Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-09
CifH Council.

short but lively and interesting session O
the common council was held yesterday after
noon. At the last regular meeting of tha
body resolution was passed directing the city
engineer TO advertise for proposals for the
construction Of new wooden bridge across
the river at Plymouth avenue. This was
made necessary by the unsafe condition of the
present structure, and the refusal of the Hen.
nepin county delegation to procure legislation
for the issuing of bonds by the city to erect an
iron bridge at that point.
At the meeting of the road and bridge COM
mittee on Monday it was learned that the
humber for the new bridge could not be OBJ
tanned soon enough 10 allow the bridge TO be
completed before the ice in the river broke up,
md unless the work could be done from sub
structures built on the ice 1t could not be
completed before August /. As the resolu-
ton was passed under the superstition that the
work would be commenced at once and CON-
peted In two months, it was decided to call a
special meeting Of the council and take other
action in the matter.
At 2 o'clock, quorum being present, the
council was called TO order with President
SNYDER in the chair. Aid. Hangar, chairman
of the committee, stated the foregoing facts
and moved that the vote directing the city en-
gineer TO advertise for proposals be recon
Sidered.
City Engineer Rinker being called on stated
that the present structure could be strength
ened by placing supports under each span, but
that scheme could not be done until the ice
was out of the river The cost of such
work would be about $500, but he
would not guarantee the safety of
the bridge by any patching, as the structure
vas liable TO go to pieces at any time. BE
further stated that the Canton bridge company
had agreed to give bonds for building of an
iron bridge in place of the old one, and have
it open for travel by June 1st.
Aid. Waite offered resolution directing the
committee on roads and bridges and the city
engineer to 90 to St Paul this (last) evening,
and induce the delegation to procure legisla-
ton which would insure the erection of an
iron bridge across the river ct Plymouth
avenue.
AID. Andrews and Haugan, both members
Of the committee, thought it would be better
to have the aldermen from tho First and Third
wards visit the delegation
The real cause Of their not wishing TO make
any great efforts in the passage of bill for
- the erection of an iron bridge being that both
represent the residents of the lower portion of
the city. who have been trying to get an iron
structure erected at Tenth avenue south.
Aid. KEGS was Of the opinion that if the
matter was properly presented to the delega-
ton and the importance of having an iron
bridge impressed On them, they would secure
the passage of the DILL.
AID. Waite stated that ALI. Smith, who was
present when the matter was under consider
alton by the delegation, had told him that If
the matter had been presented in proper man
rer end strong stand taken, the bill would
have been put through.
AID Smith was unanimously elected to be
added 10 the committee. ald. Andrews asked
to he excused from serving, but by a
vote It Was decided not to do So The motion
to reconsider, offered by AID. Haugan, and the
resolution offered by Aid. Waite, were adopted
and the council adjourned.
The committee as appointed to visit the
delegation are Aids. Hangar, Glenn, Bebee,
Andrews, Anderson, Smith, and the city ergl-
nfcr