Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-09-02
TICKET FOR PRIMARItS|PAvt WITH CRf0SoTf
All But Two Aldermen Are
in Favor Of This Kind
Of Bed for Bridge

IN favor OI MS Nina
Of Bed for Bridge
! A special meeting of the city council
was held Tuesday evening with Alder
men Kiewel, Dewey, Bastien, Elvig,
Brown, Carlson, Loucks and Hall
present, for the purpose of hearing
Mr.. Cool of the Kettle River
Creosote company on the merits Of
the creosote block for bed for the
Broadway bridge, and to hear the ex-
preston of the citizens in regard to the
best method of fixing up the bedding
Of the BRIDGE,
Mr.. Coo: stated that he had
looked over the bridge In question and
that he found it worthy OF a bed OF
permanent nature, and that 1t also
J needed painting. To vouch for the
durability of creosote blocks, he told
how paving of this material in Min
neapolis showed but a sixteenth OF an
inch even wear in ten years, and that
during that time not a dollars worth
OF repairing had been done on It, He
said that Minneapolis was putting in
nothing but creosote block paving this
year and that practically all the larger
cities which had experimental with
all kinds of paving fer both streets
and bridges were now putting in the
creosote blocks exclusively. The life Of
an oak plank on a bridge is about
three years. while that Of the creosote
block Is at least fifteen years. He
advised the use of a twelve pound
creosote plank, with pitch filling and
tar paper covering, and cushion, with
3 1-2 inch pound creosote blocks.
He stated he would take the demen-
sions OF the bridge and would then
give a more exact estimate Of the cost
of putting IN the bedding of the
nature above described, but stated
that the maximum cost would be
about $1,000.
Mr.. Cool stated that the bridge was
not strong enough to support con.
crete base tor the creosote blocks but
that a 8 inch plank base should be
used. He described the method Of
treating the blocks with the creosote
preparation, stating that tamarac was
used "a it contained large amount Of
sap, and after this was drawn out of
it, leaving the blocks porous. the creo-
sote oil was forced INTO it sixteen
pounds to the cubic foot, making 1t
moisture proof. No water would get
through or between the creosote
blocks, hut would be drained off the
bridge along the side OF it.
A. F. Koslosky, John Vertin, Chas.
Van Herke, Ed. Hennen, J. F: Nc
Nally, G. e. Raymond and Mayor
Geo. F. Moegleln were present and
expressed themselves as IN favor of a
permanent bed of the nature above
described if it could possibly be
financed by the city. Mr.. Vertin
also stated that at Virginia, where he
was visiting, that city was putting IN
the creosote blocks for paving. The
condition Of the city treasury showed
that there was SO, 654 on hand, out OF
which the August bills are to be paid
next Monday, but that even then the
condition OF the clty's Golfers would
be about 81, S46 better off than last
year at this time, when there was a
deficiency of one months bills.
1t was brought to the tic e
Of the city council that + t 9 r
Oc Der 10th the city could,
under a provision of its charter, issue
certificates of indebtedness to cover
the expense of putting in the bridge
improvement contemplated. These
would have to be taken up inside OF
year, but could be renewed for what
balance would be due. It was figured
that 81, OOO to 50, 500 would have to be
raised in this manner.
/ Alderman at-Large Kiewel held thai
while economy was right in Its place
economy along certain lines was t(
the detriment OF the city, and that IL
such cases as the one under discussion
money to be put in for the Improvement
would be judlciously spent and shoult
accordingly be forth coming.
That OF the present planklng on th'
Broadway bridge that IS in good shap'
could be used on the north wagol
bridge, 1t was stated by one of tn
citizens present, and would not there
tore 90 to waste.
Mr.. Cooley stated that his company
was willing to furnish gratis to tn
city a set of specifications for tn
work of putting IN the creosote bed OF
the bridge.
Cpon a vote taken on the matte
of putting in creOsote bedding TO-
the bridge in question, all the alder
men present, with the exception O
Alderman Elvlg and Lane who votet
naye because they claimed the cit,
did not have the money to do tn
work with, voted aye, the vote being
: to 2 in favor Of the improvement
An informal meeting Of the council
was held on the evening before, a
which time the bridge matter wa
discussed with Mr.. Cooley alont
similar lines as at the Tuesday even
ing meeting.
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great success in the title role, will
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