MICHIGAN ROADS AND FORESTS 



The Standard Dumping Wagon for Twenty Years 



For t:\venty years the Watson has been the dumping wagon by which the others are 

 judged. In the number of wagons being used, the number of years they stay on the 

 job, and the freedom from repairs, the Watson is absolutely without a peer. 



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 and corporations has any weight then the Watson is entitled to your consideration. Get our catalog, 

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Watson Wagon Co., Canastota, N. Y. 



Michigan Road Makers' Association 



W. W. Todd, Jackson, President; P. T. Colgrove, Hastings, First Vice-President ; C. C. Rosenbury, Bay City, Second 

 Vice-President; E. N. Hines, Detroit, Secretary; E. B. Smith, Detroit, Treasurer. 



Board of Governors: Royal T. Taylor, Cheboygan; D. L. Case, Detroit; Frank F. Rogers, Lansing; W. W. 

 Trayes, Hancock. 



ONE-MAN BOARD OF COUNTY ROAD be biennially elected for a full term of six stitiites in Ogcmaw, Roscommon and Craw- 



COMMISSIONERS ILLEGAL. years." ford counties. The institute for Ogemaw will 



The counties which have adopted the county Section 6 of Act 283 provides: "In any be held at West Branch Dec. 7, for Roscom- 



rcad system and which have elected only one county where the county road system shall be mon Dec. 8 and for Crawford at Grayling 



commissioner to serve as the highway com- ad P ted ' a board of countv road commission- Dec 10. 



ers, and not exceeding five in number, shall I he county road institute -for Otsego county 

 ion ot the county, will have to elect two fae ekcted fcy the peop]e of such county/ . win be held at Gaylord De ^ 9 



additional members of the commission, ac- While this last quotation authorizes a board - 



cording to Deputy Attorney-General Henry E. not exceeding five in number, there is no pro- SAGINAW WANTS TRAP ROCK. 



Chase. Mr. Chase's opinion was given to State vision in the law for anybody or officer to Saginaw County proposes to build 14 miles 

 Highway Commissioner Townsend A. Ely, designate the number of county road commis- of stone roa ds next year. \V. R. Burt has 

 who called the attention of the attorney-gen- ^"^ and under the Prov.s,on of Section 7, offered to contribute $10 , 00 if the county 



above quoted, it would seem to be imprac- w jjj sup piy a like amount, for the purpose of 

 that m a num- ticable to have more than three memb ers upon experimenting with trap rock for the top 



her of counties the beard of county road com- the board, for the reason that after the terms dressing of roads in the county, instead of 

 missions-!-; is composed of only one member, of two, four and six years respectively have using limestone as heretofore. The county 

 and inquired as to whether such a board were expired, one ccmmissioner is to be biennially w jn as k f or bids on a supply of trap rock, and 

 legal. The deputy attorney-general calls at- elected for the full six years. This seems to if they are favorable the stone will undoubted- 

 tention to the fact that under section 6 cf us to create a board of three members, and ]y be purchased. State Highway Commis- 

 Act 82 of the Public Acts of 1907, it was within undoubtedly the counties to which you refer s ioner Ely is against the use of limestone as 

 the power of the board of supervisors to desig- are acting under the provisions of the old law, a top dressing. It disintegrates too easily. 

 nate the number of members on the board cf which authorize a board of one member. The __ 



county road commissioners, which provision fact should be called to the attention of the MONTROSE THE LEADER IN GENESEE 

 has been omitted from Act 283. Section 7 boa rd in each of the counties, and the vacan- The township of Montrose is the fim town ; 

 L907 contained th.s provision: cie s existing on said boards should be sup- shjp {Q buj , d state reward road in Genesee 

 the number of such comm.ssioners shall p l ie d in the manner designated by statute. CQU Mkh Tfae rQad wag recent] jn _ 



be fixed at one, he shall hold office for the ed aj)d ttd h s Highway Depart- 



term of two years from the first day of Mav TENTH ANNUAL GOOD ROADS 



%>>Vr-DtrVc merit, and the township will now receive a 



in the year of his electicn, and a successor CON(jKt,S>b. _ . . 



,,- r> c- ,, . ,, , reward of $497 en this road as its portion irom 



shall be biennially elected. If the number of Governor \\ . R. Stubbs, ot Kansas, has is- 



such commissioners be so fixed at two, they sued invitations to the tenth annual congress 



. rix--i^jr,j < - i - This township recently issued bonds for the 



shall hold office for two and four years re- of the National Good Roads Association to .5".. 



. .. .... , i. i_ u T i -i- T-> j -,f purpose of building permanent roads, and by 



specttvery from said first dav of May, and be held at Tcpeka, Kansas, on Dec. 14 and 15, , , . _ 



- iir reason of this action is not affected by the 



thereafter one commissioner shall be biennially and desires that Governor Warner appoint 



..,,,, r , T . , , .... , . county road system adopted at the spring 



elected for the full term of four years. If the delegates from each county in Michigan to . . 



. . . . , . ' , . election, as this money will apply en the pay- 



number of such commissioners shall be so attend this congress. This session of this or- , ' . . .., . 



, , i_ 11 i_ u n= r ... , . . ment of the bonds, and the township will also 



d at three, thev shall hold ofhce for two, ganization is expected to be a great event in . . 



, . . . . , receive from the county the amount of conty 



tour and six years respectively from the said the history ol the good reads movement, and . . ., , . 



, , , road tax levied in Montrose township. 



first day cf May. and thereafter one commis- if anywhere near the number of delegates at- _ 



sioner shall be biennially elected for the full tend that have received commissions, the ses- petef Q Q1 Q{ Manistee town ship, has 



term of six years." sion will be an enthusiastic and profitable been e]ected c ^ commissioner by the 



The provision has been omitted from Sec- one. _ supervisors of Manistee county. An amend- 



.hapter 4 of Act 283, and the fol- ___ pn . n TM o T1TTI ment to the county road law provides that 



"ing inserted in heu thereof: JNTY ROAD INSTITUTES. there ^ fee frQm ^ t<> fiye commissior . 



They shall hold office for two, four and The Michigan State Highway Department ^ The appointment wiu hold und , nexf 



MX years respectively, from the said first day has made preparations to hold county road May, a third member being elected at the 



of May, and thereafter one commissioner shall institutes in connection with the farmers' in- spring election. 



