South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-02
PROTEST AGAINST
ANOTHER BRIDGE
Petition Declaring Structure
at MiShaWaka is Not Need
ed Being Circulated.

bfAoEe across the 81 Joseph river
at f. Joseph ST. Mishawaka, is
unnecessary and that the expend-
iture Of $4,000 involved would
merely make for the private gain
OF persons interested in a real estate
tract in the vicinity. certain tax
payers are circulating remon-
STRANGE and petition against the
construction Of the bridge.
The petition asserts that the
county commissioners are about TO
enter into a contract for the con-
struction Of the bridge. IL is
pointed out that the highways of
the county are sadly in need of at
tention and that the sum proposed
TO be spent could be put 10 use for
much more general benefit in good
roads work, if il is 10 be spent at
all
Two OF the three members OF the
board of commissioners are said TO
ii is the avOwed intention Of the
board to get the general opinion of
taxpayers.
Site II Near Limits.
The proposed bridge would be
located at the very extremity of the
east limits of the city of Mishawaks.
There is already constructed a con
crete bridge of modern design in
the same vicinity but four blocks
nearer the main section of the city.
The river flows southwest at the
point where it is proposed TO place
the new bridge. The tract on the
eastern side is largely vacant. II
has recently been purchased by
syndicate of South Bend and Mish
awake real estate men. however.
who have plated the territory and
are putting il on the market.
These are the men. the petition al
leges, who inaugurated the move
ment for the bridge and to whom
the sole benefit at the present time
would accrue, the demonstrators
assert. The bridge itself would cost
$4,000 and the approaches neces-
sary to be constructed would add
$4,000 making the total cost of
the undertaking $4,000.
The signed remOnstrance will be
presented to the commissioners at
an early meeting. The petition fol-
lows:
To the Board of Commissioners of
the County of St. Joseph. Indiana:
Whereas, a petition has been filed
with the board of commissioners in
said county and state for the pur-
pose of securing the building of
bridge across the st. Joseph river
on f. Joseph st. in the city of Mish-
awake. said county and state. tn
same being known as the f. Joseph
st. bridge, and
Whereas, the estimated cost of
said bridge is sS5, O0G and the es-
timated cost of the approaches
thereto is $4,000. making a total
probable expenditure of said bridge
and approaches of $4,000, and
Whereas, the board of commits
sioners of said county are about 10
enter into said contract for the
building and construction of said
bridge and approaches
Now, therefore, we, the under
signed residents and tax payers of
said county hereby demonstrate
against the building of said bridge
and petition your honora BILE body to
refrain from making any such con-
tract and expenditure and for cause
OF remOnstrance and petition say:
THAT said bridge is not
necessity. nor advisable for il will
be Of but little advantage. if any. to
the people of the whole county. and
but little advantage TO the citizens
Of the City of Mishawaka as
whole. for there is a bridge already
across the st. Joseph river four
blocks nearer the main part of said
city.
2.-That the building Of said
bridge can only be 70 the advantage
Of private persons and corporations
Interested in real estate sales and
adventures.
S.-That il is a most inopportune
time to build a bridge Of this char
acter because OF the extremely hin
cost OF materials and labor.
THAT such bridge would be "a.
undue. unwarranted. unjust and un-
over-burdened tax payers of st 10
seph county.
5.-That the roads and highways
Of ST. Joseph county for most part
are very much in need OF improve
ment OF a permanent nature and
that the $4,000 the estimated cost
OF this bridge and approaches.
would practically build Il miles
Of cement highway or in other
words highway extending from the
town OF Lakeville 70 the Michigan
line