The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-05
County Board Proceedings.
Continued from last week.

Ouu has received $721.5O, which was well ex-
pended on the six miles of Superio~ road Mr..
Lauri says that if 100 more could be spent
on this road this year Oulu would have rural
free delivery.
The road in the town of Hughes has laid still
long enough to spend 500. 20 this year, the first
ever received and the money went good ways
too, as Hughes and Barnes are ideal towns for
roads.
Town of Barnes has not received any aid this
year nor last, as I have tried to get the rest OF
the system as good as the road in Barnes.
Cable has spent about $3.50 on the system as
they are blessed with elegant soil for good
roads and are very patient people. They have
stood off with promises.
Drumn,on, does not appear on the pay roll
this year, as considerable work done in
1908 and 1909, and their soil makes a lasting
road.
Pratt has drawn $766. 50 for claying hill near
Grrndview and taking out corduroy along road
north together with drainage and grading road
and considerable fire fighting on swamp road
which was badly damaged and must need atten-
ton.
Mason and Lincoln having ajoint road, have
summed their expenditures in one, which
amounts to 81, 26O.8 &c. Their system is now in
fine shape, curduroy4 out, draining places where
ordinary years it would be hard to do it, cutting
hills and filling abuttments near bridge. Paint
ed the, steel bridge and saving the swampt road
from destruction by fire.
The town of Pilsen has gone after those
horrid clay hills and drained their allotted
piece of road in good shape. Taken out sunk
en- culvert and putting in ingot "a inches by
sc feet sewer pipe with stone wiggs and protect
ed their bridges from fire all at the cost of
$1,2244 3.
Eileen is charged with %861.17, of which
about $3.50 was contracted last year on Fish
Creek bridge, with other repairs leaving about
ESQ spent this year and 500. Is of this on Adult
ment of Fish Greek bridge alone. The system
has had general overhauling and is in good
shape.
Town of Barksdale has spent $1O99. az putting
in two new culverts, draining pond at Banks
dale, putting in dirt fill in ravine, overhauled
the whole system and grading some and re-
pairing the bridge of signs.
Total expenditures all towns ss44aas
Bayfield,
Dynamite Port Wing orenta and Clover $4,000
Town of Cable 5000
This being an exceptionally good year for
handling clay, it has been good investment to
extend the work beyond the levy. The new
work as well has been advanced by keeping on,
and will curtail with interest on next years
levy. Some work has cost more than it should
but only on smaller items. but as whole there
has much been done for a reasonable outlay.
and in three years the entire system of 200
miles of road can be pull in first class shape. A
road dragg should be placed in each town with
clay soil, and contract made with responsible
parties to use same after heavy rains and the
cost of keeping up our roads would be reduced
SO per cent. The Superior Douglas County
County line which cost s., 900, should be opened
from Washburn to Douglas County Line; the
bridge of Sighes. or long bridge to Ashland.
should be replaced by fill and steel bridge
at cost of $4,000, of which Ashond county can
be induced to pay $4,000. This is matter of
economy as we pay every yean enough in five
years to build same for lesser cost than it
would cost to maintain the old bridge. From
the city of Washburn south much needed work
must be done on the three high tresles, which
should be replaced by culverts and dirt fills.
The road through the Box Factory slab yard
should be condemned and road built either by
the city or county ft for travel.
The county system of highways is the leading
factor in building up bayfield, County. Any
work done in your done in your town or another
should be considered out work. With this fact
in view Bayfield, County will build faster than
by any other method.
Very respectfully,
Eben Olson, Commissioner.
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