Let Every Merchant and Enterprising Citizen Boom the Wagon Bridge

Posted Posted in 1886, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1886, The Wagon Bridge

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 […]

A Resolution Introduced Concerning a  Wagon Bridge

Posted Posted in 1886, City Council, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1886, The Wagon Bridge, Wagon Bridge 1886

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 […]

The Chicago, Burlington and Northern’s Chief Has a Meeting With Citizens

Posted Posted in C. B. & N., Pontoon Bridge, Railroads, The Wagon Bridge

The Dubuque Daily Herald  Sunday March 28, 1886 PRESIDENT TOUZALIN. The Chicago, Burlington and Northern’s Chief Has a Meeting With Citizens, What He Has to Say Concerning the Pontoon Project—A Citizen’s Views on the Matter.   Mr. Touzalin, president of the Chicago, Burlington and Northern railroad. Arrived in the city yesterday morning from Galena in his […]