The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-10

-Creation af 9e-of hesW ,oods
County a x y ~ Effect on
Beltrarni Road Plans
STATE WOULD TAKE OVER
NORTH-AND-SoUTH ROAD
Supporters Of Plan Advance
Plenty Of Rea.ons for
County Division

The creation Of Lake Of the Woods
county will have a profound effect
on the road building program of the
present Beltraml county, supporters
of the movement believe.
The most important single, change
will be in the taking over BY the
State of the north and south high
way extending northWard from Be-
midi and KelliherS to- spooner and
Baudette. . s5.5. :t !;
: A. part Of, this road from Bemidji
to Blackjack is now in the state
trunk highway SYSTEM: The section
from Blackjack to Kelliher was con-
structed BY the county and its con-
struction and maintenance is credit
to the county board and the highway
engineers. Northward from Kelliher
in Commissioner Lemons district, is
q; section ofaroad being built under
Federal aid. 1t is being built under
the same specifications as the state
work.. 4 TIA III Il r ttss,:E,,;G I'D
From near Waskish, through that
place and northward to Spooner and
Baudette, the road follows ditch
grades for a distance Of 40 miles,
two thirds of which is through peat
lands. The country has spent con-
siderable sums on the improvement
Of this section of the road, and a
large amount of gravel was put on
it last year.. The first IL miles south
from, Spooner are now being improy-
ed under a contract calling for about
$4,000. s.s5 i.ss5 4;..s st.s i. Il
The constitutional amendment
which made possible tie trunk ehigh-
way system, has q provision for the
extension Of the system to include
any new county seat that may be
created. =, 4 4s5 ;.:,. Ia. -.
The section provides that: .'ns
whenever, either by reason.
of the creation Of q new coun-
ty, or by reason Of the change.
Of the county seat Of any exist:
ing county, any city or village:
not a county seat 1t the time OF
the adoption of this amendment
is lawfully constituted the coun-
ty seat Of any county, the legis-
lature is authorized TO- add to-
the trunk highway system such
additional routes connecting
such newly constituted county
seats and .:other.: points in the
state. NJ :. 7 = =, !, xxi
From this section twill be. seen
that: if; Beltrami county. is divided
the legislature may enact law IN
Guiding the Bemidji Raudette road
in the trunk highway system. It will
then: come underline State; construc-
ton and rnaintenance. Y :si:5''::i
The making ofpa highway; to. con-
form to the state and federal stand
ards over this stretch from Waskish
to Baudette and Spooner will involve
an outlay Of ls5Oo,O00 or more. The
entry of this road will save the. tax
payers of the present Beltrami
county most Of this huge sum. %
AT a conference held = recently,
Commissioner &C.. M. Babcock assur-
ed the highway committee Gof -. the I I
Baudette Chamber Of Commerce
that he would approve the passage
Of such a bill and that he would
gladly see. this highway become q
part Of the trunk system. ..
People living in the north portion
of the county have complained, with
considerable justice, that they are
isolated from the created part OF
Beltrami County, and that the trans
action of business at, the county
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