The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-01

one foot above hign water mark of this
year.
The north approach has been over
flowed for distance of about 300 it,:
depth of water one foot This is only
in an exceptional year, but from here
the ground is quite high and woulG
need very little work besides leveline
up and smoothing down.
The approach on the south was not
examined but looked from the north az
though it might be about level and
nearly the same height all the way
through.
The permanance Of the channel
This is something that can be judged
only by what has been. The main cur
rent in both the above mentioned
places seems to have been in the same
place for good many years, but i,
could not be said that the river woulo
not change in the next two or even one
year so that it might be in different
place altogether, to say the river has a
permanent channel would be mislead-
ing. Respectfully,
EDWARD HEDDEN,
County Surveyor
A. Blessinger and J. Groome appear
ed on behalf of Road Dist. No. IA and
asked an appropriation to enable them
to construct bridge in the lane leading
from Fowler school house to foot hills,
over slough in said lane near Groom's
ranch, the bridge to be so feet long
with approaches of 100 feet on one and
40 feet on the other side, requiring
about $50 yards of material in con-
structing grade.
The following citizens and a large
number of tax payers from Lower
Boise appeared before the Board Civ
ing their reasons why said bridge
should be constructed, Messrs. Lowell,
Ross, Fouch, Mammon, Mitchell and
sixteen others and as an earnest express
sion OF their intentions guaranteed $1,000
worth OF labor to grade the approaches
of the proposed bridge which guarantee
was filed with the clerk
Board did then adjourn till 10 o'clock
July 9th, 1894.
PROPOSAL FOR BIDS.
The County Commissioners of Can
yon county, Idaho, will receive propos-
ais for the erection of two bridges
across the Boise river, until p. 10.
August 3Oth, 1894. One of said bridges
to be erected at the canyon near Cald-
well, Idaho, to be 400 feet long of either
two or three spans; to be of steel or
combination steel and wood, roadway
to be IS feet, bridge to be erected just
above the present bridge. The other
to he erected near Parma, Idaho, to be
five hundred feet long of combination
steel and wood or wood only, the road
way to be IA feet. Caldwell bridge
shall have steel tubular or stone piers.
Parma bridge shall have steel tubular
piers or wood piling. Plans and specili-
cations must accompany any and
all bids, and the board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids. A certified
cheque for five per cent. of amount must
accompany all bids, such cheques to be
payable to the order of the Board of
County Commissioners. No plans or
specifications shall be paid for by the
Board and all bids should be sealed.
marked bids for bridges, and filed with
the Clerk of Canyon county, at Cald-
well. Idaho.
No further business appearing the
Board adjourned until August 9th,
1884, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
when they convene as Board of equal
ization, during which session that is
on the Both day Of August the bids for
bridges will be opened.
Attest: MONTE B. GwINN.
JOHN I. KEEGAN, Chairman.
Clerk.