Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 297, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1912 — BRIDGE LUMBER IS BEING HAULED [ARTICLE]

BRIDGE LUMBER IS BEING HAULED

Indiana Northwestern Traction Co. Engineer Says Two Bridges Are to Be Constructed. As briefly-mentioned in these columns several days ago, Eugene Purtelle, the original promoter, and FI. J. Wilson, who is an engineer of ability, reappeared on the horizon of interurban hope a few days ago. They paid off the three office hands who have been on the job for the past three or four months and at once began making plans to • construct, a couple of bridges across the two dredge ditches south of town. Mr. Wilson stated that he had a carload of bridge material coming arid that he would have the bridges put in at once. The bridge lumber arrived Thursday .and is being transported by-wagon to the location of the bridges today. Other wagons are also hauling gravel and cement for the base of the bridges is to come in due course of time. ~

A reporter for The Republican saw Engineer Wilson today; He stated that he was detained away much longer than he had expected to be. He made a trip to New York and another to Detroit and he s&ys that everything is now cleared/up and that the road is going/to be built. He stated that the bridges will he put in and completed within the next two weeks if'the weather permits. The ditch' bottoms in both cases are ol quicksand and it will be neeessary to construct a concrete base (for the bridges. Mr. Wilson was working on the bridge plans when the reporter called. The workmanship is certainly a model of mechanical expertness. Mr. Wilson said to reporter that he really had nothing to say at this time. “We do not expect to do much this winter now, as it is getting too late,” he said to the reporter, “but we hope to have the bridges completed and all plans ready for grading just as early in the spring as we can get to work. I am not certain as to the exact route from the south end of Marlon township. I do not want to do any idle talking. We may go by Remington as originally planned or we may go from the south end of the township by & direct cut to Wolcott. But this will he worked out during the winter and when I speak next about the route you can depend upon it that it is final.” The presumption is that the company expects to retain the subsidy by completing these bridges this fall and that they hope to do the grading and lay the steel through< Jasper county next year, collect the subsidy and use it in continuing the work. There are a number of people in Rensselaer who are enthusiatic in the belief that they will accomplish the construction of the road, tuners who continue skeptical* are disposed to be fair and all are hoping that the road will eventually he built. That the men are spending considerable money here is certain. They have decided to retain the office rooms in the Roth building, which will stop Dr. Washburn’s plan to* move his family there for the winter. The Republican is unable to say just what the promoters are going to be able to accomplish. The best we can say is, just wait and 566.