The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-08

Inc riadthb was 49, "t''' $3.50
Melted 10 the year 1912. The work was
done nv contract ~ a cost Of $sf.s75 60
or ~. 10 % per mile
The bridges consist Of one Ten. one
Forty and one Sixty foot reinforced
concrete Arch They we're built BY
contract at cost ~ si0oO. 90. anil are
of the very latest design and construc-
tion.
The cnlrerts are All ingot iron aud
were installed at cost Of 1851 90.
The repair and maintenance cost on
this road for the two Years WAS $s5i. 90.
We have placed the first course Of
rock on this road atartlug az the City
Limits Of Iron River and running is
miles vets. This work was done with
our own forces at cost of -. 800 90
Atkinson Road
The maintenance and repair charge
ON this road was $276 90 II being dirt
road and receives hut little traffic We
also started to construct connection
between this road and the Iron River
Beechwood road which when completed
will enable us 10 release tho first four
and one half miles of the old Atkinson
road and divert all through traffic by
the way of the Iron River Beechwood
road. This first four and one half miles
OF the cid Atkinson road is very billy
and a hard road to maintain in both
winter and summer.
Amasa Road.
This road is of all dirt construction
and up to the present time we have
spent s4.75e.oo in grading and repair
work. AT the present time we ARE
making two new surveys from Crystal
Falls 10 Amasa and we intend 10 MAKE
some permanent improvements during
the coming season.
Mansfield Road
This road starts az the City Limits
of Crystal Falls and ends AZ the Miahi
CANINE River bridge st Mansfield IL
ia four and one half miles long and
most OF IL is new location.
The grading was let by contract at a
total cost of Sill. 9I9 90 or 80. 600 90 per
mile. The macadam metal surface was
let by contract AT a cost of $50, GOO, Oo
or-$5, 555 90 per mile
This is the only piece Of macadam
road in the county but as there was no
gravel available we were compelled to
give this kind Of construction trial.
The culverts are all ineot iron and
were installed at cost OF S501 90.
This road Is all complete except for
the guard rail which will be erected
next season.
CRYSTAL Falls Iron River Road
This road starts at the City Limits
OF CRYSTAL Falls and ends at tine Con-
crete Bridge over Chicagon creek.
In the last two seasons four miles Of
this road has been Rraded-an covered
with class"B r. and class &C State
Reward gravel surface.
The grading on this piece was done
by contract and orr own forces at a
total cost of so. 34s 90 or 81. s37. 90 per
mile. The RravelinR was done by con
tract and our own forces at total coat
of si8 $3.50 90 or 81 3ii 90 per mile
The guard rail is all complete and
was placed at cost of $4,000
The culverts are all inKot iron and
were placed at a coat of S2f6. co.
The repair and maintenance work for
The two years cost 81. 800 90 This in
cIudes the coat Of hauling and spread.
ing gravel for reinforcing all the pre-
viously constructed gravel road.
Crystal Falls. Florence County Road,
This road starts az the Brule River
aud ends on the old road east Of Masto-
den. IL is tour miles long and when
the remaining surveyed six miles is
constructed TO Crystal Falls we will
have . short line to Florence County
and other towns south Of here.
The grading was started and com
pleted by contract in the year 1912. |
This road is all new location and cost
si1. 900 so CT Sc, 757 90 per mile.
The cuiyerts are all ingot iron and
were placed nc a cost OF $26l 90
The bridge over the Brule river is
100 foot span with concrete abutments
and floor II has q 10 foot roadway
and is designed 10 Mold alive load OF
one fifteen ton road roller This bridge
cost complete $46i2.O0 and was desig-
ned by the State Highway Department
The erection and field work on the !
bridge was under the supervision Of !
the IRON County Engineer
As difference arose between Flor
ence County and ourselves AS to the 10 |
cation Of this bridge they allowed rs
one thousand dollars providing we
would connect with their location. AS
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