The diamond drill., 1919-06-07
ROAD QUESTION
AMICABLY SETTLED
STAMRAUGH PEOPLE ARE FULLY
SATISFIED WITH PLANS
WILL ADOPT CHlcAGON ROAD
The Read VIII Eventually be Ex-
tended to Alpha and to the
Fortune Lake Read

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The protest OF stambaugh township
against the new road program was
satisfactorily settled at meeting OF
the board OF supervisors last satur-
day when a proposition 10 take over
the chicogan Lake-Pentoga road was
accented in lieu OF the proposal OF
stambaugh to turn the West Bruie
road into a county road.
stambaugh township felt that y
should have something 10 say about
where the new county road shaii De
built Although both the Iron RIVER
Alvin road and the Golden Lake-Vlas
county roads are, with the exception
~ half mile, wholly in Stambaugh
township, the proposed routes VAL
not relieve stambaugh township o.
any OF the present township roads
and Il was thought TO be no more than
fair that the> township should be re-
lisyed OF some Of its road burden as
the other townships Of the county
have been.
with that end in view the citizens
asked that the West Brule road
township road running from near the
Hiawatha mine 10 the same point tnat
the new survey makes, be taken as
the route. There are SIS farmers on
the road and this fact, in addition TO
the fact that stambaugh pays a big
share Of the county road taxes, was
cited as o reason why their request
should get some consideration.
The county road commission didn't
want to take the old road because OF
the big hills along its course that
would cause extra heavy construc-
ton costs. The quarrel, II 1t might be
dignified enough 70 call II that name,
became acute and last week a dele
CATION Of Crystal Falls citizens went
over 10 stambaugh TO talk over the
question with the people OF the town
ship
AS result OF tnat meeting a STAN
baugh delegation came TO the county
board meeting and, after considerable |
discussion, a suggestion from the
county road commission that, instead
OF taking the West Brule road and
In -red a big construction cost, the |
better plan would be to adopt the |
Stambaugh-P Pentoga road as a county |
road and spend the extra money |
which would be necessary in construc-
ton work on the West Brule road in
building the Chicogan road.
This suggestion met favor with all
parties Crystal Falls people present
warmly adopted the suggestion and
asked that the commission adopt the
route right through to Alpha and TO
the Fortune Lake school so that a
person may drive TO Pentoga, to Al
pha or all around Chicogan Lake in
a direct route and not have TO make
. detour.
The Stambaugh delegates said that
II the commission would adopt the
Chicogan Lake read that Stambaugh
township would give big majority
for the bond issue and so the matter
was settled by the board OF supervis-
orr adopting resolution asking the
road commissioners TO take
over the chicogan lake road.
The settlement means that the Iron
county trunk line will
be built along tho route chosen by
the county commission. The road
will branch OF the Iron River Beech
wood road near Byers farm and hit
south for Stanley lake. II
The county commissioners will take
over the road frpm stambaugh 70
Pentoga and later Will extend their
authority TO the nAIian fhke-Aipha I
road. They viii lcscp tho road in re-
Thir until the trahk lses are com
pleted when cunetMrHion will be
commenced upoh ~ pad and II wllll
be put In good sl9bpe for automobile II
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