The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-03-06

leaving Red wood in the Second dis
trict. J. A. ScHMAHL.
BELVlEW BRIDGE.
The 1889LaW May Be Repealed
by the legislature.
There is some prospects that the.
trouble over the Belview bridge
matter will be adjusted before the
present session of the legislature
comes to an end.
The legislature is brought into
the trouble by reason of a desire on
the part of the Redwood county
commissioners, and some Of the Rem
vile county commissioners, to have.
the paragraph of the general laws
Of 1889, providing for the construc-
tion of the bridge at the old site,.
repealed, and the fact that the re-
peal of the clause is wanted has
been the cause Of some stroug op-
position on the part OF Renville
county citizens residing near the
site where the bridge once stood.
On Wednesday evening of last
week j. NJ Thompson of Belview,
and Messrs. Enestvedt and Tufta of
RenYille county, were IN St. Paul
and brought together the senator's
and representatives from both coun-
ties. The meeting was held in Mr..
Dowlipg S room at the Windsor and
was attended by other Rel wood and
Ren illee county eiitizea present on
that evening. Senator Somerville.
and Representative Larson ex-
pressed themselves as being in
favor of the repeal Of the paragraph,
which would permit the commits
sioners to locate the new bridge.
wherever they chose, and Mr.. Dow
ling intimated that he would favor
the repeal. The opposition came.
from Representative Gunerius Peter
son of Renville county and Senator
Nixon Of the same county. Both of
these gentlemen seemed to think.
that Redwood county was getting.
the bouquet end of the bargain IN
rebuilding the North Redwood and
Delhi bridges, and standing it's
one half share of the Morton bridge,
and they did not even consider the
fact that the Morton and Franklin
bridges were really Renyille county
structures is. bridges that
brought business toRenyille county
merchants. After a great deal of
parleying on the matter, and a
strong appeal for fairness made to
Representative Nixon and Repre-
sentative Peterson by Mr.. Thomp-
son, the representatives agreed to
vote for the repeal On condition that
a majority of the commissioners of
both counties submitted a joint res
olution fayoring that action. ,Sena-
tor Nixon would give no pledge on
the matter, but seems to be of the
opinion that it will be better for the
north side Of Renville comfy if
there are no bridges at all across
the Minnesota river between Red
wood and Renville counties.
The Redwood county commissions
ers have already gone on record as
faYoring the repeal ofthe paragraph
OF the 1889 law, and CARRYING out
the contract entered into between
the two boards, whereby Redwood
county was to rebuild Of steel and
iron the Franklin and Belview
bridges. til understood that the
majority Of Renville county commits
sioners will stand tor the repeal.
This will place Mr.. Peterson for the
repeal, and insure its passage ii
the house, and if Senator Nixon
takes his whole constituency into
consideration the measure will
pass the senate and become a law,
and the BelvieW bridge will be CON
str'1cted at the site selected by the
committees from the boards of coun-
ty commissioners Of Redwood and