Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-05


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The bills OF the Electric & Water
company for htdrants and arc
lights received the usual treatment
both being practically rejected.
The street commissioners report in
the some of $3.50 for the month OF
December was approved. 1t was
nearly all for the wages OF the street
commissioner.
The fire bills for the Hennepin
paper mill fire We're laid over, as
they had not been approved by Chief
Emder.
The liquor license application OF
Bertha Hedtke was granted, and IL
cense was ordered issued.
The plat OF the Maple island prop
erty, and the adjoining property on
First street was presented to the
council and approved.
: The council then took up the con-
sideratiOn OF the bridge matter, and
began by asking members of the
board of county commissioners
what help might be expected from
the county. Commissioner l.aFond
stated that at different times OFF,
cials of the city had asked himself
and other commissioners to aid in
building a better bridge across the
Mississippi, and that since the con-
struetion of the new railroad i'm
provements at the west end Of the
wagon bridge he had discussed the
matter with other members of the
board. He said that a majority Of
the board were willing to appropri-
ate county money to the extent OF
5000 under certain conditions. One
of the conditions was that new
steel bridge should be built, crossing
the river on the line of Broadway,
and going over the West side tracks.
He said that the Broadway bridge
was a. main thoroughfare of the
county, a large part of the farmers
living on the east side Of the river
desiring to cross the bridge to mar
ket grain, and Il large part Of those
living west of the river desiring to
cross it to reach the county seat on
official business and to reach the
main business cent'r of the city. 1t
! was generally considered that the
present grade crossing was danger
GUS, and the piece of road parallel
with and between the tracks and
river was to be avoided If possible.
He understood that the railroad
company was also anxious to have
the crossing bridged, and were will
ing to give fair share toward the
expense, which he understood would
be about $4,000 for the company. He
had been told that a steel bridge,
crossing the tracks, and with steel
piers could be built for about 500, 900.
If such was the case. and the citv's
share would be only about $4,000,
he felt that he city could not afford
to pay a large part of that in repair
ing or rebuilding the present struc-
ture.
: The question was asked him as to
how much the commissioners would
give to aid in rebuilding the present
bridge, and he replied that those he
had talked with would lot favor
any appropriation unless an over
head, steel bridge was secured. He
said that he had talked with repre-
sentatives of bridge companies, and
one of them had said that he would
furnish plans and specifications and
an estimate of the cost OF steel
BRIDGE such as he had been discuss
ing. free of cost, and that the plans
could be ready for the councils in
spection in one week. The aldermen
then briefly discussed the subject
and requested Mr.. LaFond to secure
the plans under. his offer, and to
have them ready for the council by
Monday evening next. Jan 8. Mr..
LaFond further stated that II the
county and railroad company joined
in paying for the bridge, the com
missioners would expect that its
construction would be under the
joint control ofthe city, county and