The Redwood gazette., 1900-11-07
WORK ON THE AppEAL.
The Bridge Troubles Between Red
wood and RenvilIe Counties.

county Attorney Clapue udS
commenced work on the appeal OF
Redwood county from the decision
of Judge Powers of Renville coun-
ty, issuing preemptory order
compelling Redwood and Renville
counties to at once commence the
work of reconstructing the bridge
across the Minnesota river between
Sacred Heart township, Renville
county, and Swedes Forest town
ship, Redwood county. on the site
of what was once known as the
Belview bridge. The appeal will
be made to the Supreme Court and
will be heard during the present
term of that tribunal
It will be remembered that
number of citizens of Sacred Heart.
through au attorney Of that village,
commenced an action some time ago
restraining Renville county from
paying Redwood county $1,000 for
its share of the North Redwood
bridge, the amount in question to
be refunded to Renyille county
when the commission ers of that
county completed the Swedes For
est-Sacred Heart bridge. The in
junction was applied for and OBJ
tanned by reason Of the commission
ers locating the site of the proposed
bridge about one mile and a half
east of the old site. At the time
that the restraining order was
issued the Sacred Heart petitioners
applied to Judge Powers for a pre-
emptory order ordering the COM
missioners of the two counties to
60 ahead with the work of rebuild
ing the bridge in question. Judge
Powers issued this order, after
hearing arguments by the Sacred
Heart attorney, and Messrs. Clague
of Redwood county and Rieke Of
Renville county. Judge Powers
order was considered hardship on
Redwood county and as soon as the
county commissioners could con-
vene they ordered MIR. Clague to
take an appeal from the Renvil]e
Judges order The Renville coun-
tv commissioners have also ordered
Mr.. Rieke to take similar appeal,
and the attorneys of the two coun-
ties will oppose the action sought
for by the Sacred Heart bridge
boomers
In the appeal to the Supreme
court Mr.. Clague will cite the
agreement entered into between the
Redwood and Renville county COM
missioners, whereby Redwood coun-
ty was to reconstruct before July
1st, 1900, the North Redwood bridge
of all steel and iron, and Renyille
county was to reconstruct the Bel
view bridge at place to be desig-
mated before the same date. and of
the same class OF Iaterial. Red
wood county has completed this
portion of the agreement, but
Renville county has utterly failed
to do so: all owing to the restrain
ing actions brought against that
body. Both bridges are to be kept
in perpetual repair by the counties
constructing them. The contract
further makes the Delhi bridge a
charge upon Redwood county, the
latter to reconstruct the same of
steel and iron as soon as it is need
ed. The Morton bridge is made a
charge upon both counties, share
and share alike.
The contention of the Sacred
Heart people is that the agreement
entered into between the two coun-
ties, is void for the reason that they
had no right to enter into the same,
the State law providing for an ap-
preparation for the bridge across
the Minnesota river at North Red
wood making that bridge charge
upon Redwood county for all time
to come, and that the Belview
bridge was made charge on both
counties by the law making an ap-
preparation. The contention OF
Redwood county, supported by the
attorney general, is that the law
only made the North Redwood
bridge charge upon Redwood
county, SO far as keeping it in re-
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