The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-30
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Special Meeting on Wednesday
Observation-Disclosures
Passed.


A special meeting of the common
council was held on "Wednesday night
| to adopt resolutions condemnatory of
| the proposed amendments to the Du-
| luth-Superlor bridge bill and endorsing
resolutions made by other bodies TO
have proyiso inserted in the bill de-
handing that foot passengers be per-
mitted to cross the bridge free
The members of the council present
were the Mayor. and Aldermen Ross,
Mills, Mckinnon. McGrath, Mcqueen,
! Douglas, Dahl. Wood, Doey and Eimon,
eight members being absent
A resolution was introduced by Aid.
Wood, of the Third ward, embodying
the preamble and resolutions passed
by the Bar association of Superior, and
also at mass meeting held January
18th. 1897, at the city hall, endorsing
and approving said resolutions in all re.
spects, and expressing the belief that q
great wrong had been done the citizens
of this city i'll the passage OF said bill,
giving the right to the Duluth Superior
Bridge company to bridge the waters
between Rice's and Connor's Points,
without provision therein making
said bridge free forever to all foot pas
sengers, as was agreed upon As recited
in the preamble to said resolutions, and
because of certain other changes men
toned therein"
1t was also RESOLVED that COPY of
these resolutions be sent at once to our
representatives in senate and congress-
and that they be respectfully requested
to use their influence to secure such
changes rs shall make the presen law
conform to what was originally agreed
upon, as recited in the said preamble
and resolutions of said meeting Of the
Bar association and said mass meeting
Of the citizens of this city"
These resolutions pointed out that the
bill as originally prepared provided,
LIST. That the bridge should be free to
foot passengers;
I'd. That the ratio of tolls for street
cars and vehicles should be approved of
by the city of Superior and Duluth and
the Secretary of War;
3D.. That all dredging necessary to
prevent the bridge from becoming an
obstruction to navigation should be done
at the expense of the bridge company
to such an extent as should be required
by the Secretary of War:
4th. That the city Of Superior and city
OF Duluth, or Douglas county or ST.
Louis county might either Jointly or
separately purchase said bridge by paw
ing the actual cost of the same with in
teIest at per cent per annum less tolls
received by the bridge company, and
that after SAID purchase the bridge
should DE free of tolls to foot passen-
gers, wagons, teams and vehicles.
Then the resolutions go on to show
that after the bridge bill had been APP
proved of by all concerned, it was
altered and modified SO as to allow
said bridge company to collect such
reasonable rates of toll az may be agreed
upon by parties in interest and ap-
proved of by the Secretary OF War for
wagons and vehicles of all kinds and
animals and foot passengers" and pro-
viding that if such bridge were pur-
chased by the cities Of Duluth and Su-
perior or the counties of Douglas and
st. Louis, that the same should be free
of tolls to street railway cars" and 40
modified and altered became law by
act of April "a. 1894, as amended by act
of August 4th, 1894.
The resolutions also oppour- the yrv-
position to make said bridge "free of
tolls to street railway cars" in the event
the same is purchased by the cities of
Duluth and Superior or by the counties
of Douglas and st. Louis or any Of them,
and favor giving the right to pur-
chase said bridge at the actual cost of
construction with the interest at the
rate Of per cent. per annum less net
receipts received by the bridge COM
pany.
The mayor explained that the princi-
pal idea at present was to hold up the
passage Of the amendment for the pres
ent until the objections raised in Supe-
rior can reach Washington.
Aid Ross said that he was anxious to
have all wrongs righted, but he did not
like tc see SO many empty seats at the
aldermen's desks. No one explained,
however, who was responsible for the
wrongs.
Similar resolutions were passed at
meeting Of the Commercial club the
same evening.