Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
WORK ON THE BRIDGES.
Progressing, in Most Cases, as Fast as
NJ. n and Teams Can Do it.

The joint iron railroad bridge owned
by the St. Paul and Northwestern
companies, which spanned the river
from the Barker & Stewart Co.'S island
TO the vest bank of the river. and
which was badly wrecked by the July
24th food, has been substituted by
temporary structure and was opened
Wednesday for regular business.
The Northw estern company did
the work and rushed it from the
time it began until completion, much
to the satisfaction and convenience of
the west side shippers, who have been
greatly hampered by being unable to
more promptly fiji orders for their
outputs. 1t is understood that work
is soon to begin in restoring the
former structure to it's old position,
which will involve considerable time,
labor and expense in its restoration.
The destroyed bridge cost nearly s4O,-
600 and the replacing of it will cost
several thousand more.
The refill ON Shingle street by the
Northwestern Railroad Co. will be
completed this week and when ready
for bushes again both railroad COM
panies will be better fitted than be-
fore to do business in that locality.
1t is taking many train loads of
gravel, and much time and patience
to restore the premises, considering
its condition Immediately after the
subsiding of the waters of the late
record breaking flood.
Lutz & Haase are industriously en-
gagged in clearing away the debris at
the east end of the high bridge and
are making good Roadway. About
the last of the week the contractors
expect to begin work ON building the
abutment and approach for the
wrecked span of the high bridge, de-
i stroyed at the time of the big water,
and propose to rush the work with
out delay, so as to have it completed
at the time specified.
Work on the Leahy & Beebe wood
en- bridge, carried away by the high
water last month. is going along
briskfy. A large crew of me-. are en-
gagged in gathering together the tim
bers and planking distributed in the
river below, pile driving has been
commenced and new materials are
being delivered on the premises to
build and expedite it's reconstruc.
ton. The rebuilding of this bridge
is being done by the city and it is ex.
pected to have it open for travel in
1 about six weeks and to be substantial
ly better than before.
The strollers iron bridge, the west
end of which was somewhat wrecked
together with the roadway, between
that and the tannery bridge which
was badly washed out in places at the
same time, has been and is being re.
paired as rapidly as men and teams
can carry on the work. Work has
also begun in rebuilding the last
named bridge (deplorably wrecked by
the late record-breal.ing food larger
and more substantial than before
Instead of three so feet span bridge
it was concluded to build two sos and
one $50 it. span, the structures to be 4
feet higher than formerly and which
are to be supported on four tubular
iron piers, the sinking of which is
now progressing. The Wausau Iron
Works is doing the work and the
management says it expects to COM
plete its contract in about ten weeks.
1t is earnestly hoped the firm will
succeed in its undertaking as a
matter of convenience to all con-
cerned.
At Schofeld, the town of Weston
has not as yet commenced the work
of replacing the bridge which was
washed out in July. A temporary
wagon bridge has been built about
200 feet below the site of the old
bridge and this will be used until a
new bridge is built Those who use
the street railway are taken to the
river and then transfer given which
enables them to continue their jour
ney on cars which run to and from
the river on the south bank to Roth
schild.