The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-03-08
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least 60 or 20 years and has n,
free traffic bridge connecting i
with Nebraska yet. By compari
son Wolf Point is making fine
progress. Many years ago, | dom
know how many, a combination
railroad and vehicle toll bridge
was built by a private company
The understanding was that the
bridge was to be free after the
tolls had repaid the money invest
ed. But it seems never to get
paid for, although it is reputed to
be a big money earne The story
banded about the street is that
it is passed from one group to
another by the mortgage and fore
closure method. The structure
has been condemned for trains
and an exclusive railroad bridge
serves all the lines running from
here into Nebraska.
Now comes the Iowa-Nebraska
Amortized Free Bridge company
which proposes to build another
bridge to cost not over $500, 900.
The plan calls for five 400 foot
spans, $50 foot approaches or a
total length of 230O feet, so feet
above high water, Sc feet above
low water. The bill authorizing
the structure passed Congress in
February.
Requirements of Bill
At the time the bill passed the
Sioux City Journal in the course
of a long story said.
THE permit for construction of
the bridge, which became a law
when signed by President Cool
idge, specifies that the bridge shall
be constructed by the Sioux City
company and operated under com
plete supervision of a trust com
mittee comprising one person
named by the mayor of Sioux City,
n by the mayor of South Sioux
City and one by the bridge com
pany officials. This trust group is
to have charge of all money col
lected from tolls and is to pay
operating expense of the bridge
and all revenues above actual ex-
pense is to be handled by the
trust committee for the retirement
of bonds fioated to pay construc-
ton costs.
1T is estimated that under such
a system the bridge, in addition
to paying operating expenses,
should be free from expenses,
eight to ten years and at such
lime would be turned over to de-
signated units of government, ;
the adjoining states, adjoin-
ing counties or cities" A
Although the project is yet to
De financed, a site found, right of
way secured, plans drawn and ap-
proved by the state and federal .
'overnments, a contract let and
he constructing done, the Journal u
18th admirable optimism expects
ne bridge to be completed within ID
year. While | wish the hackers ~
f this enterprise the largest sue 81
ess l fear there will be a long u
rogram of disappointments be- o
ore the public begins to enjoy the st
enefits of a free bridge.
The other paper, the Sioux City Y
'ribune, threw cold water on the to
free toll bridge idea and pro- Sc
ested that what the city needs B
a free bridge that is free. Sc
Wise Ones Speculate al
A couple of weeks ago the pub yC
c had a good laugh at the ex- di
ense of a group of spectators.
ince automobiles are reducing
lie volume of street car business
he S. C~.service company asked
} raise the fare which had da
cen 8 cents, 8 tokens for %, to al
0 cents straight. The city coun- pi
il held the matter up a few days SC
persuaded the service com to
any to try out a schedule that TT
9th raised and lowered rates-a ar
for a single ride, three for a of
uarter, 10 for a dollar. This, it an
as hoped, would encourage those til
-ho have to make daily trips to da
Sc the street cars more. AS soon an
S the first hint of a raise came
nd before the new rates were de- at
ided on certain wise ones with gr
loney to invest bought up nearly Gu
Il the tokens Gear checks most SCI
eOple call them the company me
ad. They bought at y for a dol SCI
+ and now must sell at 10 for a COZ
ollar. Enough of them were vic
ought up so that the investors an.
and to lose more than S11OO.
Butter of Quality w
The products of Sioux City in Mr.
buttons form an important part wa
its commerce. I noticed that est
st weeks Saturday Evening Post tw,
ld a page ad of the Kari-Keen we
Ito truck. I frequently pass the l
Glory. Br1
Beef and pork products pro sor
tbly head the list but butter on
ust come second. Dairy pro- ele
icts have been a life ave to wa.