The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01
Important Meeting Of Calumet
Board Held This Morning
and mpor:a Mt Bust
ness Discussed
STREET RAILWAY MATTER UP
Question Of Lower Fare From Calumet
to Mohawk to Be Taken Up With
ComPany-JuIy Highway IA
Report Submitted. iWi

AT the Calumet township boards
regular monthly meeting this morning
a petition was received from a num-
ber of Calumet. automobile owners,
complaining of the condition Of the
road. commonly called the county road,
between Calumet and Keweenaw
county.
The petition stated that during the
past week or 50 a quantity of loose
rock has been dumped on the road and
has not been levelIed of. leaving the
road almost impossible, particularly
| for automobiles.
The board instructed Commissioners
Mugford to fix the road up immediate-
ly. Sand is to be hauled there, and a
steam roller used.
Alleged Nuisance Reported On.
Health Officer Robert NJ wetzel at
tended the meeting and reported that
he had inspected the ditch outside the
Calumet Gas company's plant. which
had been reported as a nuisance by
residents of the Florida location Mr..
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ne found there was caused through a
quantity Of waste water being allowed
to remain in the. ditch This water
comes from houses I'm that vicinity.
Mr. Wetzel stated that the tar and
gaseous water that came from the gas
plant helped rather than deferred SAN
itary conditions. II was decided to
allow this matter to lie ON the table
until August II, when special meet-
ing viii be held, at which time Super
visor James MacNaughton is expected
10 attend.
Proposed New Roads.
Engineer Grierson submitted plans
and specifications for the proposed
new roads from Copper City to the
Trap Rock river district. and from
Centennial Heights north about one
mile and half to tap the farm district
in that section. Contractor Edward
Ulseth also appeared before the board
and presented a petition asking that
a road be built from Allouez TO Cop
per City. The board. will go to AL
louez this afternoon, I'm company with
the engineer. and look the proposed
new road site over. Following this
action, II is likely that contract will
be awarded in the near future for the
building of a roadway from the Trap
Rock river district through to Al
louez. and the new highway back OF
Centennial Heights.
Justice r. T. Hicks took his place
on the board this morning for the
first time. succeeding Justice David
Armit, whose term of office expired.
Justice Armi' will remain a member OF
the road committee. however
Street Railway Fares.
Township Clerk George Martin
brough up the question of the Hough-
ton County Traction company's right
TO charge more than five cents TO any
portion of Calumet township. 1t was
that the company is charg-
ing fifteen cents to Mohawk from Call
nmet, while the fare should only bo
ten cents. What the board wishes TO
10 Is to eliminate charge of five
,ents from Ridge Junction to Allouez,
n Calumet township. making the fare
i've cents from Calumet to Allouez.
md five cents from there to Mohawk.
Township Attorney A. r. Petermann
was instructed TO take the matter up
With the traction company officials and
report at the special meeting August
I2.
July Highway Report.
Highway Commissioner Charles
Nugford presented his report Of mon
" expended on roads during the
month of July. II follows i'm detail.
Red Jacket 20 Baurium, including
Gaming and labor. $142.25; Jeffery's
.oad. S165.75: Lake Linden road.
i3s025: Calumet avenue. s27.5O; Kear-
iarge road, sf67, 50; Copper City. $685.
rrap Rock. s45.75; Lake Shore road.
$3.50: Bear Lake road, $50; salary
" overseer. s65; total, s1.O61.5O.
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