The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-13
The Road Commits
sioners' Investigation.
Report of Grange Committee Appointed to
Investigate Road Commissioners.

For general expenses. ........ 5O3 81
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8048 8S
/ 1911
L'Anse and Baraga road -. 1880 81
Baraga and Houghton road. =. $50 35
Baraga and Covington road -. 500 90
Nester road. 258 as
L'Anse and Spur road. 49,. 1910 GO
L'Anse and Huron Bay road. +. 1885 08
For general expenses. ...... 359 25
653l 81
L'Anse and Baraga road $50. 2l04 21
Baraga and Houghton road 141 95
Baraga and Covington road =. 1873 26
Nester road .................. 70 90
L'Anse and Spur road. 80. 435 rs
L'Anse and Huron Bay road. 27l AZ
For general expenses ........ 3S1 55
1887 Ga
Total to March l, 1912 go. $5284l 32
Expended on each road as per rec
ords:-
L'Anse and Baraga road, four
miles or less -. ....... =. 17l65 80
Baraga and Houghton road,5t
miles. 49,. -. 49,. 1921 7e
Caraga and Covington road, 8
miles ....................... 1894 81
l. 'Anse and Skanee road. IL
miles (now discontinuedD -. 5493 81
Nester road in Spur township,
2 miles. 4438 81
L'Anse and Spur road, mile 1924 so
L'Anse and Huron Bay road,
81 miles (now discontinued
except for % miles. . 1854 03
General expenses-board meet
ings, ETC.. ASSOC; inspecting
roads 400 IA. livery and ex-
ira mileage 4l1.O0; salary to
clerk, treasurer and attorney
1882. so: tools and miscellan-
eous items 1857. 7.08.... 49,. $500 "a
$5284l 80
Your committee finds, further, that
the commissioners have not furnished
bonds at any time since their election
in Baraga county in accordance with
the County Road Law, Section z,
which reads in part: Each and every
COUNTY road commissioner shall be re-
quired to execute and give official bond
in such amount as the board of super
visors of such county may determine,
the expense of securing such bond, If
any, to be paid from the county road
fund.-"
Further Section 10 reads in part: ''In
all cases involving the expenditure of
an amount greater than five hundred
dollars for the building. rebuilding or
repairing of roads or bridges. the
board of county road commissioners
shall advertise for sealed proposals for
such work. The board shall have the
right to reject any and all bids and
may do the work by day labor, pur-
chajing the necessary material and
employing the labor therefor; Provid-
ed. however, in case the board shall
decide to do the work by day labor, the
plans and specifications together with
all bids received thereon. and the reas-
on in writing for not letting the job by
contract, shall be filed in the Office of
the county clerk"
In one instance. only, do we find that
the board has advertised for sealed
proposals for any of the road work, and
in that instance all bids were rejected
without any stated reason on record.
At no time, that we can find, except
as above stated, has the proviso of the
section Gas quoted above) been COM
piled with.
Further, Section 10 reads: Neither
the clerk nor any member of the board
of county road commissioners shall, d.
rectly or Indirectly, either personally
or as member of any firm or stock
holder in any corporation, be pecuniar-
lily interested as contractor or as en-
pioye in any contract entered into, or
by or for such hoard: Provided, how
ever, That this section shall not be
construed to prevent the purchase Of
hand for road. from "a member of the
bosrd or'cierk thereof. Said board Of
commissioners may employ such super