Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1908 — The Joint Commissioners’ Meeting. [ARTICLE]

The Joint Commissioners’ Meeting.

At lh« Joint meeting of the commissioners and auditors of this and Porter counties last .Wednesday the matter of bridging the Kankakee river was gone over quite thoroughly. It' was about decided to build a 200 foot span bridge and it will probably,be! a steel bridge, and will cot-t about ! $6,000, and of this amount Jasper' county will pay about two-fifth a There are also four ditches that cross the grade on the Jasper county side and all of these will have to be' bridged. The new grade will be a great Improvement over the old 1 one when it is bridged, and will shorten the distance between Delfotte and Hebron almost two miles. The old grade is said to be in very bad condition now and to be so narrow that teams can not pass on It St many plaoss.