The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-07-25
Commenced
Bridge Work
Tues. Noon
Layed Out Temporary Struc-
ture Wednesday Morn
ing at Pine Street
PLAN DAY-NICHT CREW
Must Be Completed For Traf-
fic December Is, Of
This Year

preparatory work in the erec-
ton OF the new bridge to be con-
structed over Sank River in this
city was commenced Tuesday noon.
the afternoon being spent in part
ly dismantling the old structure.
On Wednesday morning the tenn
porary bridge, to be erected on
Pine Street, one block east of the
present bridge, was layed out and
this work will be pushed to COM
pletion as fast as possible. A crew
OF state highway men were in the
city Tuesday making surveys for
the placing Of the temporary
bridge.
The okes Construction Co..
which was awarded the contract
for the construction Of the bridge
on the bid Of $77,SS1.O0, shipped
machinery, such as cranes and
pumps, etc. to this city Tuesday
afternoon. A supervisory crew al
SO arrived in the city to take
charge Of the work, which will be
done under the PWA, with all To-
cal labor. Between 40 and so men
will be employed when construc-
ton work is in full swing.
r.. B. Lawson, engineer of the
State Highway Department, is in
charge of the local project, which
is under the direction of X. Tour
telot, state engineer, VINO Is at
Alexandria. Mr.. Lawson and family
have rented the Sprague home on
Main Street. F. A. Baltimore is the
superintendent for the Okes Con-
struction Co.
Mr.. Baltimore stated to Herald
representative Tuesday afternoon
that a steel Golfer dam will be
erected a short distance above the
bridge and that it will be .neces-
sary to move the lighthouses on
the north shore of the lake. A
flume will be built on the north
side to care for excessive water and
the Golfer dam will provide an
absolutely dry hole to work in
The Okes Construction Co., will
have its office in the old pump
house building at the park. The
State Highway Department office
will be erected across the street
near the Mill.
r.. B. Lawson, state engineer
stated that the contract had pro-
vision which will permit the Wat
err, Light & Power Commission to
work on the dam during the time
the bridge is under construction
but that it is in no way part OF
the bridge contract. Plans for re-
pair or construction on the dam
have not been made at this time
however, after the Golfer dam is
completed better opportunity will
be afforded to estimate the needs
or repair on this structure. Any
work to be done on the dam will
be done solely by the Water, Light
& Power Commission. The 1881.
90 bid is for the construction OF
the bridge only.
The new bridge must be com.
pleted for traffic on December
18th, and according to Mr.. Cali
more it is planned to work a day
and night crew as soon as possible
The company has been granted
time on the contract until next
spring to complete final details
and cleanup worK.
The new bridge will be III feet
and inches in length, with 81
foot approaches on both sides. The
roadway will be 40 feet wide, and
the sidewalks on eacn side will bt
6 feet wide. The entire bridge
with the exception Of the hand
rail, will be Of concrete construc
ton. It will be modern struc.
ture, and will add beauty as wei
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