Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-02-07
Another Bridge Wanted

From notice printed in another col
umn it will be seen that the citizens Of
the township of TuscarOra will, at the adj
jOurned meeting of the Board of Super
visOrs to be held March 10TH, ask permits
sion to build and construct bridge
across Indian river, in that township, a
short distance below Burt Lake, near D..
Smiths hotel. The design is to connect
the road known as the Sturgeon River
road. The proposed bridge to be con-
structed principally Of wood resting
upon pile foundations, and to be about
one hundred and twenty-five feet in
length and sixteen feet in width and
have span sixty feet in width, support
ed by a Whipple truss across and over
the main channel of the river, and to
have an elevation across the channel of
about sixteen feet above the level of the
water for the passage Of boats and YES
sells.
We understand vote is to be t"ken in
she township at the spring election as to
'aisilg thu necessary money for build
ng the bri'lre. by taXltj0n. This is tht
second bridge proDosel across Indian
liver. The Board ofSnpnryis0rs at thei
ieeting last 0ctohar granted permisSi0
y the township of Bart tn construct
ridge across it near where it emptie,
into Mullet Lake. The contract for til,
bridge was awarded to ]. w. McGinn
md the necessary material for the same
is being got out. The distance between
the two bridges, should the one now pro-
posed be built, would be two and half
or three miles. The township of Tusea-
rora is being rapidly settled and the
building of the proposed bridge would
be greatly to the convenience of large
portion of the inhabitants of that town.
Cheboygan and Cross Village State
Road.
Last week we stated that all the bids
for the construction of the eastern di-
vision of the Cheboygan and Cross vii
lage state road, being that portion of the
road in this county, had been rejected by
the State Board of Control, and that they
had ordered it to be re-advertised. The
reason for their action. we learn, was
that Merritt Chambers bid, $4,000,
which was the lowest, was not In strict
conformity to the requirements, i'm as
much as it did not specify the time in
which he would complete the work; and
that the difference between this bid and
the next lowest, VIM. B. Ellis, 81, 494.75,
was so great they thought the interests
of the state would be best served by
reimbursement. 1t is to be hoped that
as little delay as possible will be
allowed before the Reimbursement
takes place, and the work let so as to in
sure its construction this season, as the
road is much needed and the interest of
of the county demands its construction
at the earliest possible day. The citizens
of that portion of the county through
which the road passes have been greatly
Inconvenience for the want of a direct
road to the village. Mr.. Chandler, while
admitting infOrmalities in his bid, claims
that his proposal was to complete the
road according to the requirements of
the advertisement for proposals, that he
so specified, and that the advertisement
explicitly stated the requirements wlich
he inadvertently omitted in filling out
his bid, but the Board did not so cOnsid
er it and took action accordingly. We
hope the delay i'm re-advertising will not
prevent the completion of the road with
in the specified time.