The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Wisconsin, Thursday June 9Th, 1916

of the town of Port Wing. CO.
ing through this town members
visited the big fill recently COM
pleted though the only big ravine
on this route. This is a fill near
ly one hundred feet long and
nearly twenty feet in heighth.
The culvert extending through
the fill is 122 feet long. The
work of making this fill was
done by contract.
Two big cuts had to be made
on each side of the ravine in or
der to get earth to make the fill
and also to cut down the grade.
The party having this contract
was paid at the rate of IA IL
cents per cubic yard for re-
moving the dirt to the fill, some
thing IN the neighborhood OF
5000 yards of dirt being moved.
The job was a losing one for the
contractor but he stuck at the
work until the required amount
of fill was made. This work is
not complete and more earth
will have to be removed and the
cuts widened out before the job
will be complete.
Passing on from this point the
board came to what is known as
the Port Wing Sand hill. This
road was laid out by the state
Engineer against the advice OF
board members, and it is now IN
such shape that travel is made
very difficult. At this point the
road committee recommended to
the board that the road be
changed from Its present site SO
that 1t will run around the brow
of the hill where a more solid
road bed with less per cent OF
a grade can be secured.
Nearing Port Wing the site OF
the new Port Wing cutoff was
visited and Road Commissioner
John Sundell explained to the
members where this would save
gong over many big ravlnes
and hiIis. All work on the old
road has been suspended and
work has been started on the
new cutoff, the contract having
been let to Eben Olson, who Is
making good headway.
The Board arrived at Port
Wing at two o'clock. Here the
good ladies of the town had pre-
pared a fine dinner for them
The dinner was served in Port
Wings fine school building and
consisted Of a lake trout dinner
with all the frllls necessary te
make it tempting. The board
members are convinced that the
ladies of Port Wing rank among
the best cooks of the land fol
the way they devoured all thai
was set before them was aston.
ishing. The mornings ride
through woods and hills hac
given them a keen appetite which
made them relish the tempting
dinner all the more.
The Port Wing people refused
to take a cent OF pay for the din
ner but offered it for the good o1
Bayfield, county. The members
spent a very pleasant hour visit
ing with the representative
citizens of Port Wing and th'
hour proved all too short and i
was with regret that the mem
bers had to depart.
From Port Wing the route LEI
south through the town OF Por
Wing, the town of Orienta ant
the town of Tripp and into lrol
River. This road is in fairl.
good condition. A part OF thl
road was rebuilt last fall AM
work is being done on the roa'
this summer. Two culverts ant
a bridge have been built. Tn
road is we'll rounded and wit
the work now being done wi
become one Of the best roads i
Bayfield, county.
Arriving at Iron River Tues
day evening after a hard day
travel the board but up for tn
night, after having visited tn
bridge over the Iron River whic
is to be rebuilt at a cost to Bay
field county of $500. The cor
tract has been let to I. F. Mac
Miller, who has agreed to kee
this bridge in good repair for
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