The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-10
Bids for Improvements on County
Jail Will Be Opened at a
Special Meeting Next
Monday
COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
Board of County Road Commissioners
Asks Appropriation Of S29051.50
for Work on Road From
Hancock to Calumet.

At the annual meeting of the
Houghton County board OF supervisors
held this morning, Chairman Lawton
of the building committee announced
that several bids had been received
for the proposed improvements on the
Jail building and premises. Ii was de-
cided that before definite action is
taken, the plans for the proposed i'm
provements should be submitted to the
state board of corrections and chari-
ties, for it's approval. This will be
done Immediately and "A special meet
ing of the board will be held next
Monday to receive this report, open the
bids and award the contract. The
contemplated improvements will cost
approximately 100000, and at the
meeting next Monday, plans will be
considered for raising this amount.
Ii is likely that the question will be
submitted to the electors of this coun-
ty at the next general election. :.
1t was practically decided this morn
ing that the contemplated improve
ments will include a new residence for
the sheriff.
County Roadwork.
The board of county road commits
sioners in its report for the year re-
commended the appropriation of s29,-
O51.50 for work to be taken up from
now until January 1, 1911. The work
will be done by contract. The prin-
cipal improvements to be made are
upon the main highway from Hancock
to Calumet. where new roads are to be
bufrt In some sections and the old road
repaired in other places. II is pro-
posed to build a new highway from
Rhode Island mine. a distance of
about three and one-half miles which
will avoid a detour around a swamp
in the present highway, also to
straighten the road from the Rhode
Island mine to Osceola, by so doing.
reducing the total length of the road
about one mile. The new stretches
of highway will be built according to
specifications of the state highway
commissioner, and application will be
made for the state reward of $1,000
per mile on the new road.
Appointments Are Made.
]. Wesley Downing of Calumet
James Hoar and AL. A. Brockway of
Lake Linden were named members OF
the board of county canvassers for the
ensuing two years.
F.. j. Jeffers of Painecdale was re-
appointed a member of the county
board of school examiners for term
of two years. The board consists OF
| three members.
r. NJ. Morrison was reappointed su-
perintendent of the poor for the Han
cock district
| Judge of Probate George c. Bentley
appeared before the county board this
morning with an application for an in.
crease of salary for the matron of the
| juvenile detention home also with ar
| application for the appointment of 9
clerk to assist him in his work. Judge
Bentley called attention to the stead,
increase of business in his department
and the necessity for additional help
The board will consider the requests
at its meeting next Monday morning
Because of ill-health, Assistant Mine
Inspector, Capt. Thomas Treverrow o
Calumet. rendered his resignation 4
the board. which resignation was ac
cepted. Capt. John Ashton of Calu
met was named to fill the vacancy
Capt. Treverrow has been assistan
mine inspector for a period of Ave
years.
So Deaths in Mines.
In his report on the number of min'
accidents during the past year. Min
Inspector Peter Dave called attention
TO the fact that there were five less
Iaccidents on the mines of Houghtoi
county than during the previous year
There were "a accidents which cul
minated i'm fatalities. In all ther,
were SIS deaths. There were 1925
men employed in the mines of Hough
ton county during the past year. Tn
following report shows how the death
were apportioned among the mines o
Houghton county.
Amygdaloid. c. a. III. ..............
Baltic ...... .......'...'s
Calumet Branch. c. e. III. ..........
Champion ............... .........
Hecla Branch. c. II. ..'.....'...
Isle R9yale ...................
North Kearsarge .................
North Tamarack ..................
North Quincy ............ss.s...
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