The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-19
n 0 I Il IN C D OF C
The Farmers Can Continue to Wade
Through Slush and Mud in the
Streets of Princeton,
Old Council fias Done Its Duty-The
New Council Cannot See Its
Way Clear to Act.

streets OF the village as state high
ways. No public notice Of the meet
ing was given, but the people of the
village generally are so deeply inter-
ested in the movement for improving
the streets that a large crowd as
senbled and it was necessary to hold
the meeting in the village hall.
President R. D. Byers stated the
object of the special meeting. After
some discussion the following resolu-
tions by Councilman McRae were
unanimously adopted by the council:
Resolved, that the following streets
and roads within the village limits
be and are hereby designated as part
Of state highways No. l and No. 4,
subject to the approval of the state
highway commission:
Commencing at the north end of
state road No. 2, in Sherburne
county, said point being on the
south corporate limit line of the
village of Princeton and near the
northeast corner of section 5, town.
ship IS, range 26; thence northeast
erly along the center of the main
travelled road to- a point where the
same intersects with the west end
of Union street; thence east on the
center line of Union street to point
where the same intersects with the
center line of Eastern avenue:
thence north on the center line of
Eastern avenue aud continuatio
of the same which is the center line
of e street to a point where the
same intersects with the center line
of Sixth street: thence west ION the
center line of Sixth street to a
point where the same intersects with
the center line of E street; thence
north on F street to a point where
the same interests with the center
line of Seventh street: thence west
on the center line of Seventh street
to a point where the same intersects
with the center line of G street.;
thence north on the center line of G
the, north corporate limit
line of the village of Princeton, said
point being the south end of state
road No. l of Mile Laos county,
Mimi.
Commencing at the intersection of
the center lines of Eastern avenue
and Depot street; thence west on
the center line of Depot street to a
point where the same intersects
with the line between sections 30
and 80, township Sc, range 26; thence
west on continuation of lastly de-
scribed line and along the east and
west center line Of the northeast
quarter of section 80 to the west cor
porate limit line of the village of
Princeton, said point being on state
road No. of Mile Laos county.
Also, commencing at a point on
the center line Of e street, about
200 feet north Of the intersection of
the said center line of E street with
the line between sections % and 80,
township SO, range 26; thence east
and northeast along the main
Travelled road to a point on same
where the east corporate limit line
of the village of Princeton intersects
with the center line of state road
No. 4 of Mile Laos county, MINI.
The members of the council-e]ect
--Messrs. Wheeler, Miller and Kali
iher-Were present and were re-
quested to express their views. The
proposition was that the village
should defray half the expenses of
improving the above designated Sec
tions of state highways No. l and
No. within the village limits, and
in addition the state would furnish
the necessary crushed. rock, the vii
lage to pay the freight charges. All
in -
tions in favor of good roads. But
Mr.. Wheeler, who is president-elect
of the council, seemed to be of the
opinion that because of the loss of
SIS, 1000 in saloon license. money
the village could not afford to de-
fray half the cost of improvement.
He also said that he had consulted
several of the heaviest taxpayers and
that they were not in favor of the
scheme.
If Mr.. Wheeler is right and has,
as he claims, the backing of substan-
tial citizens, in his opposition to the
contemplated improvements, it is
useless to further discuss the matter.
The publisher of the Union has
taken an active interest in this
street-improvement question. He
has been to considerable trouble and
expense in the matter. He had never
for moment supposed that there
would be the slightest home opposi-
ton to a project of such vital impor-
tance to the business men of the vii
lage, and more especially to the
farmers who are obliged to haul
their produce to market over our
streets, but it seems he was mis-
taken.
AS we have said, there is no need.
Of further discussion or agitation of
the question of street-improvement.