The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-05
A ROUSINC MEETING.

A HOUSING llEEllNG|
Resolution Favorlng Street Improve.
ment Adopted Without a
Dissenting Voice.
Generous Action Of the State Com
mission is Appreciated BY
the Princeton People.
Pursuant to notice given in last
weeks Union a large crowd, many
from the country, assembled at the
armory on Tuesday evening. Mr..
j. j.. Skahen presided and Mr..
Robert H. King acted as clerk
Mr.. E. L. Mcmillan was the first
speaker. He gave a good, straight
talk and dwelt on the great benefits
to#be derived from improved roads
and streets. Mr.. McMillan's re-
marks were we'll received and he was
literally applauded. gsz
r. c Dunn was the next speaker.
He gave a resume of the new road
law and showed that if Mile Laos
county received only the minimum
OF state aid it would be getting four.
times what it contributed to the
state road and bridge fund. Mr..
Dunn then went into details to show
how Main and First streets could be
improved and the state would bear
half the expense. His idea was that
the work of improvement should
commence at the Sherburne county
line on the Elk River road, north to
the railroad track, east on Union
street to Main street, up Main street
and across the West Branch, and
then north to the village limits
this would be link in state road
No. l. Commence on state road No..
4 at the village limits, east past the
depot and court house to Main
street. He figured that enough
crushed rock could be obtained to
give a six inch coating Is feet wide
to these streets-tWo blocks of Main
street to be covered the entire width
+of the street. Then, he said, it
would be small matter to connect
Main street with the stretch of rock
covered road commencing at the
Cravens hill and running into Bald
wiz. township. The streets mem
toned would have to be designated
as state highways by the village
council and approved by the highway
commission.
Under the new law, Mr.. Dunn
pointed out that the state could ex-
pend as much as 81, 500 per mile in
improving state highways within
the village limits, and he had as
surances that afternoon that the
state highway commission had
awarded Mile Laos county IS, $50
over and above the minimum of one
to each county.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Dunn's
talk resolution to- the effect that it
was the sense of the meeting that
the present village council should go
ahead and complete the necessary ar
engagements for the improvement of
the streets in question, Was unani-
lnously adopted.
Mr.. T. II. Galley heartily favored
the scheme of street improvement
and made a sensible plea for harmony
and unity of action on the part of
the citizens of the village.
Councilman McRae and Hummel,
County Commissioner Cater, Mr..
W. H. Terrell, Mr.. R. M. Cooley,
deputy state engineer: and others
also made brief talks.
Mr.. Dunn, while speaking, as
sumed that Mile Laos county would
receive only SO, $50 in addition to the
minimum one per cent, or S2l, 800
in all. But later he was informed
that Mile Laos had been given
Sl4 ZOO additional-or 1923, 900 in all
the one per cent additional was
given ! to Mile Laos. county as a
special&recognition of his services in
behalf of good roads legislation.
ThisSadditional appropriation will
insure the permanent proyement
[of several miles of state roads No. !
and No. outside the village limits.
The meeting, which was decided
success, was not called in the in
|terest Of any candidate or candidates
for Office, or to promote or defeat
any ism. 1t was called and held for
the sole purpose of advancing the
cause of street and road improve
|ment.
Laid at Rest.