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Show THEY OBJECT TO SPEEDING TRAINS People Liying- Along" Lincoln Avenue Are An Obstacle to Greater Speed on Bamberger Line New Bridge is to be Built Across the Weber River. soon as a contract for the construction work can be let, the building of the bridge will be begun, the idea being to complete it at the earliest possible moment. The bridge will be among the most modern structures of its kind in tho United Stales, says Mr. Bamberger, and It will cost In the neighborhood of $25,000. It Is to be reinforced concrete, con-crete, containing about 2.500 cubic yards of cement The bridge will consist con-sist of two SO foot spans, tho abutments abut-ments to be secured by a series of piles, the bottom of the structure to be thirty-five feet above the high water wat-er mark of the river. The concrete will be reinforced with twisted steel bars. Sidney Bamberger of the Salt Lake & Ogden Railway company was In the city last evening attending to business matters connected with the company, lie made the statement that If the people would permit it. an hour schedule sched-ule would be Inaugurated over the electric Interurban between Ogden and Salt Lake, as foon as the new bridge across the Weber river is completed. complet-ed. Mr. Bamberger stated, however, that Forae of the people in the rural districts already are raising objections objec-tions to the speed of. the cars and that residents of Opden. on Lincoln avenuo. aro seriously ' opponed to a "high rate of spend over the road. 'T do not understand why exception excep-tion tfhould be taken to the one-hour schedule between Ogden and Salt Lake." he eald." "because that is not fast running. It belnj; only a little over 25 miles between the two points, and. besides, the company Is responsible respon-sible for auy damage that might be done. We want to make the Salt Lake-Ogden lDterurban one of the bsst lines of its kind in tbe west and we desire to plvc tbe service tbat Is desired. desir-ed. Business men and th travellug public in peneral want a quick serlco ajd It can be plven with every assurance assur-ance of safety If the people owning property abutting the road will let us run at tho one-hour rato of speed." Mr Bamberger was conferrlug last evening w.Jh Oftden contractors regarding re-garding the construction of the con crete bridte across the Weher river and they were asked to enter the bid-dint? bid-dint? co-itest for the work. Tho plana I and sneclllcatlons for tho bridge have been drawji by tbe architects, and a3 |