The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-02-05
BOARD TOD0lTSBESI
If Physically Possible the Scenic High
way Program Will Be Com
pleted This Year.
Unforeseen Obstacles Compelled Co.'s
missiOners to Temporarily
Suspend Work.

An adjourned meeting Of the county
board has been arranged for February
TO-, at II a. M, when the extension Of
the Scenic highway from Onamia VIZ
lage to the Crow Wing county line yszss
be taken up and thoroughly thresEnez
out. Highway Commissioner c. re-.
Babcock and State Engineer John K
Mullen have promised to attend THIS
adjourned meeting to explain sH.=
federal and state plans for building
this connecting link in the Scenic high
way.
A mistaken idea seems to have guE-
abroad in the county, that the commits
sioners had abandoned this road prop
osition entirely. This is untrue, arg
the board understands that tac sTas-
900 road and bridge bond issue was
voted in 1916 with the express under
standing and promise that the Scenic
highway was to be constructed
throughout the entire length of Mile.
Laos county, from the south line Ea'
the north line. Unfortunately, owing
to unforeseen conditions, the mczssx
voted in 1916 was not enough to pszs
through the plan in one job, with the
result that the first contracts let s,nEg
covered from the south line of Eha
county to Onamia. These contracts
will be completed in the early sum1rsez-
of 1920 and about .two-thirds Of the
original task will have been completed
Naturally the commissioners wanted
to stop long enough to get little.
breathing spell before they tackled tsne :
last stretch Of their job, to kind of acn8k::
around, as it were, to see if their worRc--
bore the stamp of public approval and
if the sentiment of the county was Ess
favor Of their completing the whole 516e
at once, or wait bit until their weak--
ened financial condition came back t1
normal. -.....-
At the regular January meeting 3:
large delegation Of taxpayers, good
ly number Of whom had driven dowsG
from the lake country, appeared before
the board to express their indignatisaa
at any proposed abandonment Of tE1e
north end of the highway SYSTEM,
even though that abandonment was en--
ly temporary with the board. A heart.
to heart talk was had by all present
and the final upshot of the proceeding,
was that the board expressed willing
ness to do their utmost to put this JOS
through and to put it through in 1929,
if it was humanity possible to do SO.
We realize the difficulties that have
been overcome by the board in tfassx
progress thus far, and the disappoins-
ments and discouraging and trying
conditions under which they and the
contractors had to labor to accomplish
the first two-thirds of their enornlgass
undertaking. We doff our bonnets to-
the board Of what it has done, but,
suggest that, in justice to the wfsDsg
lake country and fifth commissioner
district, and in fulfllment of promises
made when the bonds were voted, THAI.
this connecting stretch of road be bsEsHHaa
in 1920, if such a thing is physical1g
possible.
Mile Laos lake and it's wondroszs;
surroundings should be the pride sssF
every loyal citizen of this county, azsdE
"a hard-surfaced road, part of through
state and federal trunk line running
the whole length Of the county and fos,
about Is miles along the very shore
line of beautiful Mile Laos lake.
should be something that would eaB
to it's support every broad minded tax
payer and voter in the county. Dom &
forget the date-February 10. Be
there and help boost this ! worfIasE
project:
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