The diamond drill., 1921-04-30
COMMITTEE FROM IRON RIVER
BROUGHT ROAD ACTION
WILL SELL $4,000 OF BONDS
Proceeds Will Be Used To Build
Villas County Road So As To
Give Laborers Employment

The meeting OF the board OF super
visors held at the court house last
Saturday was one Of the longest and
liveliest sessions OF the board that
has been held in a long time.
The cause OF the liveliness was the
appearance OF a committee OF Iron
River citizens asking for the improve
ment OF the road to Gibbs City (the
Atkinson road and the construction
OF the Villas codnty cut-off for which
bonds were voted several years ago
but never issued.
The road to Gibbs City is being
used very much and IL is dn terri
BILE condition. One gentleman says
that two miles OF 1t is so bad that one
can scarcely drive horse over IL.
People are leaving their machines
two miles south OF Gdbbs City and
walking to the place rather than TO
try to put their cars through the bad
stretch. The condition induced COM
plants that blossomed at the meet
ing OF the supervisors.
The spokesman OF the committee
was Mr.. 0xman, secretary OF the
Chamber OF Commerce OF Iron River.
Summoned the Road Commission
The supervisors were, OF course,
without power or information on road
matters so they had TO call in the
road commission A hurry-up call
was therefore sent out for the mem
bers OF the commission and adjourn
ment was taken until 2:30 o'clock to
give the commissioners time in which
10 get othe court house.
When the question Of the Gibbs
City road was put up the fact was
brought out that $4,000 had been APP
propriated in last years budget for
work upon this road Just as quickly
as the earth conditions will allow
The program was announced as one OF
ditching, widening and surfacing with
gravel the bad stretch. The COM
mission explained that so many de-
mands were made upon the commits
sion for road work that in their bud
get they had to stretch the appropria-
tion over lot OF territory but that
they recognize the bad condition OF
the Gibbs City road and will do what
they can TO help out with the work
there.
In addition the commission will
spend $4,000 on the fentoga-Sta
baugh road. an improvement that was
promised tSambaugh long ago
promised Stambaugh long ago and
one which is needed to give Fentoga
an outlet.
sinking Fund Causes Discussion
Then came the question OF the vi
las county road. The commission
said that they are willing to build
the road II money will be given them.
That brought up discussion of the
bonds and their possible sale. The
statement was made that a $50 bond
cannot be sold at par.
That brought l. w. Byers TO bat
with a statement that there is $780,
900 cash available in the sinking fund
that can be invested in the country
bonds.
Prosecuting Attorney Waffen advis-
ed the sinking fund commission that
there is a question In his mind II the
sinking fund money can be used for
that purpose. Mr.. Byers argued
that Il can be while Waffen leaned 10
the opposite view and before the stat
ute was looked up all kinds OF legal
opinions were cited by the attorneys
and everyone else.
Chairman Udd was the spokesman
OF the commission. He said that so
far as buying bonds are concerned
he Is satisfied to do so but he Is not
going to take any chances OF disobey-
ing the law
Finally Mr.. waffen brought out the
statutes and II was found that the
commissioners are empowered TO in
vest the money in interest bearing
securities but the money was be
securities but the money must be
available when the bonds come due
so 10 pay off the debt.
Then followed lot OF wrangling
as TO the propriety Of investing the
sinking fund moneys in the county's
securities interspersed with the ques-
tion OF building the Villas county
road.
Finally some one awoke 70 the fact
that the proper thing TO do was first
get the road commission TO request
the supervisors for money and after
more talk Il was decided 10 let the
Iron River committee have session
lCnnflnned on Pare Sd