The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-09-28
SYNOPSIS
Of Proceedings n al at the Joint Meet-
OF the BOARD Of mmissiOners Of
Madison and Jefferson Counties.
Held sept, Fl. 1895.

or the Board Of commissioners of
Madison and jefferson Counties.
Held sept. IL. $50
SEPTEMBER 81, 1895.
The board OF commissioners OF Madison
and Jefferson cOuntles met in joint session
1t the residence OF Hon. Edward Cardwell,
near Jefferson Island, Montana, on Satur-
day. September q, 1895. pursuant to duly
published notice. tor the purpose OF recelv-
ing and passing upon any bids that might
be offered TOR building . bridge over the
jefferson river, at q point on said river
about one-halt mile south OF the JEFFERSON
Island Siding, as per published notice
therefor. There were present Joseph Smith,
Jacob S. Crisman and Geo. Copp, commits
sioners tor Madison county, and John F.
Sheehy and George Benjamin. commissioner
tor Jefferson county.
The meeting was called to order by John
+. Shelly. chairman of the board tor Jeter-
son county, and proceeded to organize Tor
the transaction OF business, by the election
of Joseph Smith as chairman OF SAID JOINT
meeting and Barclay Jones, the clerk OF
the board tor Madison county, as the clerk
OF said meeting: Whereupon the following
proceedings were had. VIZ
The agreement heretofore made and en-
tered into by the respective boards 1of the
construction OF a bridge over said jefferson
river, at the point above named, was reao
by the clerk. together with the published
notice inviting bids tor the construction OF
such bridge. All of the bids that were
offered We're then opened by the chairman
OF the meeting and read in The presence OF
all of the above named commissioners
when is was tound that the following pro-
positions were submitted tor the cOnstruc.
ton OF such proposed bridge by the several
companies and individuals hereafter nam
ed, to wit:
By the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co:
To build a steel bridge, two spans, =.
on tubular iron piers, plan As 300 -
To build steel bridge, two spans.
120Xl4 feet, on tubular iron piers
per plan oS94
BY c. +. Campbell, c. f:
70 build steel bridge, two spans.
1o0X14 feet. on iron cylinder
pelrs per plan No. sol ..........$ ALL
To build steel bridge, two spans.
l2Oxl4 feet, on iron cylinder piers
as per plan No.. 223. oOo4
To hnid steel bridge, v spans, 12O
XII feet. on iron cylinder peirs,
as per plan No. 3O2.............. ooeS
/ To build steel bridge IN two spans,
12Oxl4 feet, on iron cylinder piers
| as per plan No. 1884 ............ $40
To build steel bridge in W spans.
12Ox14 feet. on iron cylinder pelrs
as per plan No. 3A... .:........ o:sS
To build combination bridge. two
spans, 12Oxl4 feet, on iron cylin-
der piers as per plan No 3A.. 1000
For bracing center pier, in either
plan as offered, eXtra. ........... 10
By S. M. Hewett & Co., bridge builders:
To build iron bridge, two spans,
l2OX14 feet. on iron tubular piers
rs per strain sheet No--.........$ 5000
To build combination bridge, two
spans. 120X14 feet,on iron fOun-
dations as per strain sheet No. , 1000
tn hUilH onDrOochoS oYtra for
$500 per lineal foot.
BY the King Bridge Co:
To uild steel bridge, as per pub
lished notice. in two spans,
l20X14 feet. on steel tubular piers
4 feet in diameter In center and3
teet in diameter at each end for = 440I
To build combination bridge. two
spans. l20X14 feet on same foun-
datiOnS as steel bridge. for g. $3.50
For cribbing center pier, as per
plan, extra. lW
By the WIS Bridge Co:
To build steel bridge. OIL iron peirs
as per advertisement therefor.
Tor the lump sum OF ............$ $500
To build combination bridge, on
iron piers. as per advertisement
for the lump sum oi............ 1890
By q. F. Peppard. bridge builder:
10 Ouild tuperstructure OF cOmbl-
nation bridge, two spans, 12Oxl4
feet. as per plan 40. 107. Tor. zoos
superstr ucture>of combination bdg
same dimensions plan PS. 2s's ID