. "Our county and its people" : A history of Hampden County, paid eitrhty per cent, and South Had-ley twenty per cent. The present Holyoke and South Hadley bridge was built in1890, and cost $169,300. This expense was apportioned as fol-lows: Hampden county. $50,060: Chicopee, .$2,500: Holyoke,$85,615: Hampshire county, .$17,770: South Hadley. $9,355;Belehertown. $1,500; Granbj-, $2,500. The North End bridge in Springfield, one of the most sub-stantial structnres of its kind in the Connecticut valley, and anhonor to any municipality, was built in 1878, and cost $170, this
. "Our county and its people" : A history of Hampden County, paid eitrhty per cent, and South Had-ley twenty per cent. The present Holyoke and South Hadley bridge was built in1890, and cost $169,300. This expense was apportioned as fol-lows: Hampden county. $50,060: Chicopee, .$2,500: Holyoke,$85,615: Hampshire county, .$17,770: South Hadley. $9,355;Belehertown. $1,500; Granbj-, $2,500. The North End bridge in Springfield, one of the most sub-stantial structnres of its kind in the Connecticut valley, and anhonor to any municipality, was built in 1878, and cost $170, this amount West Springfield paid .$25,780. and Springfield,$145,124. In maintenance Springfield contributes eighty-fiveper cent, and West Springfield fifteen per cent. The original Holyol;e and South Hadley Falls bridge company was incor-porated .4pril 24, 1850. by Alonzo Hard\vell. Charles Peck. James H. Clapp andothers, and was authorized to build and maintain a toll bridge across the Con-necticut for a period of sixty years afler the bridge was opened for traffic. ( 171 ). 1NTEE.\AL IMPRO YEMEN TS The Williinausett bridge, an oii^inal structure, was builtin 1893, and cost $17S,o2( Of this amount the county atlarge paid $20,000, Cliiuopee, $r))fi, and llolyoke, $105, From what is stated in i)reeediug paragraphs it will be seenthat the county, and the towns charged with the cost, have paid(or are to pay) for bridges now in use across the Connecticutriver, the principal sum of $790,, divided as follows:Hami)den county, $; Chicopee, $60,;; West Spring-tield, $35,780; Springtield, .$230,W(!: Agawani, .$30,ti(Jt3; Hol-yoke, $276, Canals.—Soon after 1790 the subject of artilicial waterwayson the Connecticut river for transportation purposes was firstdiscussed in business and legislative circles in jNlassachusetts,and in 1792 an act of the general court incorporated The Pro-prietors of the Locks and Canals on the Connecticut in
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