The weekly tribune., 1891-04-04
THE BRIDGE QUEST
Every Taxpayer I'm Cascade Coun,,
Vote for the Fifteenth Street Bria
April rs and Own withoutCo'
,Nickle An Elegant L.,
wagon Bridge Free Ia
Everybody,
Read the Following Propositiou .,
anu Harbour Carefully IT.
SHOW 1t to Your Neighbnr

whereas. your honorable board ha.
passed resolution to submit to I,
the question as to whether the bond,
county in the sum of thirty-five tbon,
lars lS35, 900 shall be issued for the nT
constructing, or aiding in the constrnpC. ps
certain bridge across the Missouri r.,
near the point OF intersection of an q.
norm OF FIFTEENTH street in the city y
rails, with said river, we, the uudersig,
the following proposition to your +,
board. tO-wit: ~
Provided, A good and substantial f..
bridge shall be built and completed ~
across the said Missouri river at the moi,
speGlhed; ,e on or before the first day Of j.
Provided, Your honorable board shall
the undersigned a franchise for the Il
twenty years to cross said bridge with .
gauge electric motor, horse or cable g,
track and to operate line of street GA,
upon, with such style of rail as not tn
wagon, traffic across said bridge: said +.
not to be exclusive.
As consideration for the building
bridge and the granting of the said +,
above referred to, we hereby ngree to co
the said county of Cascade. by good a,
cient warranty deed, free and clear from
cumbrances and liens, lots in the city Q,
Great Falls, in said county and state, to
gregate amount in value equal to the COS
construction of said bridge.
=, The valuation of said lots to be- base
the printed price, list thereof heretofor.
bearing date the Sth day of February. A n
| sad lots to be selected by three persc
OF said persons to be choeen by your Lo
board, one by the undersigned, and they
choose the third person.
Said lots to he selected from the lots
the undersigned, Ashburn X. Barbour AS T.
at the date of said selection. The mn
corner lots selected in each block to be-
same proportion to the number of insi.
selected in said block. as the number of
lots to be so selected are to the Numbered
lots 50 held by said trustee in said bloc.
number of lots selected on Summit ave-
pear the same proportion to the whole
10 ne selected, H. the number of lots So A,
SAID held by said trustee on said ayenuel
the whele number of lots so held by said
The intention being to select from esc
OF lots such proportion of the whole
70 DE selected, as the number of such kim
aforesaid held by said trustee bears to lie.
number of lots so held.
Said lots to be distributed throughout
tire plat of North Great Falls in as uo,.
equitable ratio as is possible.
Dated at Great Falls, Montana, this ~
of March, A. ID. 1891.
a. X. BARBOUR, Tm.
-, J. o. GREGG.
The above named gentlemen ar.
owners of property in the vicipj,
Great Falls TO the value of several
drcd thousand dollars. and are pert
responsible and able to carry or
above proposition to the letter.
In connection herewith we beg
to state that Immediately upon the
plction Of said bridge, said lots SO of
will b" enhanced one hundypd mr.
IN rol"e. thereby making the arc.
value Of the lots decided to equal a.
recd fricr fhc cost Of sdjd briiyc. "
lots can readily he sold from tir
time 10 c0Hcct tie hOH,iS as they n
remnant hrYing n tar upon the pr.
owners of Cascade county. and hH.
enough lots to pay for III,
ton Of another bridge below Black
falls. when the city shall have extr
10 that point. The erection Of 4.
lam across the river at Black Eagle
and the beginning of the construct
1 great smelling and refining plan,
.he north side of the river, and
selection Of the sites for other Ma
'qually as extensive on the soutl /,
md the probabilities of many Of
great manufacturers rapidly locating
he two sides of the Missouri hctV
he Black Eagle Falls and the Rain
alls. has created an jmmedi0tc dcpp
or gre0tcr fociiities for direct %
for wagons and carriages
wccn the two sides of the river. mid,
'ctwccn the present city and the .,
manufacturing district at the falls. vi
Iemand "jH rupioiiy increase with
ocatlun OF every new manufarru
Enterprise on either side Of the river
llnlng the immense water power.
Within two years time at the fart
he tax payers Of Cascade county wi.
prccd to build Ut their Own r.r1,rm
lJ.WO to $4,000 bridge at or 4.
'If"cnth street to accommodate
ravcling public, II the oi,Orc or,
irrgg and barbour to donate t.
puntA property to equal in amount
ntirc cost of the bridge if built dur
,9l Is not "cc"pted at ne cOming ,
ION on AprH p. At which clectio
ofc for tie FiHccnH street bya
lcms: The county will get fnc Il
'ttge. free to everybody. costing Cir
nd Barbour $4,000 to O.OOO. and T..
~ me tar payers HOthing.
4 rot" "Jo"St tie FIJteenH st,
ridge means: 1he tar poyerS mn,
ithin one to two years 40 dOrD :
'ch' ""H packets and poy His 50.
} SjO,O0o for new bridge at this y,
nd Gycgg dnd Bordour gjre noth
wards it.
1t is also of interest to the tax pav
Cascade county to know that sev,
'sponsible bridge men have offered
ulld IA first class iron bridge at Fiftcel
rect, about l.OGG feett long with
venty foot roadway for $4,000. and J.,
IKE as part Payment $4,000 to So
the above cost in the property dono
He county by Grcgg ana Borbo
eaving not to exceed $4,000 TO
lrricd in bonds until enough more
le property can be sold, and the bO,
lld IN JnH from the proceeds Ofthe s,
me sales OF property will;undoubte
~ for more than the cost of the brid
the prices referred to in printed pr
st Of February 8, 1890, at which II
e offered, range from 800 to S4OO.
ch lot, while the prices placed upon |
the south side of the river in
w addition to Great Falls at the DO
arrest to North Great Falls are IS
ut sl.Un each, and it is reasonable
sumo that free wagon bridge W
ieh completed, tend to cqualize tn,
iues to the extent above stated.
IN the building of new bridge $50 {
So,O0C Of its cost UW be paid ont
.rm Fdtis JO1 idbOr and materials. a
any carpenters. stone masons. n
anics and other idJO,ers rjU
as sO0n as the wOrk, begins.
Az of His money will pass into {