Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-03-18
PARKS AND CAMPING
SITES FOR TOURISTS
Steps TO Establish Them in County
Taken at Tuesdays Meeting of
County Board.

Steps were taken at the adjourn
cd annual meeting of the county
board of supervisors Wednesday to
establish parks and camping sites
for tourists in this county A park
committee was named to have
charge of the matter. The commit,
ee will investigate and consider
sites and take such action as will
be necessary to carry out the pro-
jects. The establishing of a park
on Lake Superior north of Saxon
was talked of and ii is believed that
camping sites for tourists will be
established at or near Mercer, al
though nothing definite has been
decided on, this matter being in the
hands of the committee. Another
site for a park mentioned is the
one ON Potato River at Epson.
Following is the park committee:
Daniel Reid, chairman, year,
Ole Olson, years, NJ. j. White,
5 years, Chas. Castagna, 4 years,
Carl Olmsted, 5 years, Ed. Even
son, 6 years, ]. J Defer, 7 years.
The committee will hold its first
meeting next Tuesday, March 81.
Assistance was given the Gogebic
Parish camp at Lake Galilee in the
way of an appropriation of $500.
Rev Harries appeared before the
board and asked that this amount
be appropriated to help defray the
expense of conducting and main
tanning the camp. A committee
comprised of Supervisors Frank
Lukey, o NJ Schaus and James
Summers was appointed to co oper-
ate with Rev. Harries in the dis
bursting of the appropriation.
The board voted to have state
geologist come to this county and
select gravel bed from which
gravel can be taken for use on the
highways the coming year. It is
believed that it would take a geo
logist about a week to complete the
work and the expenses are estimat-
ed at about SIS. The state depart
ment has notified the county high
way commissioner that man will
be sent here as soon as the county
is ready for him.
A good part of the highway sys-
tenn in the county needs crawling
and some of this work will be done
this year. To locate gravel beds
near to the roads that are to be
graveled and thus avoid long hauls
has been a difficult matter and that
prospective gravel beds may not be
purchased bliud-folded the board
decided to hire the services of a
geologist. On one occasion a few
years ago the county purchased
what looked to be a good gravel
bed, but before a good deal less of
the material than had been estim-
ated was in the bed had been taken
out the supply was exhausted.
The board voted to increase the
interest on tax certificates from 10
to IS per cent.
The highway commissioner was
authorized to purchase a patrol
grader. Another grader is made
necessary on account of the fact
that this year there will be one
more patrolman employed than last
year
The installation Of a telephone
in the office of the county superin.
tendent of schools was authorized
The annual reports of county
officers for last year, with the ex
ception of those of the clerk and
/ treasurer, which will not be made
until the state auditors have com
pleted the auditing of the books Of
these officers, were read.
County Superintendent of Schools
Ida B. Bradley rendered lengthy
report, giving in detail the work in