The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-11-19

work IF grading, etc, and are now
engaged in putting in the bridges
that will finish the road. Those
who. have. been. . oytr the road say
that the ontractorsy have oone their
prk well, and it seems to be the
general opinion that they are emit led
to their pay. Of course it is under
stood that the action is the work Of
the opposition to. disseminating the
old road over the bridges, and the
starting in upon the new highway.
The action IS broughtin the name of
one Of the settlers who makes his
headquarters for marketing in Ash
land. While the people here have
expected that there would be litiga-
ton over the road matter, yet it
seems little tough that it should be
commenced liz such a manner as has
been started. Surely the contract
ors are not to be blamed in airy
manner for the action of the town of
Washburn, and they are men who
should not be hampered for,what the
officials have done, whether the
officials are right or wrong. To tie
up their pay seems to US to be some
what of a small manner to bring
about the fight-for fight it seems
to be, 1t would Seem that the &C.
ton could have be lodged as well
against the town, instead of hamper
ing men who have been earning hon.
est money by hard work all summer
long. Mr.. Richard Sleight, the
Ashland attorney, appears for the
complaints in the action, and Mr..
Walsh, of this city, has been retain
ed to appear for the contractors and
the town. 1t is alleged in the com
plant that the road has not been
built according to contract, and if
this is so, the contractors should be
made to make good, but the proba-
bilities are that it is not so much
the work that is being used as
basis for the suit, as an attempt to
hamper the town and prevent the
use of the new road One of the
supervisors of the town has made a
week. y inspection Of the work, and
county surveyor D. F. Glover, who
is as good an authority as there is
on the bay, has also inspected the
work, and has pronounced 1T accord
ing to contract. This being the case
the people of this city feel that the
action commenced against the con
tractors is in reality an action
agrinst the town itself, and under
he conditions will approve OF mostly
any course taken by the the town in
resisting on behalf of the con tractors
and the town, any suits brought as
this one has been. The suit is hard
ly to.be credited to the settlers in
any part of the town of Washburn,
as no S, cret has been made of the
fact that fund for litigation was
raised by subscription in the city Of
Ashland, and this fund is now being
used TO fee Attorney Sleight and to
guarantee court expenses in the
Litigation which has been commenc, d
and which is likely 20 follow.
''To man up tree" it would APP
pear that the opposition of the city
OF Ashland against the town
government of VAST burn is not
likely to increase friendly feeling
between the two places. Washburn
has never attempted to dictate the
policy of the city or county govern
ment OF Ashland, and there is genu-
inc resentment here over the pre-
sumption of the people across the
bay trying to run things here, and
it might just about as well be under
stood first as last that the town Of
Washburn and it's people will not
stand for such opposition as has
b ZEN instituted in Ashland. The
l,ng bridges across the bay were
main sained for a great many years
by the town of Washburn, and we're
of little benefit to anyone outside of
Ashland. When they became unfit
for further use propositions were
made to Ashland city and county to
again put them in shape, providing
Ashland, as the beneficiary, would
stand part of the burden This the
,y re fused to do, and the resu t
was that the old road was aban-
doned. And it is u settled policy
that If is GOING To remain ahan