Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-07-14
TWO BRIDGES.
After Years Of Waiting the Big
Sioux River VIII Be
Bridged.
Richland Will Get One. While the
Other Is Not Decided
Upon.

A wel'-attended joint sessinn o
the county commissioners Of Union
and Plymouth counties was
held in the court house in Elk Poin,
on Monday that resulted in accom-.
plishing a great deal which will be
of benefit to the counties in more
ways than one. Two bridges across
the Sioux 9 agreed upon and the
contract for one let, while the othe,
is to be constructed rs soon as prac.
ticable, both bridges being built IN.
der the supervision Of Union county.
The Plymouth comfy commits.
s%ioners present at the meeting were
ELI Peters, chairman; Domnick
Bradley, Alex Rrichmnn and j. w.
Hawkins. M-ssrs. Main, Dodd and
Merrill looked after the interests oi
Union county. The ,neeting opened
at 1870 III the afternoon with Il run.
ming discussion between Messrs.
Bradley and Main. Mr.. Main point.
ed out that in a distance Of nearly
thirty miles the Sioux river was not
Dridged. The upper part Of the
river was well supplied will, bridges,
while the southern section had for
many years been laboring with fer.
ries and skiffs greatly to their incon-
veDience and discomfor: of the farm.
ers. In view of the condition Of af-
fairs he thought the time was OPP
perfume for construction of two
bridges. Everybody seemed united
in having one at Richland and the
other should he further south. The
Plymouth county commissioners
would not listen, at first, to the
idea Of a SECOND bridge, as one gem
tlsnlan Of their number declared
that the elements had been against
them. Hail storms, floods and cy-
clones had annihilated their bridge
fund, and it was impossible. Several
Of our leading citizens were present
and after discussing the matter the
whole afternoon the fact developed
that the Plymouth commissioners
felt injured over their treatment of
former years. They claimed that
taT1:D 4aa~l beer. an sgreement made
with this county fMtif Plymouth
would keep up the Akron tkldXe,
UniM would look after tho. TaclI-
land iridgs. Nothing had ever
been done with the KichIanh bridge
since it washed away. The sore
was finally healed aud M agree
ment entered into that Plymouth
county would pay not to exceed
Sl,40O on the Kiclland bridge aud
$500 on the second, thus Union
county scored a point that Cannot
be otherwise than satisfactory.
There were several delegations
present to participate in the joint
session. Westfi.ld and Richland
people were represented Ivy mer.
chants from both towns. Pleasant
Valley people were there, while the
Plymouth side was advocated by
DR.. jenkins. William Hunter had
his oar into the discussion, anxious
to have the bridge located II mile or
two farther south than that desired
by the Pleasant Valley people. The
opinion seems 10 prevail that when
the bridge is located-the Plymouth
county commissioners having left
the location to Union county-it
will he constructed ON the north
section line Of the farm Of John
Walsh, Jr., who lives in Is in Pleas.
ant Valley. A subscription paper
is now in circulation down there
with every prospect Of Eeing re.
ceived ILLEGALLY by the enterprising
farmers of that section.
The Ricllland people had cub
scribed, at the time of the meeting,
1915 with every probability Of hav-
ling in increased 70 $3.50. The West
field people and their neighbors
have subscribed 5000.
A contract wns entered into at the
conclusion of the meeting with O.
A. Goodrich, Of Sioux City, for the
construction of the bridge, $2.75O
being the consideration, the bridge
to be completed by Dec. 1, 1893.