Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-01
BROADWAY BRIDGE QUESTION.
Council Considered Specifications for the
Proposed Repairs and Improvements
Monday Evening.

The city council met In special SeS-
sion Monday evening pursuant to the
call Of the mayor to further consider
the Broadway bridge matter and
transact such other business as
should come before the meeting.
II. +. Schleusener furnished speci-
fications, which were read to the
council for it to make changes or
additions as it saw fit. The speciti-
cations call for new timber through.
out with the exceptions of the stills
and floor plank, which were put in
new last spring. 1t also provides
for all work to be done under the
supervision of a superintendent to
appointed by the council. The speci-
tications call for Washington FIR TIM
Der, and explicitly forbid the use Of
any Of the old timbers whatsoever
The council also discussed the mat
ter Of raising the bridge in order to
give room underneath it's floor for
the water main which now lays on
the bridge floor. Mr.. Schleusenerex-
planned that in order that the water
main be in exactly it's present posi-
ton in regard to height it would be
necessary to raise the bridge I feet
and inches. 1t was ordered that
he include in his specifications that
the bridge piers be raised four feet
and that granite and Portland
| cement be used for this work.
The sidewalks in connection with
the bridge were also considered and
discussed at length. The present
walks are too narrow even for the
present traffic, and with the great
increase of pedestrian travel, which
the change Of the Northern Pacific
depot to the West side will create,
much wider walks will be absolutely
necessary. II the sidewalks are
widened it will necessitate new floor
planks at a cost OF several hundred
dollars. The members OF the council
were all OF the opinion that the
walks should be fully five feet wide,
and it was finally decided to make
them that width when the repairs
are made. Mr.. SchIeusener ex-
planned that this walk could be sup
ported by truss rods from the top Of
the superstructure. He thought this
would cost about $500 additional
and upon motion made and carried
he was instructed to include in his
specifications provisions for the
walks to be built in the manner
stated.
Chief Emdef. Of the fire depart
ment, was present and asked that
the council keep the six smoke ar
rosters which we've recently ordered
returned to the w. S. Nottcompany.
He stated that they were needed
very much at times. Aid. Lane and
Carlson favored keeping the six, but
Aid. Martin was Of the opinion that
three was a sufficient number, and
his motion to that effect prevailed.
J. W. Ball, who resides near the
northwestern limits Of the city, was
present to ask the council to do
some work on the extension OF
Seventh avenue northeast leading
through Berg's addition. Some
parts Of that street were almost i'm
passable. The matter was referred
to Aid. Lane.
The council was Informed by Mr..
Schleusener that it would be six
weeks before Washington fir timber
could reach here if ordered now, and
that it was necessary to act at once
in order to get the improvements
made before spring. The council
therefore adjourned, with the under
standing that the mayor was to call
another special session on the bridge
question next Friday evening.