The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
ROAD WORK IS TOPIC
BEFORE THE MEETING
COMMITTEES OF KAT0 CLUBS
HELD THEIR SESSION
Help In Shape of Money Was Asked For
Several Highways; Declined In Some
Instances As Cash Is Lacking; Sug-
gestions Made Regarding Voting Aid
At Town Meetings
From Thursdays Daily.

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The good roads committees of the
Commercial and Automobile clubs
met Yesterday afternoon at the head
quarters of those clubs and consid-
cred several applications for aid or
the roads. Theodore Just reported
that the people of Rapidah have
heavily graveled the roads in that
township to the extent Of four OF
five miles, and little across the
line into South Bend. They wished
to be aided to the extent of $100 for
graveling between the overhead
bridge and the Dornberg hill, and the
committees voted to grant this re-
quest.
Help was asked for on the Lake
Washington road, for graveling from
the top of the hill out of the valley
eastward. 1t appeared that the
township has uncovered a gravel pit
near the foot of the hill, but has no
money to proceed further with, anu
that the clubs were asked to gravel
the road practically unassisted. The
clubs do not have funds to do this,
and can only assist where others are
willing to take the lead and stand
most of the expense. 1t was sug-
gested that the town meeting in
Marcn vote a sufficient road fund to
help gravel this and other roads that
need attention. 1t was also thought
that the Lake Washington road
should be properly graded before
more gravel is put on. When the
township is in position to take the
lead, the clubs will no doubt lend a
helping hand.
Request for aid in graveling a
little used cross road several miles
from the city was not favorably act
ed on, for as much as possible it is
intended to use the good roads fund
on the main roads.
A request that money be advanced
for (, year to those who are about to
haul gravel on the Mapleton road
was not favorably acted on, as the
clubs do not have sufficient funds to
warrant this. The expense of this
graveling will be $2,1O0, and the con-
tract has been let.
Bill For Dragging Allowed.
A bin for dragging on the Lake
Washington road, ordered last spring
by one of the cottage owners there,
amounting to $40, was allowed, but
the committees voted to allow no
more bills incurred by individuals
without first having consulted one of
the committees. 1t was felt that to
permit this practise would be unfair
to the committees and to the clubs
and those who contribute to the
good roads fund. There must be ssys-
TEN to the work, and money must
not be frittered away here and there
without the knowledge of the COM
mittees. The Automobile club re-
Gently paid $50 to settle claim for
$93 for work on the same road, new
er ordered by the club or its COM
mittee on good roads. The members,
the public generally and farmers on
the various roads are asked to take
notice that no bills will be allowed
in the future unless duly authorized
beforehand by the clubs or good
roads committees. No one else has
any authority whatever to incur any
bill and expect either club to pay it..
The committees talked over the
need of the LeSueur hill being i'm
proved, so as to make the Daniel
Boone trail to the twin cities more
popular route to travel. tt was felt
that at present this hill acts as a
handicap to an otherwise splendid
road to<the cities, and particularly to
Minneapolis. The secretary was in
structed to take the matter up with
the Minneapolis Automobile club, with
a view to getting assistance to con-
struct an entirely new road up the
hill, which is estimated to cost $4,000.
The road situation in general was
gone over thoroughly.