Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday November 30, 1886 RAILS AND BRIDGES. A Rumor That the Bridge Company Has Sold Stock to the Chicago, Burlington and Northern Company and an Approach Will be Built at the East End. The Company to Use the Spans Now Spanning the Seventh Street Slough in its Construction—The Dubuque, Minnesota, and Northwestern Has […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday November 17, 1886 The Bridge Injunction. The injunction obtained by the Chicago, Burlington and Northern railroad against the High Bridge company will not, it is believed, retard to any extent the construction of the bridge. The trouble is not with the bridge proper, but with the abutment and the landing on the […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday October 26, 1886 The High Bridge. Work on the high bridge in progressing. Three pile drivers are at work on as many different piers, first from this side, the fourth, and also one on the east side of the draw. The stone work on the second pier is several courses above the […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday October 10, 1886 The High Bridge. At the regular meeting of the East Dubuque city council held last evening, President O’Neill and Engineer Tschirgi, of the Bridge company presented the final plans and specifications of the proposed bridge, which were unanimously approved. This action gives all the required rights necessary from either […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday August 29, 1886 HIGH LEVEL WAGON BRIDGE. Exhaustive Description of Dubuque’s Great Enterprise—Its Plans and Dimensions. The Benefit That Will be Derived from the Bridge and the Trade Which It Will Bring. A great deal has been written and said about our great enterprise. the “High Level Wagon Bridge,” but a great […]
Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday August 25, 1886 THE HIGH BRIDGE. Messrs. O’Neill and MacDonald Justly Praised for Their Untiring Efforts to Secure the Great Public Need. To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald. DUBUQUE, Aug. 24, 1886—I, in common with many others of our citizens, was greatly pleased to read the very just and richly merited […]
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 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 […]