The diamond drill., 1921-04-09
COUNTY ENGINEER SECURED PRO.
MISE FOR MUCH ADDITIONAL
FIFTH STREET TO BE PAVED
Half of Route So And The BruIe
River Bridge Included in The
List of New Undertakings

/ County Engineer Larson wired from
Lansing last Saturday that Commits
sioner Rogers had agreed to build s
miles OF Route 60, which was very ag
reeable news TO the many people in
Amasa and Crystal Falls who were
anxious to have the state come across
with something in a real practical
way in this road game.
Mr.. Larson arrived home on Sunday
and then IL was learned that in addi-
tion TO the building OF Route SO there
will be lot Of additional work start
ed.
In regard 10 Route 69 Mr.. Larson
says that the agreement Is TO put half
OF the road out on contract this year.
That means miles in Iron and four
miles in Baraga The Baraga sec
tion will start at the junction with
the east-and-west trunk and extend
four miles TO the south. The Iron
county section will start at Amasa
and extend miles north. about TO
Parks Siding II is the understand
ing that the other half OF this trunk
line will be put up for bids later this
year or next year
VIII Pave Fifth Street
A piece OF work, the announcement
OF the building of which will please
lot of people in Crystal Falls is the
paving OF Fifth street from Urban
avenue TO Crystal avenue. The state
will lay is feet OF this pavement and
the city will be expected 10 lay the
balance or eight feet. Mr.. Larson
tells us that II is his purpose 70 build
the road of tar macadam similar 20
that on Crystal Avenue This will
make an excellent street pavement
and will be big addition to the city.
The city will have to bond In order
20 take care of its share OF work.
Action looking 10 the floating OF
bond issue will be taken just as
soon as the city is assured that the
street will be built. IL was the origi-
nal intention TO bond for both this
portion OF the street and the addition
to the bridge.
The portion Of Fifth street that IN.
city will have Co stand will be very
small as the property along the
route will be made stand its share Of
the city's portion. That means four
feet on each side and the expense OF
this work will be so small in compar-
ison with the great value that the
property will get that there will be
no question OF anyone opposing IT,
As is usual with special taxes OF the
kind. the property owners will be .
given several years TO pay their por.
ton OF the work SO that the demand
will not be great on anyone just now
Adams Street and Brule Bridge
Crystal Falls people will also be
pleased TO learn that Iron River is 20
get n good street out OF the deal The
trunk line passes along Adams street
and that will be paved from the rail-
road 10 the northwest limits OF the
village. II Is understood that the
property owners at Iron River will
pay the cost Of extending the pave
ment over entire surface OF Adams
street Just as the property owners
here are doing on Fifth street. The
thing for Iron Riveh as the street has
no such solid base as Fifth street has
and therefore the going Is bad in wet
weather
The Brule bridge IS 10 connect Route
73 with the Trunk line through For
est county in Wisconsin. This Is an
interstate bridge. the building OF
which will be done by both states
each paying hair OF the construction
charges.
This structure will be or concrete
as are all OF the bridges which the
state s. building these davs
WIZ Build Pent0ga Road
In addition 20 the work outlined the
county road commission will do lot
Of work on the Stambaugh-Pen
road The village OF PentoRa hrs bui
n poor outlet SO far and II deserves
better one. The county board of road
commissioners. IN keeping with SIS
promise TO the township of STAN
baurh. proposes 10 appropriate mon
ev each year for the building Of this
road. The sum Of $4,000 was an
nroDriaicd for work there this yeo-
but Il Is probable that tihs amount
will be exceeded ne much work r
necessary 10 make tho route passible
without difficulty
This road connects with the one
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