The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-27
AGREEMENT IN
CITY EXTENSION
COMMITTEE OF Is WILL REPORT
At MEETING WEDNESDAY EVE.
MINING COMPANIES WILLING
Proposed Boundary Win Bring City
West to Center of 26 43--33
and East to 26 43--32

and East to 26 43--32
A mas meeting OF the citizens
OF Crystal Falls has been called by
Thomas Conlin, chairman of the meet
ing held last winter. TO be held in the
city hall next Wednesday evening at
500 o'clock p NJ for the purpose OF
listening 10 the report OF the Commit
tee OF Fifteen appointed at the meeting
held last winter for the purpose OF
drafting new boundaries. The Com
mittee Of Fifteen consists OF Herman
Holmes chairman. Aryid Bjork, Jas
r. Corcoran Ira Odgers, w. j. Rich
ards, II. Il. Webb, Jas d. ireland. Chas
E Lawrence Ben Neely. John Klesges,
John Stolberg. d. NJ. Ross, NJ. +. Rich
ards, Leigh Caswell and Thomas Con-
lin.
This committee, as will be seen. in
cluded the mining companies effected
by the proposed move and represen-
tation from all OF the different bust
ness interests outside of mining. The
committee organized by elcctng Leigh
Caswell as secretary and delegating TO
a subcommittee consisting of Messrs
Holmes Corcoran. Webb, ireland. W
J Richards, Biork and Odgers the
question OF boundaries. This sub.
committee held number OF meetings
before boundary line could be fixed
that met with the approval of all con
cerned
The Proposed Boundaries
As finally reported back the bound
airy line begins at the township line
between Mastodon aud Crystal Falls
townships az point where the center
line OF section 30 43 33 intcrsects the
same, thence north through the cen
ters Of the sections 50. 20 and 23, 1888
to the north line OF the last named sec
tion; thence directly east along tile
north line OF sections % and "A of 43
3S. sections 10, 20. y and - of a. -83
TO the corners between sections %. Is.
Il and p. AZ -; thence south along
the west line of section %, 20 and 80
TO the town line between Mastodon
and Crystal Falls; thence west along
that lire 20 the point of begin
ming
by tracing those boundary lines. it
can readily be- seen that the valuable
portion of the community aud also the
popuIous portion is included within
the lines We're it not for the fact that
in order 20 include the Wilkinson
~ ioperty it was necessary 10 so to the
west line OF section So i3 33 and by
so doing tile line, If extended north.
would pass right beside the Fortune
Lake property the committee would
not favor going out any further than
the town line between 43 80 and a.
% " that line had been chosen Il
would have excluded the Wilkinson
that has Just as much right 10 be- I'm
cluded as does the Carpenter and To
bin and TO take the property i'm and nor
the Fortune Lake when the line was
SO close also seemed unfair All OF
these matters were canyassed care
fully. both by the subcommittee and
by the Committee of Fiteen and the
decision arrived at was thought to be
fair ON all grounds
Liabilities As Well A. ASSETS
The fact that the new territory will
prove a liability as well ss an asset
was also canvasscd II must be re-
m"mbered that the peoplcd sections OF
the new territory has as much right
10 expect improvements as do the
people OF the central section and the
question OF future expenditures was
one that had more than passing
attention. II was pointed out that the
general practice Of the city has been
10 make property asking for improve
ments pay the price Of them with the
exception ~ the portion that right
fully belongs 10 the public 20 pay and
that II these sections that are taken In
and ask for improvements. they will
have 20 pay the greater portion of the
cost themselves. II was further point
ed out that the people In the outlying
sections are almost all persons who
reside on mining company property
and that II the mining interests take
an interest In civic matters there viii
be no exoribitant requests for inn
prOyements.,
The new territory. II taken in. will
share with the present territory IN the
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