Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday August 24, 1886 NICE FIGURING. Mr. Horace Horton of Rochester, Minnesota, Secures the Contract for the Construction of the High Bridge His Bid Being $122,994, Which is $20,196 Lower than the Highest Bid by Raymond & Campbell of Council Bluffs. The Eastern Approach to be of Iron and Stone Instead of Wood as at First […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday August 10, 1886 A DEAD PONTOON. The Stockholders of the Pontoon Bridge Company Meet and Vote to Amend the Articles of’ Incorporation Empowering the Directory to Build a High Bridge and to Make By-Laws. A very large and enthusiastic meeting of the stockholders of the pontoon bridge company was held at […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday August 3, 1886 THAT “IF” HAS GONE. The Council Agrees to Donate the $25,000 to Aid In the Construction of a High Bridge—A Review of the High Bridge, its Dimensions and What it Can be Constructed For. As will he been in another column the city council at its meeting yesterday voted the $25,000 […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday July 28, 1886 The Bridge Question. Many of our leading merchants who had subscribed liberally to the pontoon stock express themselves as being in favor of a high bridge, provided the cost of the same does not too greatly exceed that of a pontoon, as they deem the high bridge the more […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday July 24, 1886 THAT HIGH BRIDGE. It Would Cost Double What the Pontoon Could be Constructed for. The Pontoon would Cost $90,000, and the High Bridge $180,000 or More—Are We to Have a Bridge? What do you think of the high bridge? is a question which is liable to meet you at […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday July 22, 1886 FAVOR THE HIGHWAY. The People Unanimously in Favor of the Highway Bridge in Lieu of the Pontoon. Neither Bridge will be Built Unless the City Council Donates $25,000 to Its Construction. Another stimulant in the shape of a proposition to build a highway bridge instead of a pontoon, has […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday January 31, 1886 The Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge Company Cannot Connect a Wagon Bridge With Their Bridge. To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald. Now that the public mind has been aroused to the importance of a wagon bridge over the Mississippi at this point, and as almost every man you […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Friday January 29, 1886 THE WAGON BRIDGE. The Committees Appointed to Canvass the City. The committee appointed at the bridge mass meeting on Tuesday evening to select a committee of two from each ward to canvass the city and secure subscriptions to the wagon bridge, and also to appear before the city […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday January 27, 1886 THE WAGON BRIDGE. Another Rousing Meeting at the Court House Last Evening. Committees to be Appointed to Canvass the City—A Common-Sense Report from the Committee. The bridge meeting at the court house last evening was very largely attended and the initial steps taken for the formation of a […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday January 24, 1886 THE WAGON BRIDGE. Another Meeting of Citizens at the Court House Tuesday Evening. Letters Received From Other Points Touching the Pontoon, Free Ferry, Etc. The committee appointed to look after the wagon bridge have not been idle and will have an abundance of information to impart at the […]