On Sunday, April 26, Great Northern employees tore
down half of the structure. The city apparently had not consulted with G. N
about the need for the bridge but built it anyway. Great Northern gave no issue
during the construction of the footbridge. The reason for the demolition
appears to have been the city infringing on Great Northern property without
permission. This left the North Siders far from jubilant and somewhat out of
sorts. The local newspapers were very sarcastic towards the railroad in all their
articles covering the issue. Finally. by September 1908, the railroad agreed to
a new bridge – a “foot viaduct” that would span the Mouse river and the
railroad tracks. Research thanks to Susan Gessner - Minot
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