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Show o Contract Let For New Steel Bridge Tho past week tho County Commissioners Commis-sioners mot and let tho contract fir orectlng tho now steel bridgo our Jordan Hlver, Just north of Colleges. The Midland Hrldge company were tliu low bidders, their price behit $4,380. Tho other bids were: I'roo Foundry and Machine Co., $6,100; James J. liurke und Co., $5,244; l.ovuy Construction Co., $fj,0S7; Minneapolis Steel Machine Co., $4,774. A contract for a similar bridge over l'rovo Hlver, at about tho same price, was iiIbo let. Work on the bridgo should commence com-mence at once, but may bo delayed becauso of some dllllculty In securing the right or way. Those generally Interested In-terested wauled tho bridge located at tho end of the Hoove's lnuc, about a half inllo north of where tho County selected. Tho County gives ns u reason rea-son for the slto chosen, that they Intend In-tend some time In tho future to build another bridgo north of the Intorur. ban bridge, and that then the one for which the contract was recently let would ho about midway between the ono on Cedar Fort road and the liitorurbau bridge. |