The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-11
Commissioners to Advertise
For Bids at Once for Main
Street and South Side
Spans.
BOCKHOFF OPPOSES
G STREET BRIDGE
County Council Provides Or
dinances Specifying Means
For Paying Off Bond Is
sues. ~

Appropriations of $1s0,00O for a
Main street bridge and 1885, 900 for a
South G street bridge over the White
water river were passed on first read.
ing by Wayne county council in ses-
sion this morning.
The council will meet at 1870
o'clock tomorrow afternoon to pass
the appropriations on second reading.
Never In the history Of the county
has large appropriation been turned
down on second reading
All seven councilmen voted in favor
of the Main street bridge appropria-
tion and William Bockhoff cast the
only negative vote against the appro-
priation for the South G street struc-
ture.
Ask for Bids at Once
Commissioners announced today
that they would advertise for bids i'm
mediately and that they will grant
the contract for both structures about
the middle of February.
Before the appropriations were
granted, the commissioners went on
record stating that they would specify
that the Main street bridge be rushed
through to completion but that the
contractor would be given an option
of finishing the south side structure
within two years. This will make it
possible for one contractor to bid on
both bridges.
Tear Down Old Structure
Wh hfnh
tract for erecting the Main street
bridge will have to tear down the old
structure. The old bridge will be
used in the construction work of the
new up to a certain stage Part of
the old bridge will be junked and sew
eral of the best beams will be painted
and stored away for use in smaller
county bridges.
When the appropriations were
granted, there was shout of joy from
about fifty persons who had gathered
in the commissioners room. South
Side Improvement association men,
bers were especially enthusiastic.
We've worked for the south side
bridge for twenty years and we sure
appreciate it," said Adolph Blick-
wedel, president
Pass on First Reading
Ordinances for bond issues were
also passed on first reading today.
For the $1S0,000 Main street appro-
priation, ?60 bonds for $500 each to be
retired at the rate of ten every six
months and drawing four and one-half
per cent. interest will be issued. The
South Side sinking fund of $4,000
was voted for the South G street
bridge and 100000 worth of bonds
will be issued. These bonds will be
issued in $500 denominations and will
draw four and one-half per cent. in
terest They will be retired at the
rate of five every six months.
In case work on the South G street
bridge is not started Immediately, the
100000 worth of bonds will be issued
but they will not be sold until they
are needed. This will prevent them
from drawing interest when the money
is not needed.
Prices Remain Uncertain.
Engineer Mueller said today that
prices of labor and materials which
will be needed in the bridge construct
ion are very uncertain because there is
a prospect of peace being declared in
Europe.
Before he cast his votes on the ap-
preparations, Mr. Bockhoff made the
following statements:
81 am voting in favor of the Main
street bridge on the slant because
there seems no possibility of getting
level one.
81 am voting against the South G
street bridge despite the fact that
have tried hard to see my way clear to
vote for it.
Since receiving Engineer Harring-
toms report, am more than ever con-
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