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Looking Back
The vintage single land Tioga Bridge linking White and Carroll counties in Jefferson Township, north of the Sportsman Inn, will permanently close to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic at 9 Thursday morning. Commissioners from both counties conferred by telephone and agreed to declare the bridge closing an emergency action in anticipation of heavy traffic over the Memorial Day holiday. Spanning the narrow, upper end of Lake Freeman, the Tioga Bridge is jointly owned by the two counties. The structure's deteriorating condition, obsolete design and advancing age, has made its future the subject of years of sporadic debate. Despite a unanimous vote t close the structure, the ultimate fate of the historic bridge remains undecided. 25 YEARS AGO Burlington Town Marshal Mike Pieper hopes to go to the National Police Olympics in Austin, Texas. He needs support from his community, which includes all of Carroll County. Pieper, an outstanding swimmer, won several gold medals the first two years the State Olympics were held but the events were not held the last two years because of lack of competitors. He will compete in 9 swimming events and 4 track and field events. Peiper has been the Burlington Town Marshal for three years. Officials of First Bank of Carroll County indicated that they are starting a "Pieper Olympic Fund" for anyone who may want to donate to help defray his expenses. 50 YEARS AGO The Carroll County Council will meet in special session to consider additional budget appropriations. Among the items advertised are $891.40 for county jail maintenance, including some plumbing and conversion of the furnace to an oil furnace. An additional $140 is asked for a power mower for the jail. Summer uniforms for sheriff and deputy, $100 and $1,200 for County Home care of patients. 75 YEARS AGO A little more than 43 cents a vote was paid for the expenses of the primary election. The total cost of the election was $2,135.93 and there were about 5,000 who voted in the election, making the cost about 43 cents. As expensive as this may seem, this is quite a reduction over the expense in former years. This has been accounted for by the reduction in the price of meals and salaries of officials. A number of precincts which had four clerks were reduced to two clerks this year. About $2,248.58 was asked for in the expense accounts filed with the commissioners, from which over $100 was whittled off. The reason for this was that not over 50 cents was allowed for meals anyplace in the county and all sheriffs were cut to $6; all clerks and judges to $6 and all inspectors to $9. The huge expense connected with the primary has caused many people to want to return to the old convention system of electing to help cut taxes. 100 YEARS AGO The hustling business men of Rossville are already planning for the Ross township stock show. Rossville always does herself proud on these occasions and this year will pull off a show that will eclipse anything ever undertaken in this part of the state. The bars will be down and anybody in the county or out of it who has a domesticated animal that he thinks well of will have an opportunity to enter it. |
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