The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-15
BUILD HANCOCK. +,
DOLLAR BAY ROAD
Work for Next Year Planned by
County Road Commission

The work planned by the iIoughton
,,uutv road commission for next year
Includes a continuance Of the Baraya :
Cliasscll road ana the construction OF
, nov road between Hancock and Doll
lar Eay In the year lust closing, the
commission completed the Hancock
calumet road and has constructed
three niles OF road through the Stur-
econ swamp. east Of Cnassen, 20 con-
net with Baraga county roads.
The Hancock Calumet road is the
most important piece Of highway con-
structiCn ever attempted by lIoughton
county II includes, roughly. ten miles
of tar macadam road. the most mod
,rn form of highway construction WITH
the possible exception Of concrete
which las not ms Set been adopted
here. The impression undoubtedly ex-
lists that this road was built largely
for an automobile road, to give motor
ISIS IA easy ride between the two prin-
Oiuul portions Of the county. but that
impression Is unjust TO the commits
-iou "'hc road serves Il rich farming
district aud also provides means
whereby the mining companies, on the
oute may DO tcaming between their
properties at minimum of haula &c
expense.
"n, Chasscll- Baraga road 10 part
Of a. project to make a continuous
highway through Baraga- HouShton
.ud Ontunagon counties. 4 link al
ready completed Is tn" Houghton-At-
huiir road, finished last year Onto
9agon county has done considerable
road construction. So has Baraga
county. This continuous highway will
pc tact within tho ensuing three
rcars.
The Chasscll- EaraGL road will be
added To by three miles OF construc-
ton between Iloughton anu that VII
laAc. fhis road is of water bond ma
cudam. II is all entirely new construc-
ton and fellows the best prac tice for
that style Of road
Hancock Dollar Bay Road.
The Hancock Dollar Bay road is an |
important highway In the county. as
'' '. a. I'hl u ~ lAsilil nav tlitu 1Oith |
between Hancock and Lake Linden |,
ut Calumet. II actually is the main |
street of the populous location of Rip |
ley aud as that location has many big |
manufacturing plants. a good road is Il |
necessity from that point of view. nj
To undertake this wor,i |
sooner though it has been critiscd adj
yerscly for not doing SO. This road |
viii BE- of crushed gravel. n will fol-
low the general route OF the prcscn;
road but will DC entirely new construc-
ton The gravel construction was de-
iucd upon instead Of the water or tar
bond macadam because the topography
The route makes for expensive con-
Iuction and the commission had 10
ftactive economy ir the choice of ma
.c'igl.
Il viii hc necessary To make many
ats and fills 90 the road, 20 put in a
1rs' number &C expensive culverts 10
protect the road from spring freshcts
coming down Quincy nil. anu t also
wa Dc necessary To take over small
parcels If private property in order t.
.aN" the kinks ont Of the road.
In q general way the original schcm"
'i tho iloughton county road commits
'ioh includes the construction of thrcs
main highways to oouect with Ontona.
'oh, I'araga and Kcwcenaw counties.
Ihe observation-disclosures road is q part
81 'hc ontonagon outlet, the Hancock
alumet road leads toward KcwcenaW
"uniy ard the Chdsscll road toward
''aia@n county. Each of the three
dN'eI"ns of tee prOicc. is under way.
h' money asked to construct IN,
.'ads planned for nest year is $4,000
bat ont, $4,000 viii be- raised bv tax.
non rs the state win PAY the re
pm udcr inroad rewards