Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-04-16

In three weeks the county COM
missioners will meet again at Lin
ton. There is a very important
matter That should be properly laid
before them at that time. II is a
matter of vital importance TO the
people Of Linton. 1t is important to
the people of Temvik and HaZelton.
as we'll ali these in the north half of
the county that find it necessary
from time to time to come to Lin
ton. We refer to the necessity for
adequate and efiiciently-directed
work on the road leading directly
north from Linton for eight miles
and the main throughfare to Tenn
vik.
Each succeeding season mas seen a
new road between Linton and Tenn
vik as parts Of the older trail was
fenced in or plowed. Now, it has
about reached the point ~here traf
fic must follow the section line to a
point due east Of the iownsite of
Temvik. And that is the road which
will eventually he the only means of
traffic between the two towns.
1t is probable that nine tenths of
the people IF the county find it nee
essary to make one trip year or
more to the county seat. The great
CIR share of those coming from the
north half to the county seat must
travel the Temvik-Linton road,
Therefore. it is important that that
road be one of the best in the coun-
ty. But it isn't. 1t is just the OPP
posite. The road for eight miles
north of Linton is perhaps the worst
in the county upon which there is
any general travel. What is more.
there are number of bad hills and
it will take goodly sum of money
to put that road in shape. The lar
ger hills should he cut down and the
dirt used for the adjacent ELL"
across the hollow at the foot of each.
The writer is infoi med by the
county auditor that there is some
$4,000 of the county general road
fund which is available for such
work as this. In addition, the road
district in which most of the road
lies has mere than $500 to its credit
Our proposition is that several sub
stantial men along the road shoulc
appear before the commissioners al
the next meeting and attempt 10 gel
them to authorize the expenditure
Of thousand dollars on that eigh
miles of road. There is no road il
the county that needs it worse.
While the people of Linton shoult
be interested in this move, it shoult
be by no means confined to them
The entire north half of the count,
should respond. as we'll
There is only one method whereof
county will eventually secure
system of good roads. 1t cannot al
be done in minute. However
there should be main trunk high
ways north and south and east an
west through the county connecting
the principal towns. From thes
trunks. then, feeders could be easil
run until the entire county was COY
cred with roads fit for travel. Tn
road south from Linton to Strasbur
is fairly good and only u few dollar
would be necessary to put 1t
shape. The same might he said {
the road from Temvik to Hazeltol
Hence, the construction of pas
able peace of road from Temvik
Linton would be the big item in tt
construction Of q trunk road mort
and south through the county.
The county commissioners of Blu
leigh county are acting along tt
lines suggested. They are expen'
ing $4,000 on a road running sout
east and west through the count
from Bismarck. Such roads are a
solutely necessary and it is on
when such are an accomplished ia
that county will begin to come i
to its proper place in the advertiser
it gets from tourists and others.
1t does not seem that petite