Remodeling of the Ferry Bridge at Duluth, Minnesota

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Br. C,  A. p. Turner
HISTORICAL:       In 18^2 an effort  was made to  build a   uraw   brid-«..
aver the Gansi*      A IJtaneand tfwllare '#as  offered in prices  for &&$ *aat
tUt&l fturiKMr)   l#*ig*   md  after the award  the t i/v-rnuent refused a permit*
Ui.jfic   tne aesi^ni-- submitted ras  one   by  J. A.  L.   iaddell  for a  lift   bridge
.illustrated on page r/Jj "Memoirs a no   k IrtfiMa"  by   .Jaadell#       rhii   hL      failed
to meet the ftpfTWal  of  ti.    ;.;j.\e  Carriers .association and  till   Hit   /e^artment
at   that  tint*
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in 1^03 ana 1904 at the  guggtaii^a of Llt.  Thorns;.  >.«ctiilvray9  City
l,   1   *j L*«   I    I   ltt*4      $MJ    1 *a4 i  propotition to  bull     I   1
taff  ^ruA:&t tiiic/i has   been  in  continuous   operation sine©
In addition to   the automobile and foot  traffic %Le   present
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^ter   main  end gas   im am   fr^i Duluth to   the
aablaa,       Id t«aMatio»  ..ith Ifcese utilities
;«j,e   to;, r   .>f  ti:e   .rc^e^it  structure a  gas
shaft)   I  transformer  station  Ktt kite louth
n XirL   li:..tjs  one ei^tmli:   an   ,.. c   r ier f  a   cam-
pier and a telephone manhole  caulaij&i&g the
telephone  communications to the  roint.
brxui: I  '
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Carrier-
problem
but  th 1
that apa
ti.e desi
of inttT
co^ltio
xu:     roolem of tram; f01 ..*.*<»,   the old  ferry  structure into a   lift
eaaure I* ravtd I  rvice ana #&!&& it If  no- pataifela to bt   Id in
he  icctnl  k ari% before ||M |   VffiMtfll  §4£l *** of  %h%  Lake
iMi .-d. tio . ana  ui*e   grant   frou    :kj, ..:*. fcov»f   eujouies  not only the
■ T Modifying   the structure and putting in opera&ie     ,. •.  lift span,
ronlera of arainftai&lag  of public utilities  durinj    tJta erection of
11 ana tnis   j,roblss ^nv^lves  greater or  leas  expense dtpiis&l&t   on
I a   • id   t 11   n i] li   Ml   I Id   i-e atructure is  erected ana   U><   extent
£;,ic  cc    titJ   |h#$i  j-ublic  utilities  depends  also on t*.e aaaf
ai.
AJ^uz1 Intvrett   xa   ^,e wetter  of*  im-, roved
aauXt#4 in the  ejaculation of a  petition to  the  cu   .fit       ■ '.ers
)yluth by Reaiue  ti  aftd  Property   ^n^rs  on tLa luint.
nit*   petition  it-  ui*r;;ed    *xliibit   A,  ^^.enaea i ereto,  anc*  con-*
ml   tith tiie   city  ti.at  trie owner *a real  estate cany  be
from the improved trana^ortution
Its essence
of Ifee   City  o:
* a,,f|,ie   cop^-   -•.
i^ulfcutee an undartai
assessed f.:i   I  1   l    M&ai benefits ratnltl
to the extent oi   0  e  third of the  cost   of tnc  iiiiproveiient^
is eibou,eu  -n |.aragraph  twe  thdleb ia  as  follows:
f,fhe improvement  of Lake Avenue i3 ,uth by the  construct.Lun
of a steel lift type of biiu- e serosa the United Ctatee ship
canal,  extenui;ij   ii-^., :<i,e   northerly side to   the southerly side
of saio canal,  toj.ot, er   ,di,,  the construction of the  necessary