The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-22
The County Commissioners Transact
Large Amount Of Bridge
Business.
FIRST DAY.

The meeting was called to order BY
the chairman.
On motion, it was resolved that each
bridge company's representative should
present o plan and specification III ex-
plain the merits Of the plan, while the
other representatives remained out OF
the room,a and the board would adopt
the plan which they thought best, each
party to bid on the plan or plans
adopted by the board. Sealed bids
were fled on the following plans:
/. Chicago Bridge & Iron Go.
2. r. d. Wheaton Bridge Co.
8. Fl. s.. Wetherell and Co.
Following are the bids fled IN the
Office:
S. nj. Hewett & Co., ON plans ] and
3d..
s. nj. Hewett 8 Co., on plan e.. l,250
r. d. Wheaton Bridge CO., on
nlan i. 1857
r. ID. Wheaton Bridge Co, on plan
$500. 1900
r. d. Wheaton Bridge Co, on plan
1886
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., on plan
1850
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., on
plans D and g.. :. 1,24o
m 8, Wetherell on all 8 plans 49,. 1900
Toledo Bridge Co, on plans 2 aud8 l,l3OI
Toledo Bridge Co., on plan 2..... LAO
Milwaukee Bridge Co., on ell 3
plans 49,. l,z4o
King Bridge Co., on all 8 plans ~. 1,175
The bid OF N. M. Starks, general agent
for the Toledo Bridge company, which
was the lowest bid, was accepted. After
considering the road and bridge petition
of Franklin township asking for two
bridges and grading on the north and
south line between sections 80 and 30
township 105, range SO, board decided to
lay said petition over till July session.
On motion board adjourned to meet again
1'usday, May Is, ut 8 o'clock a. m.
SECOND DAY.
Board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment ali members and deputy auditor
present.
After considering three pIans Of
bridges which had been submitted, the
plan of the Chicago Bridge u Iron CO.
with q few alterations which are en-
record) was accepted, and contract made
out with the Toledo Bridge company,
: said company agreeing to build said
bridge for the sum os $1,130, TO be paid
by the county after bridge il complete
and accepted. Said contract with plans
and specifications, was placed On file in
the auditors Office, and a copy given to
In. M. Stark, general agent for the
Toledo Bridge company.
Board adjourned to drive to Herman,
Summit and LIE Roy townships, to view
, roads and location Of bridges, as pei
agreement OF April session, and 70 meet
again on the 18th Of Nay, in Madison.
!; THIRD A
Board convened pursuant TO adjourn.
ment, all members and deputy auditor
Q present.
Board reported:
! May 10th, board and county com
m~issioners met with the Summit town
ship board, and agreed to give Summit
township S75 towards building q bridge
D across Battle Creek, on east and west
], line between sections "a and 20 in said
town, said bridge iis TO be built on stone
abutments, 20 feet in the clear between
Q abutments, abutments are 10 be 2 feet
9 thick, 8 feet high and "a feet wide at
bottom 5 stringers 6 by 8 and a feet
" long running lengthways and one OF samt
dimension underneath in center, plank
n ing is to be 8 inch planks, said $75 are K
Q DO paid to said town, In county warrants
y upon acceptance and approval OF SAID
bridge by Commissioner Overskei.
v May 18th county board met with Ia
Roy township board. az per agreement O
the April session, TO view location TO
bridge across Battle Greek on north ant
south line or sections % and "A in sale
town, and found that it was necessary Il
build q bridge, said bridge to be built o.
stone abutments 8 foot high, rs feet Ion,
I ! at bottom, and % feet long at top, 2
feet span between abutments.
4. AS the county has no money in thu
g bridge fund, the board Of county com
!. missioners agreed with said township
Il board, TO build o bridge equally as goot
x a this one, at any other place in sail
sr township at another season il said town
= ship build this bridge this season. Her
\ man township board mel with count.
i board on the 18th and agreed to put il
grade for new bridge across inlet OF LAX
q Herman, and to commence grading a
soon as one abntment is finished.
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