The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
WILL GU
DOWN HILL
Commissioners Decide to Improve
Road From North By Grading
Cuskelly H i'll. Spirited
Discussion Before Board.

discussion 0eIOTe bOafQ.
After an investigation lasting several
months and involving considerable bit
terness and hardfeeling, the question Of
what the county commissioners will do
III REGARD to improving the road from the
north into the city was settled at the
regular quarterly meeting of the COM
missioners at the court house on Monday
afternoon. AS has been stated in these
columns before. the road is in very bad
condition at the present time. The hill,
known as the Cuskelly hill. located
about two miles out of the city has a
grade that is unusually steep and has
long been place to be avoided as much
as possible by teams with heavy loads.
Coming into the city the hill is not very
bad but going toward the north there is
sharp rise that is hard pulling for
any team and especially one with load
that is heavier than the average. The
trouble has all been over what the board
should do to remedy the matter.
Some time ago petition was pre-
sented to the board of commissioners
asking that they lay out the highway
around the hill and, by entering the city
several blocks east of the present road
along the section line. save not only
the big hill but all the smaller hills be-
tween the Cuskelly hill and the city
limits. This plan was not favorable to
a good many, who wished to have the
road kept along the section line and
remedy the hill by cutting down the
Grade and with the dirt thus obtained,
I'LL in the lower part Of the road at the
foot of the hill which is now frequently
in muddy condition. This plan is the
one favored by most Of the business men
of the city and at the meeting Of the
Commercial Club last week committee
of five was appointed to 60 before the
board and express it as the wish Of the
club that the road be laid out along the
section line.
The board decided to take the matter
Of the road Monday afternoon and at
that time there were present to appear
before the commissioners, the club COM
mittee, consisting of E. A. Lillibridge,
Mayor G. M. Frye, Frank Lish, w. r.
Everett and Fred Roquette. All were
present except Mr.. Roquette. The peti-
tion was represented by Robert Fisher,
who is.the road supervisor of that dis
trict, and Lloyd RAIDER, who is the owner
of part of the land over which the new
road would have to pass. was present to
look after bis interests.
4 The meeting was most spirited one
and at times the discussion waxed hot
and heavy. The matter was thoroughly
taken up on all its sides and every one
was given chance to do all the talking
that he desired. All the arguments for
and against were offered and refuted
and while at times some of the partici-
pants were rather hot under the collar,
no one can say but what he was given
q fair showing
AS chairman of the committee from
the Commercial Club. Mayor Frye was
asked to speak for his delegation. He
briefly stated the position that the club
takes in the matter and gave as the con-
sensus of opinion Of the members, accor-
ding to q, vote taken, that the road be
laid out along the section line. He said
that the city was going to lay out as
much money as was necessary in inn
proving the hill within the city limits
by lowering the grade and that if the
big hill is improved in the same manner
the road will be as good as any leading
into the city. He said that he thought
it was too. bad to cut up the land Of any
man as it would be necessary to do were
the change in the road made and he
thought that even if the new road was
laid out the county would be obliged to
keep the section line road open according
to the law. ". ,S$3 I'll
Other members Of the comm ittee were
of the same opinion. Mr.. Lish said
that he had land out there and that he
was in favor Of the section line road.
Mr. Fisher then spoke in favor Of the
new road. He said that the plan he
represented was much the better. i
would not be as expensive and he
thought that il the hill was cut down in
the winter it would be full Of snow and
be Just as bad. This point met with
much protest from the other side whose
opinion was that the snow would surely
drift In moro il the proposed road. Mr..
Fischer said that he didn't believe that
the cutting could Be done for what it
would cost to lay ont the new road. #
tho owners 81 the; land refused to sell ct
q areasonable price, why 90 ahead and
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