The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-07-07
COUNTY SAFETY
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three feet on each side of concrete
paving. Shoulders have already been
widened and stabilized)
4. State highway No. So the reverse
curve at Pike lake; the curve one
fourth mile south of the D. & N. E.
railroad, the reverse curve at jenkins
creek two and one-half miles. south of
Cotton, both curves immediately south
of Cotton, and the curve at the inter-
section of No. 81 and No. SO just east
of Eveleth. Recommendation: Improve
ment of alignment.
5. State highway No. So from Duluth
to Eveleth. Recommendation Widen
ing of shoulder and sterilization with
bituminous treatment of the adjoining
three feet on each side of the con-
crete pavement
6. State highway No. 35 from Vir-
ginia to Aurora. Recommendation
Widening of the shoulder and stabili-
zation with bituminous treatment of
adjoining three feet on each side of
concrete pavement.
z. Underpass under D. w. & P. rail-
road on state highway No. 81 one-quar-
ter mile east of the st. Louis-Carlton
county line. Recommendation Reloca-
ton and improvement of underpass.
8. State highway No. 81 from the
county line between Carlton and st.
Louis counties to Duluth and from
Duluth to Knife River Recommends
ton: Widening of shoulder and stab
ilization with bituminous treatment of
the adjoining three feet on each side
of the concrete pavement.
| 9. State highway No. 1859 from east
end of fill over Longyear lake at CHS
holm to Alexander mine west of CHS
holm. Recommendation: Construction
of sidewalks and paving of fill over
Longyear lake; relocation and recon-
struction of No. 1859 from Chisholm to
Alexander mine.
10. Hazards within city of Duluth
Sixth avenue east and Second street
right angle turns of small radius at
thoroughfareS. MeSaba avenue and
First Street-Curb line on lower side
of First street juts into normal line of
travel; grade needs adjustment. Oneota
street and Ramsey street intersections
overhead crossing; narrow and danger
GUS grade.
Following the recommendation of the
safety committee, a resolution was
passed last week by the board of county
commissioners asking that the state
highway department and the railroad
warehouse commission install Griswold
type signals at the crossing of the
Duluth, MisSabe & Iron Range rail-
road and highway No. 20 about one and
one-haf miles east of Gilbert and at
the crossing of the Duluth, Winnipeg &
Pacific railroad on No. 169 at the en-
trance from Virginia to Mountain Iron.
Federal funds allocated for this pur-
pose would he used.
At the meeting here Thursday it was
pointed out that state law prohibited
the stringing of colored lights across a
state highway. The council will ask
that the county commissioners pass a
resolution prohibiting such lights from
being placed over county roads.
A proposed readjustment of align
ment at intersection of trunk highways
No. 33 and No. So, north of Indepen-
dence, was referred to the committee on
highway construction.
A. w. Rohweder, Minnesota Public
Safety council advisory board chair
man. a guest at the meeting, outlined
tho Y,1nntiy1nc RI La 1,oll ;,,
luth, Friday, Aug. 5. They will include
the converting of the executive COM
mittee of the National Safety council
in the morning, the advisory committee
of the Minnesota Safety council in the
afternoon, and a banquet in the even
ing.
Chief Oscar G.. Olson of the Duluth
police force, recently elected president
of the Minnesota Police and Peace Of
ficers association, another guest, gave
summary of fatal auto accidents in
his city. During 1888, according to
Chief Olson, there have been IL persons
killed in Duluth and in every one of
these accidents but one or two, youthful
drivers from 16 to % years of age have
been involved. He felt that parents
should not let children drive the family
auto alone.
The council met in the Community
Center at II A. M. Forrest Jones, Vir-
GINA, acted as chairman, because of the
absence of Mr. Naylor. At noon, men,
bers and guests adjourned to the Forest
hotel for lunch, where the meeting was
concluded. Mr. Naylor took charge of
the meeting after lunch.
The July and August meetings will be
combined and held in Duluth, Aug. S.
c. G.. Vanderpoel, Virginia, was recon-
mended for membership in the county
group.