Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-04-03
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
Official Paper ofthe County and Village
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1880.
THE BOARD OF CONTROL.

The Black River Improvement Mat.
ter and Action Upon the ChebOysan
and Cross Village State Road Bids
Laid Over Until the Next Meeting
of the BOard. r
A telegram from Mr.. Chandler states
that the Board of Control, at their meet
ing in Lansing last Wednesday, did not
close the contract for the Black river
improvement, requiring that the COM
pany furnish complete plans and speci-
fioatiOnS of the proposed work before they
would do so, and the matter was laid
over until their next regular meeting to
give the company time to prepare the
same. We regret this delay in getting
the contract closed, but presume the
Board did what they considered the r
duty to the state in thus putting it over.
The work is an important one, and we
would like to seeit going forward as fast
as possible. We do not think there is
anything further than the requirement
above mentioned, in the way of the con-
tract between the state and company be-
ing made, and while the plans and spec
ificatiOns are being perfected, the COM
pany can be making arrangements for
doing the work, so that this delay may
not be serious matter after all. From
the well known enterprise of the gentle
men who control the company, we have
no doubt but that they will do all they
can to push the improvement through
as fast as possible. The same telegram
states that the Board also deferred ac-
tiOn upon the bids for constructing the
eastern division of the ChebOygan and
Cross Village state road until their next
meeting. We also regret this delay very
much, as this is much needed road in
our county, and it is the second time
there has been delay in letting the con-
tract. The road should be built this sea-
son ifpOssible, as that part of the county
is settling rapidly, and the road is badly
needed for an outlet.
The Congregational Summer Resort.
Our neighbOrs seem surprised that the
TRIBUNE should intimate that if our cit
izens desire to secure the location of the
Congregational summer resort in this
vicinity, they should manifest some in
terest in the matter, and wants to know
what more the COngregatiOnalists want
done than has been done for them by
Thompson Smith in his liberal offer to
donate the land. Well it is hard to tell
but this we do know the MethOdists were
offered the same land and liberal bonus
in addition, and yet they refused it. OuI
cOtempOrary seems to forget that other
localities are making liberal offers in
their anxiety to secure the location OF
the resort in their vicinity, and are using
every effort to secure that end. While
we fully appreciate the liberality of Mr.
Smith in his munifcent offer, we still
think that it will be necessary for Oul
citizens to take small degree of inter
est in the matter, sufficient at least tt
show the COngregationalists that they
would be glad to have them accept Of
Mr.. Smiths offer, and to manifest dis
position to encourage the enterprise ani
not turn cold shoulder toward it. i
the location of the resort in this vicinity
would be of any importance to ChebOy
4 pan which we think all will admit if i,
certainly worth an effort on the part O.
our citizens to secure that end. remem
bering that the offer of Mr.. Smith is no
the only liberal offer that has been made
and that various places are in &C
tive competition with ChebOygan to Sc
cure the resort and doing all they can t.
present the locations offered in the bes
possible light.