, 1881-10-07
OUR BRIDGES.
THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES sr1Is1tgp TIP

THE COUNCIL, coMMlrrEE srl1l1tgp TIP ON TIE
SUBJECT.
Tho Committee on llnrl,0rs md I1rligca hal
quito III, Interesting md innR session yeRtnrt1hy
afternoon In the City Clerks u'ue, With Aid.
Dixon prcsi.llns, aud as advlsors and sialtnrs
Mayor Harrison, Commissioner Waller, md 1lar-
bornnstorh Cary, and McCnrlhy. ALL. f'und,
who is tnombor Of that culnlnittcg, Is largely
Interested IN ahtpp!llg, and hle sytnpa,htes
Into tho acn tn allp5."
Tie first tnattor which cn.no. ZIP was tnc Er!o
sar.ce raihnr thnn canvutiionro to THO ronplo
whip have boon compelled to us0 u. The Gust
p srfs Fl ., yeaps sns Poe w
pni! this ,nan Sa7 10 per snonth ior aow NY Tho
Sr,tlvo , to s@w!nx @ IN tho atr over % h's p.operty
this too high antl tri1t to hAsn tho rent reduced.
Tho ownor wantcd, moro rathor thu less. and
IN! s5e..swa,x q si,at M H. lsiss @ eos|'i S AZ
sT a o4cs III io ia so oS Mss I
aMtI vesaela caiae thero e ,,nonl. and thon tiio
stroiches three ti,nea Ills s,lii,iier. onco this
t,' Ts for nie "Hs9 tor tor nma thn Ist
ll'!od g. ~ tho Inan askci too much lor {:
THO mayors letter tu tho Council suggesting
lMkt u ItWHrH III {1,VlN III NlLGTGll lOT pluN luc
lifting or drnw brl,tges which would do away
cd upon. The Commissioner nf TublIc Works
WIS authorized to mako private contract for
dreuglng between tho tlrnwsuf tho 6riEca, t,ro-
v!1lng he c'stl Eet tlo work dono ns low MI tue
bids for 1t tnHt1e In Juno lust.
Tho atnondn,eut to tho bridge ordinance pro-
v!dlny ttlnt bridges shn! bo kept open no longer
than ten minutes ut tin'o
AErwEEN THE HOURS Or SEVEN AND ELEVEN
AT NIGHT.
which Is tho Inv now up tu ! In tho evening, WINS
discussed. nnd the committee uoctdel to reeonl-
Aiti. isoii moved that tho bridges bo kopt
ctOscl hut hulf IN hour cach morning ntll
eyennx for tho Of s the ps9pe H.
TIC iiar0orn!sters' approval. md they showed
h S wsrS fbs Hygr With ho
foro thu Council.
DrSee vs. eodd e Se asora5y
md VIZ M Include those ou thu piers. abutlnents,
X After tGo Committee on t1arbors aud Bridges
hatl adjourned. Aihyor fiarrison had natndo
und Mccarthy, anl ho
GAVE THEN A LECTURE
which made thom quake aud shake In thoir
boots liz insatcd that 10, flarbortnustcrs they
wGro employed and paid by. tho city, and that
solineIl. II thoy saw Il vessol violating Il city
ottnNnco, II wtts thor duty to arrest the parties
s es rS ~ TO- t. sy b
p!o nnnoyed by iul4 and Unnecessary whistltnR
Ut tugs, or tho keppiug UpcH 1t bridges. Whom
this was done. tho parties Offending should bo
arrested at uncp. ..-
Tic llarborinasters didn't llko being talked to
III this why, and 1nsiate1 thut the brIuKnteuders,
too, wcro to blnlnu; that thoy bundled words
with the tuHu1G11, ind tnHtlp themselves ODNox
l0u6. Mayor Harrison insisted thnt this must ba
Stopped. No brluKctentirr had Il right to mako
an Improper re11l!rk to my citizen, whether on
land or wNtor, and no u1Att1r Whnt tho pr0vuch-
ton wna, no 1nust not mako an unscomty
reply. Ito wollll at onc1 issue MI orlor
tu that effect, Rnd where d brtl1HotGnt!or
uscll yilc language no would not only bo dis
ctlrKG1 but he would ho arrested and proao-
Guttd for dsurdcry conduct lni tined. ilo WIS
gUn8 to hnye cfvtfity OH both sidus, nnd hO
wnuted tho lIarbormaatorn to understand t1lnt
thoy must nut inlparttally, promptly, and with
discretion. ....
SLIGHT CoLLIsl0H.
1'nk street bridge came vnry near p0tttng
pretty badly damaged. Mt o:h 0elook yesterday
Mornlux. The brlugu waa opon, nnd tho tuH
Wolf WAS towing through tho soAUoncr u. d.
Norris, WHICH run INTO thu rnlllngB ot tho strtct-
urc, touring away u portion, but did not hurt
tho bridge sufficiently to close it to travel.
C1TY-1Nu1NEEH CNEdIEN
Ia getting up Il plan by which tho present bridRoa
eau bo tl0f,u nwky with. lie would put Rrcboti
bridges aerosS tue river at nil streets, And hAvo
tho harbor on tho Luke Front, where ho would
built draws and incka, mud hny0 Alt tho fTe1ht
tDwod up tho rivers III lighters. His p1nl fB very
elaborate. nnd, while It Wnuld cost a great lcAt
of money, ta apparently tho most practical QUO
that has bccn y0t sugKpatca.