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with his death passes a way a n o t her pioneer.The County Coraraissioners after visiting various parts of this and other States to inspect the different make of bridges, and ascertain the comparative value of iron and wooden structures, and after receiving the bids of eigh-teen bridge com pan iest let the con tract for a wooden bridge between this city and East Con nersvilie to A. M. Kennedy Son, of Rush vil le, last Friday. Folio wing are the bids per foot: P. B. Eane, of Chicago, firstv 832.21, second, $38.00; Mount Vernon Bridge Co., of Ohio, $34.18; Indiana Bridge Co., first, $39.75; second, $30.59; Morse Bridge Co., $30.55; Massi 11 ion Bridge Co., $30.88; Eoinas Forge Bridge Co., first, $30.99, second, $34.44; Co 1 u mbus Bridge Co., $37.90; Chain pi on Bridge Co., $44.55; King Bridge Co., $32.00; Penn Bridge Co., $34.05; Canton Br id ge Co., fi rst , $40.05, second, $37.50, third, $33.25; Smith Bridge Co., of To I ed o, O bio .steel, $35.00; iron, $31.00; wood, $24.50, combination, $21.00; A. M. Kennedy Son, of Rush ville, $20.50; Ind iana Bridge Co., wood, with slate roof and iron sidewalk, $30.50. The stone work was let to Charles R. Wil l ia ms, of this ci ty , a nd Di Tj. Secrest, of Laurel, at $7.10 per perch. The estimated cost of the br i dge is $21,000—$10,000 for t he wood work ind $11,000 for the mason ry. Several bom pan jes made t wo bids and one three. The Morse Bridge Co.7s bid was rejlt;?eted, as it was thought to be too light a structure.
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Connersville Daily Examiner
Connersville, Indiana, US
Wed, Apr 06, 1887
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