The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-08-17
SUPERVISOR RICHARDS ASKED PRO-
sEcUroR FOR INFORMATION
WARTS |. r. ROAD COMPLETED
People Are Complaining Because ofths
SIownes oil ihe Contractor on the
Cheese Factory Section.

Supervisor Richards threw DOnD
into the county road business last Sat
nrday when, at meeting OF the board
Of Supervisors he inquired of the prose
cutting attorney if there was any means
the board could take to stop all work
On other county roads until the road
from Crystal Falls TO Iron River is
completed
Mr. McDunough knew of no way that
work could be stopped without serious
consequences to the county on the jobs
upon which the contractors are now
AT work.
Mr.. Richards question was prompt
cd by two things First the failure to
complete the section known as the
Cheese factory section" between the
cheese factory aud Iron River, piece
of road that is extensively travelled and
which is and has been all year in
very bad condition. compared with the
rest Of the road Secondly, report
that came from the west side 10 the
effect that committee Of the Iron
River commercial club had been ap-
pointed TO appear before the board of
supervisors and ask that road six
miles long be built off the Beechwood
road 10 connect with settlement over
In Wisconsin in the vicinity Of Hack
ley.
Mr. Richards stated his position.
he said that when the proposition TO
bond was up tor consideration. the
people were promised that the first
piece OF work put through would Le to
give mscaGam road from the Mans
field mine 10 Iron River and that after
that work was completed she Beech
wood and other roads would be taken
mp. Work has been going on on the
Iron River Crystal Falls road for year
and one section. between the cheese
factory and Iron River was yet un-
completed aud that there was appar-
entity no move being made TO get II
completed.
In regard to the rumor OF a request
tor lateral in Stambaugh township.
he stated that when the road proposi
tion was first put up IL was the under
standing that the bonds would be for
5000, 900 but that the west side follows
got into row between themselves and
cut the issue to $3.50, 900 and, not satis-
fed with that, they cast a heavy major
ity against the bonds. It was the un
derstqnding that only trunk lines would
be built by the county but now that
the work is progressing, the Stambaugh
people want the county road commits
sioners 60 build a road that is manifes
tedly township road. In order to
satisfy the board on the size of the
community to which the county is ask
ed TO build the commissioners had their
engineer 90 through the section and
the report shows that there are three
farmers living in Michigan that would
be served 10y such road, the others
being residents Of Wisconsin,
Mr.. Richards was in favor of stop.
ping all road work III II could be done
until the piece between Crystal Falls
and Iron River should be completed.
The county commissioners were pre-.
sent and made their report giving the
(easons why the cheese factory piece is
Not complete They stated that II. ].
Payne has contract to gravel that
section and that he has repeatedly pro-
missed them that he would get onto the
work and that they have had very
heated sessions with Mr.. Payne over III
that Mr.. Payne has. within the past
few weeks. shown them progress in get
ting equipment on the job that he has
steam shovel ready to dig the. gravel
and is now laying his rail that. while
they bad seriously considered taking
the contract away from him because OF
the deray. set ne has progressed so Far
that they didn't want 20 put any hard
ship upon him and Tor that reason they
have been mole lenlent than they
otherwise would have been. They
ahowed where they couldn't do 30 we'll
by swapping horses at this stage NJ
they can by pushing Mr. Payne and
letting him finish his Job He has been
delayed In getting his shovel around.
which has thrown the work back two
weeks but is now in pretty good shape
aud may be expected 70 complete the
Job in reasonable time
This explanation Of the board seemed
to appease the supervisors who were
content 10 give Mr., Payne areasnnable