The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-10
the NEW NICHOLSON BRIDGE,


Work ~ &OuOs
The County Board az mmissioners
met in special ssssion ruesdsy 10 receive
bids for an iron bridge across Pstcka
river. near Nicholson's ford. IN ColumbIs
township. Two plane were proposed -
one I low truss called plan 3D. and .
high truss marked A" The compett-
ton Va quite lively. there being twelve
bidders. . DUBOIS counts 70 knoSn -
cash paving county. After ccns'ders-
ton the Board determined 70 adopt tho
high truss plan. therefore some q the
bidders were not "in IT, The following
were th~ bids:
Columbus Bridge Co., Columbus. ~
Ohio Elan q. viMu'
b. 795.
LAFAYETTE Bridge Co., Lafsveste,
Ind. Plan a; So
|Crotou Bridge 3 MFG. Co.. NJ, oo
lo ss,"si Bridge "a Co., xuneis: Ind; 800
Plan B. e6Ss'
Toledo Bridge Co., Toledo. ..
Plan A. $500
B. $50
King Bridge CO.. Cleveland. Q. .s,<
Keepers & wynkoop, Milwaukee.
Wis. Plan a. III
B. $40
Variety Iron Works, Cleveland. -.
! q. Plan A. $ss4
smith Bridge Co, Toledo. o.
Plan A. es25
| b. SIS
Wrought Iron Bridge Co.. Canton.
| q. Plan A. $1,l99
| r. ]. P. Bracket Bridge Co. Gin
cinDati, .. Plan A. $500
Pittsburg, Bridge Co., Pittsburg,
Pa. Plan 3. $3.50
i The contract was LET to the Lafayette
4 Bridge Company, OF Lafayette. Ind, ]
being the 10 vest bidder. for 500. Ths
Iron superstructure will be seventy-iivs
feet il extreme length, and without any
center piers, and AZ feet vide. Il vii
be shipped over the MonoD, probably
and hauled by wagons from French
Lick. that being the nearest h. r. station
Ito the location. IL will rest on Two ston'
labutments. with wing wallis The ebut
ments TO be placed on solid foundations
At whatever necessary depth Of excsvs
ltion, and to b carried up twenty -thre'
feet above the bed OF the river. Bid
were received separately, - follows, To-
the
STONE ABUrNgSIs:
IN. Lorey $3.50
10 s. A. scheIlsnberger 9i.55e
John UeIefu & Co. lH5
John n. George o4.18 per perch
j r0bble work 345
jos. Halter. Jr. = Co. 1l371
". T. washer 3 Son 94ss pr cubI
i The contract va awarded 70 Mr.. Msr
Tin Lorey, q the lowest bidder, and b
i will begin work Immediately.
i The entire cost Of the bridge will thu
Ibe 81 $50. which 10 not half OF Wba
lsome OF the wooden ones have cost ID
county 10 the pass. There il no Ques
ltion but that iron bridges are now III
most substantial and cheapest TO The tax
payers. They should be adopted wher
lever IS foot bridge 10 required.
Il TIt IL amusing to read the diatribe
lof some Of the gold maniscs. and not
their sneers ct the daddy dollar" - q
I"e0 cent piece" while there 10 not one 0
them but 10 anxious to pocket Il q 10
cents value. and give the same value Il
Exchange for II e they would for gold
Poor.minded English spobs. or slaves Q
. money spectators, they remind us Q
!, l"poverty-pride,r who ciothe themselve
Elm thrcad-bare cloth and faded silks The
they may initiate more wealthy neigh
\ |bors, and then exhibit { hypocritica
|spirit Of shelter than thou" toward thoe
e who difIer from them.
I Thank God! the people Of the countr
lgenerally ere slive to their best inter
ests, and in the election Of 1892, with
! ticket composed OF Gray and Boies, vii
J. establish : thoroughly American chi
-lrency, based on the product Of Americ
! silver and 10 either OF the so-calle
4 "precious metals" ere 70 Be demons
iized, il will be gold, thereby puttin
Q the prosperity or the United States b<
yond tho power OF being effected BY ID
= failure. from gold and bond speculation
elof such houses % Bsrings or Roths
3 Ichilds. IL will then b the pride OF "a
Itriotic Americana 10 sueer q the yello,
!. Icoin q being : foreign excresence, a.
l. WOttu Jul ~ CcD ~ ~ ku0 OOitoIt
Silver. fully - much % gold, 10 ID
= money Of the Constitution, and IL th
! ratio Of Is TO l, IL they we're made cqus
,,,ss to right Of coinsge and legal tende
n would occupy the position Il always al
4 previous % the Republican crime OF II
|. characterization, q the metal OF moro IL
4 ltrinsic value, and more desirsble "a
/, general use than gold-becsuse Il % ID
4 poor mans money the world ovel
y With Gray for President and Boies 70
/. Vice President this truth will be incou
a |trovertibly established.
II UThe races at Evansville on the Il
were largely attended. well contested
Ie and generally well conducted, though
e seemed 10 us that there vac 81 unneceI
Il sary and fatiguinR number OF trials b
fnPn n 81 =