The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-01
The International
Bridge.

and is open for travel by Wa
gons, Automobiles OF people
mounted or on foot. For many
years there has been only a foo
bridge at this crossing and any
but foot passengers had to gt
north about 500 feet and cross
at the Park Street Bridge.
Being upon reservation Of
the United States the Tow
could not provide funds to builC
Ia bridge at that place, but after
about three years efforts upor
the part of some of the citizens
lof Nogales, the general govern
ment was induced to make ar
appropriation for the bridge
and they added a protecting
wall at the side of it under
government specifications. The
amount appropriated was ST..
10000 but $500 were held out
for contingencies a n d
only 100000 supplied. On
account of the advances in cost
of materials and labor since
the date when the appropriation
was asked for, the bridge and
wall as specified by the de-
!partment have cost aboht $780,
100 and the balance has to be
raised by the parties benefited
thereby. Some of course are
benefited more directly than
are others; but all in the town
are benefited to a great eX-
tent by the work already COM
pleted; besides which it is neces-
sary to raise the funds to COM
plete the entire wall between
the new bridge and the stone
bridge connecting Sonoita Ave.
with Gale Trece de Julio, in
Nogales, Sonora, about 300
feet west from the new struc-
ture.
The wall connecting the two
bridges will not only protect
international Avenue from any
water wash, but it will permit
that street to nearly
The entire width of the reserva-
ion of sixty feet; and on ac-
count of its height from the
oed of the arroyo it will form a
barrier against any persons
crossing the line for a distance
If over 400 feet, excepting over
he stone bridge at which there
are a customs officer and |
sentry.
Parties having property on
International Avenue are the
most interested and toward |
Meeting the sum necessary
hey have subscribed literally. |
some of the subscriptions are:
;. w. Mix $500; The First Ma
ional Bank $500; Chas. Duma-
,ert 5000; Escalada Brothers
800; the Tournveil estate and
". Felix and others to be
heard from. sE. A. Burton
subscribed, $50, and a like sum
vas subscribed by Theo. Geb-
er, beside several whose
lames have not been given to
The Oasis. Parties on Morley
Avenue are the next benefited |
10Th as to property and busi-
less enterests. A number of
uch are in the above list. Ot- /
'ers contributing are: Vasquez
200; Carpena $1OO; Ephraim
100; Sam Leeker $1O0; So
lora Bank and Trust Co. $50;
'oe Berk $50; several others to
re heard from. Property
on Nelson Aveune are
considerably benefited also
hose on Arroyo Boulevard,
'errace Avenue, Sonoita Ave
lue, West Street, and in fact i,
very property holder in the ,
he town and merchant is bene- ,
tilted to a great extent by this J.,
Improvement.
Probably the $4,000 held |,
ut by the federal government /,
for contingencies" can be OBJ
aimed now to help towards ex-
ension of the wall and that !
7ill assist considerably, (contin- ,
'encies have ceased to exsist !
s the bridge and wall have /,
een accepted,) and this amount :
vas promised for that purpose. Z
The traffic now is divided
nd the former congestion at
lark Street is relieved. The
ridge on International Avenue
5 established and surely as !
lists in making a general relief
# congestion for the entire
own.
It will in time be appreciated
" all good citizens who are in
crested in the general advance {
nent of the interests of the
own Of Nogales Arizona.