The diamond drill., 1921-10-01
ENTIRE PERSONNEL OF COUNTY
BOARD WENT OVER ROADS
YEARS WORK SURPRISING
There Has Been Much More Done
Than is Generally Appreciated
When Totaled Up

The members OF the county board
OF supervisors made an inspection trip
over the roads OF the county last Sat
urday. All of the members accepting
those from Hematite and Bates where
vacancies exist, were in the party and
the trip was made so that the mem
bers might see for themselves what
has been done by the road commits
sion and that they might be more able
to intelligently pass upon the budget
when II comes up for consideration
next month.
In addition TO the supervisors the
members OF the road commission, with
the exception OF Mr.. Gibson, who was
called away because OF death in the
family, were in the party.
The new roads inspected included
that between Bates and Amasa where
the road commission constructed a
good passable road, good enough for
any road OF its class az a cost OF
81 900 per mile. There are about S.
900 in the stretch of road improved
and the general opinion OF the board
was that the work had been done well
and cheaply
Another new piece OF road inspected
was that between Alpha and Chicagon
lake and on the cut-off on the road
between Chicagon lake and the VIII
1age OF Stambaugh. This work was
done and is being done by contract
Then there is the rebuilding OF the
road to Gibbs City, which was done
early in the year and which constit-
utes very creditable piece OF work.
The other roads inspected were the
trunk line roads which embraces No
12 from the Sagola line to the line at
Tamarack lake and No. SO from the
Brule bridge TO Amasa. The work
on SO north of Amasa is being done
by the State and is not under the dir
ect supervision of the road commits
sion.
The Smoky lake road work has just
been started and even this line was
inspected more 10 acquaint the super
visors with the character of the coun-
try through which the road passes
than to pass judgement upon the char
acter OF the work being done
The work OF the Smoky lake route
Just now is confined to clearing. which
has been let out on contract TO station
men and others OF the county who
, want work Engineer Larson tells
us that II is the intention of the board
70 let the grubbing on contract and If
Lpossible the grading, but the latter
may be done with machinery later on.
The supervisors were loud in praise
of the character OF the country thru
which the road passes. When Mr.
Holmes projected the road he told us
that II was his purpose 20 make II
serve as good part of the county as
possible and from the way that the
supervisors talk It looks as II he sue
ceeded in doing that very thing.
Chairman Udd tells us that the
land he saw adjacent 10 the new road
Is as fine as any land I'm the county
and that Is saying much. This road,
when completed. will connect up with
road built 10 the Wisconsin line by
villas county. Wis. and by means OF
which the distance TO Eagle River and
the lake section OF Wisconsin is cut
very much.
There is considerable query raised
as 10 the advisability OF concreting the
road between Crystal Falls and Iron
River Tho matter was taken up re-
Gently at the Rotary Club and II was
shown that Il will cost at least s4O0,-
coo 10 do the Job. The interest alone
on this amount OF money is a big thing
and IT Is probable that the board will
coniine IFS efforts TO keeping the sur
face in good shape for year or two
more One thing that handicaps the
board In the construction Of sucf
road IL the lack OF crushed rock. The
hoard had plans TO open quarry but
1.-The high prices incident 70 the war
caused them 70 defer that enterprise
for time. IL Is thought that an
effort may be made next year to get
the quarry opened up
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