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Show Contract Let For ' New Steel "Bridge , Tho past week tho CountyJfim1j -Ii61rcrftmet-nnd let tfie contrnfrY erecting tho new steel brldgbvur Jordan Illver, Just north of Colleges. Tho Midland llridgo company wore the low bidders, their price being $4,380. Tho other bids were: l'rovo Foundry and Machine Co., $0,100; James J. Hurke and Co., $5,21.1; Lovey Construction Co., $5,087; Minneapolis Steel Machluo Co.. $1,774. A contract for n similar bridge over l'rovo Hlvcr, nt about the same price, was also let. Work on tho bridge should v commence com-mence at once, but may he delayed because of somo difficulty In securing tho right of wny. Thoso generally Interested In-terested wanted tho bridge located nt tho end of the Hoove's lane, about n half mllo north of whore tho County selected. Tho County gives iih a reason rea-son for the site chosun, thnt thoy Intend In-tend some tlmo In tho fulur" to-bulld another bridge north of the Intcrur. ban bridge, and that then the one for which tho contract was recently let would bo about midway between the ono on Cednr Fort road and tho Interurban bridge. |