Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1882 — Jordan Items. [ARTICLE]

Jordan Items.

Jordan is happy, with two protracted meetings; one at Egypt conducted by the Her. Loder, and one at Union conducted by Father Bloomer, a veteran minister, of come fifty years service; both gentlemen it is reported, have awakened a lively interest, in their respective localities, with favorable prospects. We are rejoicing because of the answer to our repeated prayers, for a freeze, and good roads. If the good people have not over done the work, as they did last summer, while wa were suffering from the effects protracted drouth, and freeze us out, we will have further cause for rejoicing. The recent heavy rains, have developed the fact, that our county #>mmissioEsr ,'n their zeal to e« iV omiz6 public expenditures, have constructed too many cheap affaire to represent bridges, which with oonatant repairs prove to be very dear investments, to say nothing of the inconvenience the public have to put up with, while out of repairs. While we believe that wooden bridges are the best and cheapest, we cannot understand why we should not have good Substantia! stone abutments and piers built for the superstructure, instead of a few half rotted logs, and a few loads of sand or dirt; thrown against them, as an excuse for abutments. Stone see not so expensive, we have the boulders, sand and limestone, all in fair quantities, and once in use, will last for ages, and a wooden structure will last much longer on a solid foundation than on a foundation that is continually giving away and racking the structure. Let us haye a reform in this direction and save money.

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