The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-10-15
ENTIRE BOARD WENT OVER COUNTY
RoAoS IN AUTOMOBILES
WENT THROUGH COUNTY HOSPITAL
Trip Was Very Beneficial and Several
Changes wereSugsested and Requests
Approved.

The county board finished up its
work in hurry last Tuesday forenoon
30 as to allow the party TO be taken
over the roads OF the county tor tour
Of inspection and also TO look over the
county farm and hospital.
The party started about AS in tour
automobiles. Captain Richards had
both Of his automobiles in service,
Herman Holmes had another load and
Chas. Gibbs made up the fourth.
The party was as follows
Supervisor Richards. Dawson. Nc
Laren. Whitehead. Benson and Road
Commissioner Vim. Holmes with Otto
Gundstrom as driver in.the lead.
Supervisors Jacka. McColeman and
Edwards with Clarence Richards az
driver second.
Supervisors Udd and Jobe and
Thomas Conlin of The Diamond Drill
in the next car with Herman Holmes
driving.
Road Commissioner TulIy, p.
O'Brien of the Iron iver-Stambaugh
Reporter. and photographer from Iron
River with Chas. Gibbs as driver
made up the party in the last car. The
Gibbs car met thu others of the party
at Chicagon lake bridge.
The tirst piece of work inspected was
the cutoff to connect the Anssa road
with the Iron RiverCrystal Falls road
and avoid the present dangerous ross
ing at the Bristol mine.
This piece of road commences at the
bend in the present road west of Mrs.
Wm Parks place where the old Nc
Laren root house stood. Keep straight
TO the west following the township
road to the quarter line where it turns
north. The township of Crystal Falls
had built north a quarter of mile so
as to allow the settlers In that section
that road that the new work by the
county commissioners starts although
all of the township road has besn TAX
en- over.
The first thing that struck the party
was the big cut necessary to lower the
hill bordering Briar Hill creek on the
south to the proper grade. The cut is
fully 20 feet in the highest part the
dirt being used TO balance the big fill
leading TO the creek
This work is being looked after by
Chas. Uren and he is certainly doing
we'll out there. The filling is about
completed TO the creek and bridge
has heen built over the creek The
grade is not over per cent all along
the course A portion of the work to
the north of the creek has been done
also and there was a big cut in the
sand hill to the north About 30 rods
of the north end remains 60 be graded
after the present work close to the
creek is finished.
The next work met with WAS the
rocking of the road between the old
LustfieId farm and the turn off the
Tobin road. This work is being done
by prisoners from the county Jail the
only hired labor being the teams that
are hauling the rock from the Tobin
mine rock pile.
The graveling crew has reached the
east line OF the Lustheld farm and will
continue their work until the gravel
and mine rock meet. This gravel is
hauled from the pit acquired by the
commission last year near Fortune lake
and is pronounced to be the best gravel
in the vicinity on, account OF the ce
menting qualities IL has.
stop was made at the county farm
where all hands inspected the property
and talked with the inmates
All were interested in patient that
has been lying on his back there for rs
years. totally incapaitated from helping
himself. "a
Everything was found TO be in good
shape at the hospital The present
lighting system is to be changed from
--the battery system 10 a dynamo system
run by a small engine and boiler The
suggestion of the secretary Of the State
Board of Charities and Correction TO
put cement floor in the basement was
concurred in and the board went a step
further and advised the building Of a
cement walk from.the front gate to the
building
The commissioners were also instruc-
ted to cut off the timber to the east of
the present cleared strip and get all of
the farm nnder cultivation.
Boarding the autos again. the next