The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday January 20, 1886 THE IMPORTANT PROJECT. Dubuque Needs a Wagon Bridge Beyond a Question or a Doubt. The present ice bridge furnishes striking evidence of the necessity of a wagon bridge. During the past five or six days the retail trade has increased over 20 per cent. and an hour spent […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday January 12, 1886 THE WAGON BRIDCE. Citizens of East Dubuque Confer With the Committee. A Pontoon Bridge or Nothing, Such is the Governments Decision—Full Description, Etc. An adjourned meeting of the committee appointed to consider the bridge matter, met in the rooms of Secretary Hetherington yesterday afternoon at 3 o‘clock. Mr. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday January 10, 1886 THE WAGON BRIDGE. Meeting of the Citizens‘ Committee. The committee appointed at the meeting at the court house Thursday evening to confer with the representatives of Grant county, Wis, and Jo. Daviess county, Ill., regarding the building of a wagon bridge, met at the office of H. S. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Friday January 8, 1886 THE WAGON BRIDGE. An Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last Evening. The Court House Packed to Its Utmost Capacity With Business Men. The Matter Ably Discussed at Length by Those Who Have the City’s Interest at Heart. A Substantial Committee Appointed to Confer With the Residents on the Other Side. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday January 7, 1886 MASS MEETING TO-NIGHT. Let Every Merchant and Enterprising Citizen Boom the Wagon Bridge. Remember That Now is the Time For Action. A published call by Mayor Glab for a mass meeting in the interest of a wagon bridge has been made, and no business man should hesitate for […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday January 6, 1886 A MASS MEETING To Consider the Subject of a Wagon Bridge Called by Mayor Glab. To the People of Dubuque: In compliance with the resolution adopted by the city council at its session on the 4th inst, and at the solicitation of many citizens, I hereby request the […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday January 5, 1886 (Excerpted from City Council Meeting Minutes January 4, 1886) CITY COUNCIL The Stout Proposition Finally Accepted. A Resolution Introduced Concerning a Wagon Bridge. A Superior Court—Bills Allowed—Gen. Booth Submits a Proposition—Petitions, Etc. MORNING SESSION The council met in regular monthly session yesterday morning, Mayor Glab in the chair […]