Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1914 — Contracts Let for New Bridge's Over Kankakee River. [ARTICLE]

Contracts Let for New Bridge's Over Kankakee River.

At the joint meeting of the commissioners of Newton and Lake counties held at Crown Point last Thursday, contracts were awarded for the construction of steel bridges over the Kankakee river at Schneider and Water Valley. The former went te the East St. Louis Bridge Co at $27,480, and the latter to O. E. Nichols, of Hebron, at $42,375, the total for the two bridges being $69,855. Of this sum Newton county will pay $11,875.35 and Lake county $67,979.65.—Kentland Enterprise.