The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-01-21
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Crystal Falls maintains it's FIRE depart
ment, local merchants are compelled 10
pay much more insurance than they
would have to pay had we adequate
servine and equipment As result
the merchants cannot carry over a
third or a half OF the insurance that
they ought to carry.
The first and foremost draw back 10 a
fire fighting service is the tact that
there is no place to house such ap-
paratus.
The present FIRE hall is tumbling down
and TIE council is derelict in its duty
If it does not at once have the building
condemned and prevent gatherings OF
all kinds from meeting there.
Those were the sentiments expressed
and the club members were heartily in
favor of getting something started 20
wards bettering conditions.
Upon motion committee was ap-
pointed to wait upon the council and
talk over with the members OF that
body the bettering of the fire fighting
service. The members Of the commit
tee are Messrs Ruwitch. Henry.
Neugebauer
The matter OF a permanent home for
the club was talked over at great
length and the directors Instructed TO
look around aud see IL a place cannot
be secured This matter was brought
up last spring but at that time the
matter went over until winter.
The proposal is to lease suitable
rooms in the center OF the business sec
ton, have them heated and furnished
and each member OF the club would be
entitled ut any time during the day or
night TO have access 10 the rooms.
The directors have been looking for
such a place for a long time but the
desirable places are mighty scarce just
now.
The committee visited Iron River
and met hearty reception from the
west side club AT their rooms in the
Minokler block in Iron River last Tues
day afternoon
A Joint session WAS had of the two
committees and number of CLUB mem
hers from the west side who happened
in during the session. A free discus
sion was had OF the county road sys-
tenn, it's requirement and future needs.
The position taken by the west side
fellows is this: there should be a
wide, macadam road extending iiom
Mansfield TO Iron River 70 be built first
ard built we'll The end from Mans |
field TO the Dickinson line and from
Iron River to tho Gogebic line should |
be good dirt road passible for all
kinds of convoyances, the Iron River
work being contingent moon the
action OF Gogebic county in connecting
its present system now being construc-
ted from Ironwood 10 Watersmeet and
beyond. at the county line and the east
end or Dickinson Mansfield connection
being contingent upon the action OF
Dickinson county in connecting at the
Sagola township line. Tnen. there
should be good gravel road connect
ug the Crystal FallsIron River road
with Amasa along.a line approximately
he same present
Tne west side fellows ask a bigver
,ond issue than the local club advo-
,ated but the amount TO he asked for
: 90 be decided al meeting Of the
wo committees with the county road
In Crystal Falls within
on days The county road commits
ioners were requested to ascertain 10y
what roads are costing
Ii neignboring counties TO present
Ian OF con struction and an approximate
oct at the meeting to lie held here.
he commissioners consented 20 do
his and IL is probable that in the next :
ssue we will be able TO give our read :
RI q report that will enIighten them