The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-19
SUMMIT AVENUE BRIDGE.
Plans for the structure-Win the
Milwaukee, BuiIdY

The city Of ST. Paur will soon ascer-
tain whether it will be necessary for
| 1T to resort to the courts to compel the
Chicago, Milwaukee 81 ST. Paul Rail-
way company to construct a steel
| bFloge over it's railroad tracks, where
they cross Summit avenue.
As-7ong ago asI last April, the COM
mon council adopted a resolution or
| der1ng the Milwaukee, Railroad compa-
| ny to construct suitable steel bridge
! over It's right of wayHWhere it crosses
Summit avenue, to the full width of
the avenue, as 1t existed at the time the
said railroad company acquired it's
| right OF way across Summit avenue
/ and to the full width of said avenue as
| 1t existed prior to- July u, 1885. The
same resolution also directed the city
engineer to prepare plans and specif-
cations for such a bridge in place of
the present inadequate wooden bridge
! on Summit avenue
Representatives of the Milwaukee
road who attended the committee meet
lsings prior to the adoption of the res
oiutlon, declared at the time that the
| company would not consent to build
| such a bridge as the city desired.
! The matter was permitted to lapse
] until last September, when the new
| council adopted the following resolu-
! flon, which was approved Sept. 10:
resolved, That the city engineer be, and
| and specifications for the construction Of a
/ steel bridge along the line of Summit avenue
and across the right of way of the Chicago,
/ milwaukee,, & st. Paul Railway company, the
plans Sc to be prepared to be for a bridge
along the line of said Summit avenue, in
/ the city OF st. Paul, to the full width of said
avenue, as the said avenue existed at the
| time OF said company's acquiring its right
/ OF way across said avenue, and to the full
width of said avenue as the said avenue ex-
/ listed prior to July H. 1886 and to submit the
| same to the common colineil for approval.
Resolved, further That the Chicago, Mil
1 waukee & St Paul. Railway company be.
and is hereby required and ordered to con-
struct suitable bridge over its right of
way where 1t crosses Summit avenue in the
| city Of st. Paul, in accordance with the plans
! and specifications SO to be prepared.
Resolved, further, That in case of a fail
;ure on the part Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
| st. Paul Railway company to proceed imme-
dtateiy to construct said bridge upon the ap-
! proval of said plans and specifications, the
corporation attorney, be and he is hereby di-
| rected to take such legal steps in the name
OF the city Of st. Paul as may be necessary
and proper to compel the construction of such
! bridge by such company,
In accordance with, this resolution,
the city engineer has just submitted to
/ the council his splaps and specifica-
4 tions for the bridge and they have
/ been referred to9s the committee on
streets. The plans call for a steel
bridge, go feet long and 100 feet in
| width, there being a 70-foot roadway,
and two sidewalks, each Is feet wide
The city engineer estimates that the
/ bridge will cost SIS, 800.
As soon as the council approves the
plans and specifications, which it will
doubtless do, at the regular meetings
| on Dec. 1 and g. it will be the duty of
1 the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway company ito proceed imnedi-
ately to construct" the bridge unless it
proposes to fight the city 1t is the
opinion of the corporation attorneys
/ Office that the railroad company is