The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday October 4, 1887 (Excerpted from City Council Meeting Minutes October 3 1887) CITY COUNCIL. The Saloons Will Remain Open on Sundays. Several Important Ordinances Passed—No More Discounts on Taxes Paid Before January 1. The Contract for the Approach to the Bridge Let—Board of Registration Appointed. The Council Voting Thousands of […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday September 8, 1887 THE HIGH BRIDGE. The Piers Found to be High Enough— Another Obstacle Thrown in the Way of the Eastern Approach. The engineers who were sent by the government to measure the piers of the high bridge to see if the boats will be able to clear under the bridge […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday September 13, 1887 CAN’T COME. President Cleveland Finds it Impossible to Accept the Invitation of Dubuque Citizens. In response to the city council’s invitation, Ald. Doerfler yesterday morning received the following: EXECUTIVE MANSION WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 1887. Hon. Louis Doerfler, Mayor pro tempera, Dubuque, Iowa: DEAR SIR—I have received the invitation kindly […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday September 7, 1887 NOT SUFFICIENTLY HIGH. A formal protest has been entered by the river men who ply the upper Mississippi against the high bridge as it is now being built and stating that the center span is too low to admit of the free passage underneath of the steamers which ply […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday August 30, 1887 The High Bridge. A great many Dubuquers followed the Herald’s advice and walked out to see the High Bridge on Sunday. Many had not been on the bridge before and were surprised at its magnitude. When they reached the end of the four completed spans and looked down upon […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday August 17, 1887 The High Bridge. Six More Cars of Iron Arrive and Work Is to be Immediately Resumed. The work upon the high bridge is not progressing rapidly but doubtless will in the next few days. The trouble has been that the iron did not arrive and the men have […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday August 28, 1887 The High Bridge. The fifth span of the High Bridge over the river is almost completed to the big pier on the west side of the channel. This span is the right wing of the cantilever, the sixth span being that over the channel, and therefore nearly twice the […]
The Dubuque Herald Tuesday August 2, 1887 COUNCIL MEETING. Reports of Officers—Some Street Talk—Other Matters. Tim council met at 9 o’clock yesterday morning, Mayor Voelker and all the aldermen present except Doerfler and Hayden. A large number of bills were read, most of which were approved and ordered to be paid. Ald. Mulkern stated, concerning the […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday July 24, 1887 Invite the President. The board of trade in conjunction with the council and other prominent citizens, should at once take steps to invite the president to visit Dubuque in his western trip this fall. which it seems he will undoubtedly make. The president will be in this region of […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Friday July 22, 1887 The High Bridge. The High Bridge is progressing steadily in its onward march over the great Mississippi from the Dubuque shore to Illinois. The fourth span is now nearly completed, and will be entirely so by the end of this week. The flooring of two spans is laid and […]