Some Points Regarding It, Its Opening and the Approaches Thereto

Posted Posted in 1887, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1887, The Wagon Bridge

Dubuque Daily Herald   Friday July 15, 1887  The High Bridge. Some Points Regarding It, Its Opening and the Approaches Thereto. The Various Ways Thither Which Have Been Mentioned and Some of Their Demerits. THE BRIDGE. The layers of iron and the makers of false work have just completed the third span and are nearly prepared […]

Council Meeting The Bridge Approach

Posted Posted in 1887, City Council, High Bridge Approach 1887, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1887, The Wagon Bridge

The Dubuque Herald  Thursday July 14, 1887 THAT APPROACH. The Subject of a Special Meeting of the City Council—The Attorney’s Report. Ed. Keas Appointed to a Position in the Fire Department—Street Improvement Matters. All the alderman were present save Ald. Doerfler. The mayor announced that the meeting had been called at the request of the city […]

Approach Proposed and Laid Out by the City Council for Reaching the High Bridge

Posted Posted in 1887, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1887, The Wagon Bridge

Dubuque Daily Herald   Sunday July 10, 1887 Approach Proposed and Laid Out by the City Council for Reaching the High Bridge.  At the last session of the council it was ordered that a venire be issued to the marshal and a jury summoned to assess the damages  on the proposed street to the new bridge. […]

The Next Best Method of Approach Discussed—Its Practical Ability

Posted Posted in 1887, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1887, The Wagon Bridge

Dubuque Daily Herald  Friday July 8, 1887 THAT APPROACH. The Replating of the Grounds Said to be Not Feasible. The Next Best Method of Approach Discussed—Its Practical Ability. No single enterprise in which the city of Dubuque and the general public has ever been engaged has been of such commanding importance, as the high bridge now […]

The Way to the High Bridge

Posted Posted in 1887, City Council, High Bridge Approach 1887, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1887, The Wagon Bridge

The Dubuque Daily Herald  Wednesday July 6, 1887 (Excerpted from City Council Meeting Minutes July  5, 1887) SLOW WORK. The City Council Stumble Through Some Business and Adjourn Until Friday. The Car Company to Move Its Clay Street Track—The Way to the High Bridge. Forenoon Session. The council were all present save Ald. Hayden at the […]

They Visit the High Bridge

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The Dubuque Daily Herald  Friday June 3, 1887 (Excerpted from City Council Meeting Minutes June 2, 1887) THE CITY’S STATESMEN. The Ten Aldermen and Mayor Meet as a Committee of the Whole To Report Adversely Upon the Communication of the Supervisors. They Visit the High Bridge, Eagle Point, and Several Other Locations in the Afternoon. The […]

The Committee Visit the High Bridge and Seventeenth Street and View the Ground

Posted Posted in 1887, City Council, High Bridge Approach 1887, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1887, The Wagon Bridge

The Dubuque Daily Herald  Thursday May 19, 1887 CITY COUNCIL  The Committee of the Whole Hold an Interesting Meeting. The Proposition of the County Supervisors Relative to the Employ of Prisoners Referred. The Gas Petition to Be the Special Order of Business Next Monday Evening. The Cow Ordinance Not to Be Changed —The Street Car Company […]

Five Car Loads of the Iron Superstructure of the High Bridge Here and Unloaded

Posted Posted in 1887, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1887, The Wagon Bridge

Dubuque Daily Herald  Thursday March 24, 1887  IRON ARRIVING. Five Car Loads of the Iron Superstructure of the High Bridge Here and Unloaded. The first shipment of the iron for the high bridge arrived here yesterday, and the arrival of other shipments is expected from day to day. That which has arrived has been unloaded at […]

The Bill Authorizing It Passes the National House—The Progress of the Work

Posted Posted in 1887, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1887, The Wagon Bridge

Dubuque Daily Herald  Wednesday February 3, 1887  The High Bridge. The Bill Authorizing It Passes the National House—The Progress of the Work. The bill authorizing the construction of the Dubuque high wagon bridge yesterday morning passed the lower house of congress. About; noon Mr. B. J. O’Neil, president of the company, received word from Congressman Henderson […]

The Proper Route to the High Bridge Must Soon be Settled and Acted Upon

Posted Posted in 1887, The High Bridge, The High Bridge 1887, The Wagon Bridge

Dubuque Daily Herald   Tuesday January 25, 1887  THE ROAD TO THE BRIDGE.  The Proper Route to the High Bridge Must Soon be Settled and Acted Upon. The vexed question of which is the most proper, easiest and least expensive way to the west end of the new high bridge is one which will have to […]