The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-04-08
2 DAYS SESSION HERE DEVOTED TO
TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS
MEET AT THE 500 NEXT YEAR
Some Discussions We're Highly In
teresting and instructive Espe-
CiaIIy the "CuIvert" Session

upper peninsula met in Crystal Falls
this week and spent two days dis
cussing matters Of interest TO them IN
their work on the roads Of the penin-
sula They commenced 20 arrive Mon
day night and kept on coming until
Tuesday noon when they had all as
semhled
Those present were as follows
Frank r. Rogers, State Highway
Commissioner
r, q Mason, Delta county engineer
L. G. WinkIer, Gogebic county en-
gineer
John Broad, Luce county engineer
X. |, sawyer, Marquette county en-
gineer.
A. v Carpenter, Dickinson county
engineer
Alfred Osborn, county commissioner,
Chippewa county.
G. G, Smith, county engineer, Ke-
weenaw county
J. X. Morton, county engineer on
tonagon county
G. r. McGargie. county engineer,
Chippewa county
NJ. 5. McNabb, assistant engineer.
Delta county.
H. r Larson, assistant engineer,
Iron county.
Paul Israelson. assistant engineer
Dickinson county.
Carl Israelson, assistant engineer
Dickinson county.
A. A. Anderson, assistant engineer
Ontonagon county.
NJ. G. Connolly assistant engineer
Marquette county
John J. Cox, instructor IN road en-
gineering, Ann Arbor.
William Phillips. county engineer
Menominee county.
G $. Rollin, city engineer, Crystal
Fails
G G. Dilman. assistant state en-
gineer. Lansing
A. H. Burridge. county engineer,
Iron county
Road Signs
The first matter taken up was the
question OF road signs A couple OF
samples had been submitted. both
containing letters 2ta inches long
The cost of the signs was reported as
so cents per line OF letters for one and
70 cents per line for the other The
signs were both heavy steel with
white lettering and the makers sent
word that they would furnish letters
8-inches high for the same price
There was some question as to the
letters being large enough some
claiming lat tile letters should be
six inches long IN order to be- clearly
visible There seemed 20 be an opinion
that tile letters 3-inehes long would
be long enough for an practical pur
poses
As 20 tile proper color Il was re
ported that expert observation has de.
yeloped the fact that black letter on
a yellow buck ground gives thc best
satisfaction.
Suggests Standard init Specifications
Engineer liurridge read paper
upon Tie adyisabHity ot adopting i
unit basis for an contract work and
advocated Tie elimination of al lump
sum jobs Mr. Burridge limited lis
IN cases where tile grading
ioes not exceed AZ least $500 per mile I,
This paper brought ont 4 general I
discussion 81 considerable length The /
Of the state highway depart
nent II 20 make surveys showing lhe .
profles Of tie road bed only, which
means that most Of the work based on
state surveys only must be 1t on
lump sum prices
Prof Cox took exception to tie
70 put All work on the
lnit basis and called up the fact that
IN lower Michigan there are counties
where the contour Of the ground II al
most level aud where there Is but lit
lie. II any. cut or fills: that a great
Heal Of tile work down there = what I
Is termed grader work and can best /
be cared for ia lump sum bids.
Mr. Rogers stated as bis belief that
The fairest way 10 both county aud /
contractor is 10 make the survey and |
figure the quantities. thus informing I