The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
Report on the COun-
ty System Of Roads.
FIGURES SHOW THAT SOME WORK WAS MIGHTY COSTLY
Report Covers Much of the System of Highways
Gone Over by the Committee on their
Tour of Inspection


Board OF Supervisors of Bayfield,
County
Gentlemen Ia
Your Committee makes the follow
ing report upon the roads and
Bridges that they have examined
SO far for the year 1911.
About she 1st day OF July 1911,
your committee made tour of ir-
inspection of large. portion OF the
county roads OF Bayfield, county. We
started from Ashland Junction aud
went through the southern, western
and northern portion of the county.
From Ashland Junction to Benoit:
About three and one half miles of
the old road was graded this spring,
two miles of this being reasonably
heavy work. and one and one half
miles is lightly done. Two corroga-
ted iron culverts "a and 80 inches
in diameter, respectively. we're put
In two ravines; these ravines were
then partially filled with dirt cut
from the banks on either side. which
reduced the grade very materially
and served as permanent bridge.
The reported expenditure At this
time was about $650.00
From Benoit to Mason: We
found NO grading done. We ex-
amined two bridges, the first bridge
being log bridge and poorly built
aud practically worthless, and the
second being tressel bridge, well
built, well aud properly braced, with
log foundations bedded in the ear tn
for the bents to rest upon. This
bridge will last for years; it Is an
excellent bridge OF the kind.
From Mason to Pratt: The road
was in excellent condition until q.
bout half way across the long swamp
a portion of the corduroy having
been destroyed by fire. About one
mile of this has been repaired, and
about one mile is still in very bad
condition. For about $4,000 per
mile this road ought to he made
good.
From Grandview to Sweden sta.
tion: About one and one half miles
have been graded, two hills have
been cut down and the third has
just been commenced; $4,000 or
$4,000 has been spent and when
grading 10 completed the estimated
cost is $500. 90.
| From Sweden to. Drummond: No
work has been done and there is
need Of brushing out and grading CT
about four miles Of this road.
From Drummond to Cable: There
has been no work done this spring
but from Cable to. Sawyer County
line, we understand, there is work
being done but we did not inspect
it.
From Drummond to Barnes:
Two miles of this road is extremely
bad and ought to be put in passable
shape. The rest of the road to
Bsrles post Office is in fine condi-
ton.
From Barnes to- bonneville and
Iron River: A new survey has
been made from the school at the
south west corner OF section four (4
in township t46) range (9) west to
bonneville to join the Boulevard
road at that point, distance OF
five miles. We inspected this pro
posed line from the lover part OF
Barnes to bonneville. We found
about four miles OF the lower por-
ton OF the proposed route in the
town of Barnes extremely costly to
build and poor grade was the only
thing that could be obtained. The
middle portion is. built and is in
very good condition, with the ex
ception OF u hill uron which some
work has been d. ne, and the last
Eve miles of this proposed road is
still more difficult and costly. The
second proposed road is from Camp
bells mill south, quite portion of
this has been built along an old
railroad grade, tut If this road was
placed upon section line it would
be a costly road so far as we have
beer able to learn. The portion OF
this road in the southern part Ct
the town OF Hughes aud the north
ern part of the town OF Barnes we
are unable to make report or, as
We did n 1t go over this. territory.
The third proposed route i, from
Barnes north to Iron River. This
road is in fine scDndition and was
once the county road, and the cost
in this instance OF the county road.
that is on this route, would be ex-
tremely small.
From Iron River to Port Wing:
We found two bridges built and