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An official visit of Judg(~ NPiI ar.d
~amtnissionast°s €Dwen and .LDravis to the
I13car creek bridge near t~aiy city inst b
i,~rttur°day resulted in the ciosin~ of the
~tructuro to travel becauso -of its un- I ]
dla~e condition:
' The Eieae° creek bridge was rebuil$ f
;+flast suehrrler under Ogle dirt=s;t ~uperm i y
trision o~ ~^•~nty Coraamissloner Yatter- ~ `•
~9on and without Ltte rtdvice or assist- ~ (
~ance of a cavil engineer. Huge con-' t
i a~rete apprc~ach(a vaexE hmlt frorra ®ach ~ ~
'' ink far out i~tto tlae channel, and ~ t
1 tJefo~o the work was completed the i ~
~;ancretc wor°k cracked to such an ems- ~ {
tent that, at trrE.}at expense, holes hrad i
to be driliec' +hrou~,xkt the concrete rand ( T
the •work fa4tenerl together by °heavy° G
Lron rod R. 9Vbnn fihc Sinst heavy rise' ~'
in the ercek accurr(~d some two months I L
aao the waster cut under tha; moncrete I i
work arad great .sections of the rap- ! +'
~ti'oaches tumbled over into the creek. ~ u
'$'elatporary repaairs were mado at the e
Lf,ne, but sa J,r.:~arious bras tfaa atruc-
ture 31nC('. bcco~e that the oti'icials de- t~
hided to closo th(; bridge pertrsunently I a
alntil a new on(' can he built neat sum- ~ !`
xner. Much inconvenience 4wi11 result ; 'i'
to the residents of that r noigbborhood
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