The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-13

this summer and that will be COMPLETED
early next season. This undertaking
Is one that has occupied the attention
OF the city for the past three years. but
II was not until the present year that
satisfactory plans were made and the
work actually begun. The entire con-
tract for building the four retaining
walls was let to Contractor James Nc
Glynn for about $4,000, of which a
third will be paid by the street rail-
way company. The filling in behind
the retaining walls was sublet 10 the
Dakota Heights company for 1874 cents
cubic yard, Mr.. McGlynn receiving
10 cents. The first wall, twenty-four
feet I'm height and about five hundred
feet long, was completed month or so
ago, and the entire space back of this
filled with sand washed down hydrau-
llcally from the hlllsides back of the
Kerredge theater. A second retaining
wall has just been partially completed
by Mr.. McGlynn and this will be all
that will be attempted this season. II
Is nine feet i'm height and only about
two hundred and fifty feet has been
built, the other half being left until
later. The portion finished will serve
TO hold back the sand I'm case of high
water next spring. There will still be
two more walls. each nine feet high,
to be completed before the fill reaches
the street level. There will then be n
straight roadway from the Elks' tenn
pie corner to the Baptist church. elm
mating the old wooden bridge, and
adding greatly to the attractiveness of
the main approach to the city. Later
there will be steps taken to eliminate
n curve between the old bridge and the
county bridge and subsequently TO
pave the entire roadway of Front
street, which will give an unbroken
street Of paved boulevard from the
railroad crossing i'm Hancock almost
to the Isle Royale mills i'm Houghton.
Water Mains Laid.
Several miles of water mains have
been laid during the summer by Con-
tractor James j. Byers, including about
five miles i'm the western hillside Sec
ton of the city, and smaller sections
in Hancock street, Reservation street.
Mason avenue and Emery street. The
one, but the greater part will be I'm
ished before winter puts a stop to the
work. Its purpose is To provide n wa
ter supply and fire protection TO the
residents of those streets, and later
the structures will be connected with
the new reservoirs contemplated to be
erected by the city on the fifty acre
tract near the car barns where devel
opment work has been in progress for
the past two years under the supervis-
ion of City Engineer Craig. A consid-
cradle amount of development work
was done this summer but added but
little to the supply OF water available
from the wells made year ago, and so
1T the suggestion of the council, work
was suspended upon them about a
week ago.
Placing Wires Underground.
A very prominent and difficult un-
of the past season was the
aking of steps to place the wires on
Quincy street underground, running
hem through conduits and removing
he unsightly poles. Tile condults were
aid through the entire street from
Mesnard street to point east of the
county bridge on the Ripley road, and
llso through the side streets and
through certain lots the owners of
which had given easements for the
ERECTION of poles in the rear of their
premises. 4 AS yet the wires have not
,een strung through the conduits, and
{ is probable that this part of the
work. will be deferred until next year.
rhe extending of the wires will be a
imple matter, steel rods being first !
passed through the condults, with a !
ord attached. by means of which the
.ables will be inserted. Next year the |
work of placing the wires underground |
will be extended from Mesnard street |
md subsequently the entire length OF
quincy street as far as the cemetery |
will be free from wires The only |
,oles left standing will be those carry
ng the current for the street railway |
md for the electric lights of the city
rhe present strings of incandescents
will come down and in their place VIII
,e substituted n boulevard system or
ungsten lamps that will be equally
attractive and cost no more than the
resent city illumination costs.
Many New Sidewalks.
There have been a great many ce-
nent sidewalks built during the year
the entire city, the western
nd having shown a marked activity
n sidewalk laying. This has resulted
n the granting by the postofhce de-
artment of an additional letter carrier
or that section of the city, who start
d work on October 1. Plans and spe-
ifications have been made by the city
ngiaeer and a contract has been
-. ,trttp of n