured for ono weok, to moet at
10 o'clock. a. IN.
TARK R1DGA
DIessra. McDougatl Il Joyce, contractors. arc
working tho artcaian uoll night aud day. They
have In uao the hoayioas machinery IN tho West,
aud, with twenty yoars' experience, arc prepared
to bore any depth required. They havo HOW
reached tho depth of o7o foot. Tic first 115 vas
composed Of olay, with very Huall mixture Of
gravel; the ronai1'iug l56 foot IL principally
limestone, proving very hRrd to ponotrate.
Tho Chaaa Club mot Tuoatay 0vening at tho
residence of Mr., Knowles. Five ganoa wero in
progress, tho contestants striving for tho olam-
plolship, which, as yet, has not been doe!do'i.
'rhomnnio Of tho evening wan contributed by Minis
Ella 1tobb, who performed aon,a brilliant conl.
positions on tho piutsoforto. Tho noxt gather
lux will ho 1t tho residence Of Col, T. r. Rubh,
Ynoaaay oyoniny.
HYDE PARK.
Some Of tho Hyde Park people talk conB'tlor-
ahlo about temperance, and urge strict lawu,
but they do not oomc out alrong ut meetings.
Ono WAS called for Tuesday evening to form a
Law-and-Oricr Oinb, to eoo TINT the icenao
ordinance be enforced There woro porl,ups
thirty l.osaoun present, but oll aayo two wero
SALOON n-keopera ur thcr supporters, aud conse-
1ueAty tho Club was not orEanizod and atl-
tournament rsB almost simultaneous With tha
call 10 order.