The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-23
HALF SECTION0F TIMBERIN BATES
TOWNSHIP WAS TAKEN
NO REP. TO EQUALIZATION
Poor Success Of Representa- in
the Past Was Reason For Not
Sending One Now

The August meeting OF the board OF
supervisors Of Iron county was called
to order by Chairman Udd az the court
house last Saturday with all members,
excepting corbett OF Mansfield. pres
ent The first thing that engaged the
attention of the supervisors was the
allowing OF the many claims that had
accumulated in the six weeks time
elapsed since the last meeting.
The flu claims from many parts of
the county are still hanging fire. At
the June meeting a comittee was ap-
pointed TO check over the hn bills that
there is a question about Supervis-
or Nelson OF Stambaugh has the big
gest part Of the job. that OF checking
and passing the big claim from Iron
River village where n hospital was
instituted and maintained for over a
month. Mr.. Nelson reported that he
had met with the claimants at Iron
River several times in the interem and
that the only reason that he was not
ready to report upon the claim was
that some OF them had TO be verified
He stated that he would have the
claims in such shape that they may be
passed upon at the next meeting and,
with the understanding, some other
bills that may be classed under the
same head we're left over so that all
fiu claims may be settled at the same
time.
Decides TO Buy Land.
Chairman Udd laid before the board
letter from the Cleveland Cliffs Co.
asking the board II any action re-
garding the purchase OF the timber
lands along the Tully road had been
taken. Mr.. Udd said that he wanted to
get some expression from the board so
that the owners of the timber might
be aprised definitely of the intention
OF the board
IL Will be remembered that the road
commission secured price from the
Cleveland Cliffs Co. last year upon the
half section OF timber lands lying
along that piece of road. A price OF
$4,000 was quoted the county and
that price looked very reasonable but
there was some question as TO the
authority OF the county board 10 make
the purchase. A committee. OF which
Supervisor Perkins. was chairman was
appointed TO take the matter up with
Prosecuting Attorney McDonough TO
determine this point but Il seems that
NJ. Perkins was unable TO get such a
meeting.
Mr.. /. w Byers, manager OF the Iron
County Taxpayers Assn, was present
and he was asked as TO his opinion OF
the ACCESSIBILITY OF making such pur-
chase. Mr.. Byers said that he con-
sidered the price cheap one and the
investment very good one, that IL
there is any question as TO the legality
Of the purchase he would advise that q
letter be written to the prosecutor
asking for q written opinion on the
point In question.
Supervisor Counihan OF Iron River
was opposed to the purchase OF the
tract for the reason that there is no
water there, no lake with fish and 9TH
er attractions that the public would
expect In park. In reply to this
objection IL was urged that other
tracts where there is water and such
other attractions ought to be purchas-
ed also as in forty years from now
the timber will all be cut on and then
these timbered tracts will be not only
attractive but they will be paying in
vestments. My Byers stated that in
Europe where forestry work has been
carried on on an extensive scale the
timbered lands are just as productive
as the titled lands. He advised the
placing Of any timbered tracts that
may be purchased In the hands OF some
competent hands and the timber cut
and disposed OF along regular scientif.
ic forestry lines.
The result OF the discussion was O
motion 10 notify the Cleveland Cllffs
Co. that the county will purchase the
lands. Supervisor Counihan being the
only one opposed TO the purchase he
said that he would join with the rest
and make II unanimous vote.
No Equalization Representative.
The question Of sending represent
ative 10 the meeting OF the state board
or equalization was then taken up.
County Clerk Wall had report OF
the equalization board showing the
proposed equalization. In that report
the upper peninsula counties show mp
with increases IN each case from the
valuation as SCI by the boards OF sup
ervie,rs. Iron county Il valued bx