The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31


new road which was in, very good
shape considering the country
through which it passed, being built
through green timber and swamps.
We examined the new road heing
built from Cornucopia to Squaw
Bay. Good work has been done and
the present cost was $3.50. 90.
From Cornucopia to Washburn :
Over the first three or four miles
they had used a new grader, but we
could not discovers any good effects
owing to the fact that it was used
by parties who we're logging, and the
heavy loads seemed to injure the road
to quite and extent. The balance
Of twenty one miles to Washhurn is
in good shape, and every little work
has been done on this road this year.
Some time late in July your COM
mittee visited and inspected the
County road leading from Ashland
to Nash in company with Eben
Olson, County Highway Commits
sioner. and DR.. Rbinehart. The
Road Commissioner proposed to
build an embankment for roadway
with material taken with q dredge
from the swamps. bed Of the river
and bay, and the cost was estimated
by him to be from eight to ten thou.
sand dollars to put into good shape.
Your committee at this time made a
partial inspection of the cut OFF,
know as the canal road. After as
careful an examination as the time
and circumstances would admit,
your committee concluded to refuse
to direct this work to be done until
we could have report from an ex.
pert engineer as to the permanenc7
of ali embanxment exposed directly
tc the waves of the lake, and direct
ed temporary repairs of the planking
upon ths said bridge.
About the goth of August 1911,
your committee made tour of In
spection of the county roads from
WashburD, north. We found that on
the Sioux River bottoms the road
was overgrown with bushes from the
sides. and that the clay which has
been put upon the sand was cut
through. necessitating clearing out OF
the bushes and regarding with road
grader and general temporary err
pairs on said piece of road
Your committee found that on
Pixies quarry hill the brush should
be removed from the side of the road
and temporary repairs made upon it
Your committee them proceeded
along the highway from Bayfield, to
Cornucopia. and we found no repairs
except what the town Of Bayfield,
has been doing upon this load until
we reached the town of Bell. Here
we found that three and one half
miles of road reaching from Cornu-
copia to the Bayfield, town line with
the exception of one hill which was
still incomplete this road was in
g God shape, and the cost of which
your Committee estimated not 10 ex-
ceed $275.OO per mile.
Your committee them returned
along this proposed highway. Your
Committee examined the partially
constructed highway from the town
line of Bayfield, and town of Bell.
running easterlv and northerly for
distance of about four miles. to the
north side of section Is in township
5 /, north of range west. Here we
found the first mile and one half of
said road as contracted at the rate
of $4,000 per mile to clear and
brush and the stumps removed two
rods wide in the roadway. This has
been completed with the exception
of short cut. where the road was
legally laid out but which the ccun-
Ity commissioner of highways and
the chairman of BAYFIELD, changed.
The remaining two miles and one
half was constructed by day work
under the direction and supervision
of the Chairman of the town of Bay
field Your committee found that
one mile of this distance was of the
same character and condition as the
mile and one half made by contract
for $500 per mile. Your committee
found that one half mile of the right
Of way was green timber standing.
and the other half If the right of