Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-10

agreed unanimously TO report In favor of tho
replied the prominent citizen, who has
lived here for twenty years. wv need
another bridge, as the present accommoda-
tons are altogether insufficient. That another
bridge will be built / nave every reason to be-
licve. as tho men who are Interested In the
project are some Of our best business men and
heaviest capitalists. If the Union Pacific had
carried out its original Intention Of providing
q wagon bridge in connection with its railway
bridge, there would have been no need of
another bridge" why didn't the Union
Pacific carry out the original programme the
gentleman was asked. well, III tell you
according to the best of my recollection. You
SEQ the origina. state bill ms drawn by MIR. Pop.
pleton provided for n wagon bridge, and that the
railroad should haye the power to regulate the
tolls. The bill was given to MIR. Rose
water, who was then a mem
per of the legislature, TO introduce. This
was during the session of 1901. Rosewater
was very active in the impeachment OF Gov
ernor David Butler, and for fear that IL he in
troduced the bill and it should pass, il would
be vet ed by the governor. SO he gave it to
Hascall, who introduced il in the senate with
changes providing that the mayor and city
council, in any city of the first class, should
have the power to license and regulate the
keeping of toll bridges, and fix the rates of
toll. That bill passed, and is still on the stat
ute books. l believe that because the bill
took away the power from the railroad com
pany to regulate and fix the tolls, &C., the
company concluded to abandon the wagon
bridge project, and simply construct a railway
bridge according to the charter granted by
congress in 1866. There were several proposed
locations for the bridge, A fight arose as to
its location, whether it should be u low bridge
at the Telegraph Poles or n permanent high
bridge down the river at 'Childs' Mill Coun-
ell Bluffs objected to the location at the 'rele.
graph Poles and both Council Bluffs and
Omaha opposed 'Childs' Mills The location
ton where the bridge now stands was finally
agreed upon, through the efforts Of q commit
tee composed Of Alvin Saunders, Francis Smith,
Augustus Kountze, Ezra Willard, Enos Lowe
and o.. L. Hurford, who went to New York for
that purpose. On March 26, 1868 Mr.. Saun.
doris, chairman of the com %nittee, te~legraphed
to Omaha: The bridge is L Gated at Train
Table. Omaha pledges the depot grounds and
$3.50, 00o; Council Bluffs pledges 500, 900;
ground and right of way will be condemned.
Omaha voted $780, 600 in bonds as aid to the
bridge, in consideration that she should have
the main transfer depots, general Offices, ma
chine shops, etc. Council Bluffs voted $780,
600 in bonds, hut the company never received
them. The Missouri River Bridge company,
an orsan,La.ion Mh,ch "aS ciailLeu 10 DO as
Ifn;am paniSa ntnoi,SSnnd.n ',vSsn .rn, isad ~
Inion ! III oNno w"s oisani1ou u
build the bridge, and they were authorized to
issue bonds to the amount of 81, 800, 900. which
bonds were sold IN England. The Boomer
Bridge company, Of Chicago, on the
- LD0' I" 80
for 81, 939, 500. the time of its completion 20
no Nnypmhpr III 1850 Tbay unra uraut1y
ueiayeu, however, ahd alu ho5 zee the a rS
In INV fn;IoS;no the JIni,n paciGc toll boId
of the work the contract with the Boomer
Bridge company having been annulled. The
sSte'u1e was s o o 9En nn she IoIno hiai Sto
feet each-and il CONFESSED entirely of iron,
The superstructure is supported by piers, each
formed OF twe IRON pneumatic tubes, sunk ~
.,, wy hn;" "na a;n he wv u IIe aIs s.a na 10 eaon
n, zoe peinB e'sn' anu a nan iee' IN uianieeer'
INNS, ms 9tiuee Is sail 70 nave COSY 81, aoo,ooo
ne iuea oi nuu'as d wagon piuSe uIu noe
occur unti aiCer the WORK mao commenced
l wI9.u nov Do SURPRISED II .he Union racine
Wouiu yee reconstruct It's priuge aha proVlue a
wsgon'"ay IN hopes OF kiiilhg OH ths new
Drlose. Inns can Do uohe' ana "ona Do q
sreas ianR,oveme on oser une pieseht way o'
Irah'porthg Teams ana wagons IN DoN cars
me new oridee, II pInlt' WI! be located north
OF Douglas street.; me 0ni ION Paclne bridge
mas earned as hiSn as So9! wv or Sooo,ooo a
year ana nave peeii told thas one year tins
rechpes were muun nigher tnan 1nese 9gures.
! he receipgs. however, nave been consideraol!
9iiuihiSheu since tne ouin,o'ns Oh the bridges AZ
l la''smo"'h anu Diair
Ing receh' roopery Oh 'he racine OK
press company at st. Louis by the none
clerk. Prentiss Tiller. who walked opt of tn,
&C., n hr,od aau,;,,. n,;.h, s7s ono mar
"Iio' VI oio"u ueyhsh'' WIN 9'',oov' WAS
very SLICK job, and it recalls to mind anotheI
very cunning express robbery in that CITY,
ss;d /. ge,t1em,n-vb u,os fo. m.rv nav
-. r. an yoa'
resident Oh ot. Lou's-to lHE BEES MAJ
About Town. sit was in 1863 that thu
United States express companv had its Office
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Jus u.s. aoinS eApress. Ohc morhing, Iianu, Tn,
cieih IN onaiGe "as lou.u Dounu anu gaeges
ahh appa,en ". nsntn ho., ,iTn; eeaieISs U
S mn ene Empty p9't,e lying near nun
asn oo saie was open am Inc money apon
SSyo,vIo, Sone. an oiu He.eslve hanie.
oharies royes WAS inin'e'lateiy sunlllohet
anu enhPloyeu 70 Worh up enc case. ne wen,
70 w"lk WIN s,ea' v,gor. some one, howeVel
smd ,het t tns c,a u oa"Idy yo ma III " .P Pu. up }p u,