The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday February 20, 1887 CITY COUNCIL. The City Assessor to Have One or More Assistants in the Work. A Printed Form to be Used by Him in the Work of Making the Assessment. The Pontoon Bridge Receives $3,500 Upon a Showing of Half the Work Completed. The city council met last evening, […]
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 Telegraph Herald Tuesday August 3, 1886 (Excerpted from City Council Meeting Minutes August 2, 1886) CITY COUNCIL The Pontoon Ordinance Passed by a Vote of 6 to 4, and the $25,000 Consequently Donated. The regular monthly meeting of the city council was held at the chamber yesterday. The morning session was attended by only […]
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 […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday July 21, 1886 THE PONTOON Will a Highway Bridge be Substituted For It? At the meeting of the directors of the Pontoon Bridge company held at the Julien House Monday evening, it was shown from the bids received and opened, that the construction of the superstructure for the bridge can be accomplished […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday July 17, 1886 The Bridges and Transfer To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald. The opinions and judgement of practical men interested in the welfare of Dubuque is at all times worthy of consideration. The writer heard one of these men express himself yesterday afternoon near the corner of Main and Fifth […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday May 26, 1886 THE BRIDGES. The Condition in Which the Railroad—Wagon, and Pontoon Bridges Are. A Wide Gap that is Not Likely to Be Narrowed. Just at this time the citizens of Dubuque are anxiously awaiting developments in the railroad-wagon-pontoon matter now prominently before the public, and knowing that the readers […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday February 14, 1886 THE WAGON BRIDGE. A Word on the Pontoon Bridge Question. Now that there seems to be a determination on the part of our Citizens to secure a wagon bridge connection between our city and the eastern shore, it would be well to remind our readers that it is […]