The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04
SUPERVISORS, rnocrED1uas.


The board Of supervisors Of Platte
county, Nebraska, met in regular ses-
sion at o'clock.
Hon. J. F. SEIZURE, chairman, and
John Graf. clerk.
Roll called and following members
present:
Supervisors Clother, isoetz. Peterson.
Schwarz, Smith and Chairman SEIZURE.
Neutrality-suspicious. Pollard.
Moved by Supervisor Goetx that the
rules OF order Of business be dispensed
with and the reading Of the minutes
deferred.
Motion carried.
Additional petition to the petition
Of o. D. Oltsmans and others for the
location Of a public road 40 feet In
width, commencing at the northeast
corner Of section Sc, township 1s.
range 2 west, and running thence due
west on the section line one mile, and
terminating at the northwest corner OF
said section So, was presented and
read.
Attorney r. p. Drake now addressed
the board in support OF the petition
after which, on motion. the matter
was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
The following communication was
presented:
To Adam Smith and Louis Schwarz. su-
pervisors Of district Nos. and z.
Platte county. Nebraska: to Adam
Herman, commissioner in the dis
trict in Polk county. Nebraska. In
which the bridge hereinafter de-
scribed abuts: to Fred Judevine. su-
pervisor of Alexis and Savannah
townships. comprising supervisors Of
district No. - in Butler county.
Nebraska. and to the county clerks
Of said counties of Platte. Polk and
Butler:
The undersigned citizens. residents
and taxpayers Of the state of Nebraska
hereby respectfully notify you that
the wooden wagon bridge across the
Platte river, about two miles south
and one-half mile west Of the city OF
Columbus. situated in the commission
ers and supervisor districts and town
ships above described, and on part
of the public road IN said counties OF
Platte, Polk and Butler which extend
in a general northerly and southerly
direction near the west line OF section
81, township II north. range / east OF
the 9Th p. m. in Platte county. Ne
braska, near and on the west line VI
section s. township Is north. range !
east, in Butler county. Nebraska. and
near and on tho east line of section
1, township l6 north, range l west. In
Polk county, Nebraska, is out of re-
pair and unsafe for travel to this, to-
wit:
The south turnout consisting Of
three spans. and one span to the south
and two to the north thereof. in all six
continuous spans. of q total length Of
about e4O feet. are almost impossible:
when heavy loads passes over this por-
ton of the bridge 1t springs up and
down and shakes from three to four
inches laterally: the caps and string
ers which lay on top of the piles are
so rotten that one can thrust the
large blade Of an ordinary pocket
knife to the hilt in them; the 8xS beams
which form the upper or suspension
part of the bridge are rotten: the
stringers or timbers upon which the
floor is laid are rotten and decayed:
the piling is also rotten and part Of
it is entirely gone. on account OF the
decayed condition Of the wood in the
caps aforesaid: the underneath brace
rods which fasten through them have
pulled off and out. the floor is in bad
shape so that a horse is likely to put
its foot through ii. and this portion
of the bridge is in many other re-
spects. too numerous to mention. out
Of repair. rotten. rusted. washed.
loose. and rotted or torn away.
You are hereby respectfully re-
quested to put said bridge In repair
and make it safe for travel.
Dated this 9TH day Of July. 1909.
A. r. MILLER.
G. w. PHILLIPS,
DAVID THOMAS.
OTTO RUNNER.
H. A. CLARKE.
VIM. HAUSER.
Hon. G. ". Phillips addressed the
board relative to the communication
upon the close Of which Supervisor
Smith offered the following resOlu-
ton:
Whereas, A communication has been
received from certain citizens and tax
payers Of the state of Nebraska. rela-
tive to the condition of the Platte
river bridge south Of Columbus. Ne
braska: now. therefore. be it
Resolved. BY the board Of supervis-
ors of Platte county. Nebraska:
/. That said communication be
placed on file.
2. That a committee Of the entire
board be and they are hereby appoint
ed as a committee to investigate said
bridge and report before the the rising
of the board as to the condition there
of, and II found in a bad condition. as
to the best and most economical meth
cd of repairing the same.
On motion Of Supervisor Schwarz
same was adopted.
The following report was submitted:
To the Board of Supervisors of Platte
County, Nebraska:
Gentlemen: We, your committee.
appointed to meet in joint session with
the commissioners Of Polk county, to
agree upon a joint contract for the
building Of a wagon bridge across the
Platte river. near duncan. Butler
township. Nebraska, and also to agree
upon the plans and specifications for
the construction of same would report
as follows:
H. A. Eyestone. F. J. Hahn and a.
hermann. commissioners Of Polk
county. and Supervisors Louis Schwarz.
John Goetz and Adam Smith. your ap-
pointed committee. met IN joint ses-
sion at the court house in Columbus.
Nebraska, on the END day Of June.
1909. Commissioner Eyestone rs chair
man and County Clerk Graf as secre-
tary thereof.
After a lengthy discussion and the
adoption Of plans and specifications