The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-09
Houghton County Road Commits
sion Recommends ExpeDding
That Amount in 1912
FAIR DIRECTORS ASK $1,000
Treasurer Moss Requests County
Board to Meet Doficit-AnnuaI
Reports Are Presented.


Chairman McLain Of the Houghtln
county road commission, This morning
presented a budget for SS5,68O. at the
annual meeting Of the board of super
Visors' this being the amount which it
i7 estimated will be required to pro-
vide for road Improvements throu-h H.
out the county during the coming year.
me budget includes one item, 1000.
which it as proposed to expend fo-
ROAD roller and other making eoui,-
ment II is believed that with fais
added equipment. il will be poss bio
10 secure larger number Of bids fyr
work undertaken and possibly bring
about reductions i'm costs.
Chairman McLain presented a y.. -
al report, outlining the work that has
already been undertaken and plans for
| future activities Nr AfcIain stated
mat the commission PROPOSES to lsvc
three main roads radiate from Houyh-
/ ton as hub, ono to kcweenaw county.
l6 miles one &C. Baraga county. II
miles, and one l0 Painesdale. 10 miles.
There are many spots included in this
! 4S miles OF road. which will require
no improvements, and the commission
hopes to make repairs only where they
are absolutely needed, thus securing
the greatest number or milo or road
with the least expenditure. Other work
Will be undertake. On the Otter Lake
road. to Sjdnaw. Lake Linden road
and Canal road
Mr. McLain stated that the average
cost of the 80 miles OF road built this
summer was $500 per mile which he
believes is the cheapest, OF its kind IN
ting tate, but too high for Houghton
county The estimates prepared for
The coming year do not urovide for a
tar binder and toe cou7,ulssion is nov
experimenting wi,l dirt roads.
The first annual report Of the cr---
mission was presented this moruir-
showing hat out Of total receipts II
s29.0515O the total expendf lures
amounted TO S21.9561O. leaving a bal
ance OF s7,595.4O. The report was re-
ferred to the committee on highways .
and bridges
Chairman Edwards reported IN Che
board that the recently organize au-
tomobile association had reques f.n
to secure a statement showing the le-
tai mileage OF roads i'm eacl town
snip In the county. The matter was
placed In the hands Of the supervisor.
Fair Society Wants $1,000.
Treasurer c. H. Moss Of the Houcr-
ton County Agricultural society an
peared before the board with a re
quest for an Appropriation for $1,000
to make up the deficit incurred i'm th'.
years fair. Mr.. Moss called atteutiuu
TO the fact that the directors OF tho
sociey had made special efforts q.
make this years fair the best cv
given and in so doing had enrountcr-
ca extra expense, while the attendaue'
was greatly reduced by reason OF tn-
rainy weather, which made II impos
sible for the management 10 racovrs
the amounts expended. Mr.. Moss TO-
ported that $4,000 had been guaran-
teed for the hydro-aeroplane exhibit
$3.50 OF which was secured by popu-
lar subscription and $3.50 from trans
portation companies, leaving $40 70 20
paid by the fair management Tine
directors had also secured a lease on
he Swift buildings paving $500 for
the same 10 provide n pace for hous-
inr cattle. and that this expenditure
had made it possible TO secure exhibits
" valuable herds this year on mo-
ton Of Supervisor Eddy the mattar
was laid on the table until the next
meeting.
on motion Of Supervisor Hamar.
resolution was adopted allowing the
equalization made i'm June. before the
meeting of the state board Of equaliza-
ion, to stand for October. A resolu-
ion was adopted charging back the
unpaid taxes OF 1910, TO the several
ownshins and villages, and author
zins those townships to make these
.ollec lions.
Appointments, Reports, Etc.
Joseph Stahl was aDuMnted poor
for ttr FIRST district for
he ensuing year and a y. Petermann
vas reappointed school examiner.
The report % Judge OF Probate
feorge G, Bentley. showing that forty
line insane patients have been COM
nitted TO the Upper Peninsula Hos
'ital during the past year. was pre-
ented and approved
The annual report ~ County Phv-
ician Jackson was presented showing
hat patients treated AZ the iau num-
erred So; az the poor farm. 124 and at
)r Jackson's home and Office, 6S2.
'ases OF Infection diseases treated
umhered 100. OF which so were small
'ov % tuberculosis; dlphtheria AMI
scarlet fever. Or Jackson conduct
q fifteen post mortem examinations
urlug the year and visited IS patients
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