The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-24
CONTRACT TO BJoosTRup
Local Contractor Will Build the
Bridge Across Dry Run and
Gets $1,311 for Job.
Gets $1,311 for Job.

Gets $1,Sl1 U JOO.
An adjournment meeting of the city
council was held at the city hall Fri
day afternoon for the purpose of fin
ishing off the business that has been
on hands of the council since the
regular meeting the first the month.
j. X. Smith, as the representative
of the Van Fps estate. of Sioux
Falls, appeared before the council
with a proposition concerning the
construction of the bridge on Second
Avenue on the south side. Mr..
Smith stated that the representatives
of the estate would aid in the project
by making the approaches to the
bridge, which will be quite a saving
in the expense. A resolution was
adopted to order the construction of
a pile bridge on the proposed site to
be 16x16.
A resolution was introduced and
adopted concerning the condemna-
ton of the sidewalk on North Main
street, beginning at Sixth Avenue
and continuing up to the right of
way of the Omaha road. and order
ing the construction Of a cement
sidewalk there at once. This i'm
provement has long been needed, for
that side of the street is used nearly
exclusively by people in going to- and
from the Omaha depot.
Bids were opened by the council
for the construction of the bridge
across Dry Run on Sanborn street.
There were three or four bidders
and the contract was awarded to
Fred Bjodstrup for the sum Of ST.
81. The bridge is to be made of
concrete, and will be of a very sub
stantial nature, sufficient, 1t is be-
lieved to withstand force of the wa
tiers which washed away the stone
arch bridge that was swept down
about the middle of May. The bridge
has been out since that time and it
has been very inconvenient for south
side people to get over to the north
part of town. The resolution did not
contain any specified time as to when
the bridge is to be completed, but
the presumption is that it will be
finished just as soon as possible.
A number of complaints have beer
filed with the council members con
corning a barn which stands on the
property of Winsor and Hager, to the
rear Of Vermilyea's grocery store.
A resolution was adopted ordering
the chief of police to request Winsor
and Hager to remove the barn at
once. The resolution regarded the
barn as a menace to adjacent prop
erty and that it vas a nuisance, un-
der which conditions the council con-
sidered that it should be removed.
The street and alley committee was
authorized to remove the stone cross
ing on the west side of Kimball
street, across Second Avenue, and
replace it with a cement crossing.
In Connection with the laying of
this crossing in the residence por-
tion OF the city, The Republican
wants to call the attention of the
council to about a dozen of these
same tone crossings on Main street,
and which were put down a number
of years age. Every one Of these
crossings ought to be taken up and
replaced with cement crossings. They
are far to narrow to permit two peo-
pie to pass and they are very rough
in surface, making them very uncom-
Portable to walk on. Aside from that
they are low, most of them being be-
low the grade of the street and in
wet weather they are usually cover
ed with mud and water. These cross
ings should he given the preference
over those in the residence part of
the city, at least so far as taking up
any and replacing them with cement,
The down town crossings are used
ten times over nor than the resi-
dence crossings and we believe that
the council would be doing a public
service if it would order the removal
of those stone crossings and replace
them with cement. and build them
high enough above the grade ia
avoid water and mud standing on
them.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS