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for a rust-resisting material, which you can use for roofing, road culverts, and 



agricultural purposes. Engineers and Chemists the world over endorse American 



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You owe it to yourself to investigate the product resulting from your own demand. 



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ust, collapse, or be injured by the frost. Address, 



MICH. BRIDGE & PIPE CO., 



Dept. T. LANSING, MICHIGAN 



GRAND TRAVERSE ROAD WORK. 



The grading of the mile of county road in 

 East Bay township, Grand Traverse county, 

 beginning at the city limits of Traverse City, 

 has been completed and the road is now ready 

 for gravel. This will be hauled by sleighs. 

 The work on this mile was done under the 

 personal direction of Commissioner Estes, and 

 the road, when completed, will be one of the 

 finest in the north. It has a cut of 30 feet 

 and will have a graveled roadway of 16 feet, 

 wide enough for two teams to pass easily. 

 The work will be done entirely according to 

 state specifictions. 



In making the cut, the brush was removed 

 and the telephone poles set back, so that the 

 entire width is entirely clear. The depressions 

 have been filled in and the hills leveled so 

 that the road practically has no grade. For 

 three-quarters of a mile, it is as straight as 

 could be imagined and in the summer this 

 stretch will certainly be beautiful. 



The job was not an expensive one, the 

 formation lending itself very readily to the 

 grading, the fills and cuts all being minor 

 ones. Gravel will be brought from the vicin- 

 ity so that the hauling of that will not be ex- 

 pensive. 



It will be remembered that a number of 

 years ago a stone road was built at this point. 

 This had been worn so badly that no attempt 

 was made to remove the stones, but these 

 were graded under, so that the road will have 

 one of the very best foundations. It is suffi- 

 ciently crowned so that it will shed water 

 readily. 



The Ransom road is also ready for gravel 

 and the mile between the Rennie school house 

 and McWethy corners is rapidly being gotten 

 into shape. Gravel is available near both 

 these miles. These three miles complete the 

 work den this fall. The commissioners have 

 lost no time and have pushed the work with 

 the greatest zeal. 



In the early spring, work will be begun on 

 one mile south of High bridge, one mile east 

 of Kingsley, one mile west of Fife Lake and 

 also a mile on the Long Lake road. The 

 spring and fall are the most advantageous 

 seasons to work, as in the summer everything 

 is too dry. 



TOLL ROAD ABANDONED. 



The Cascade gravel road, the only relic of 

 the stage coach days in Kent county, has been 

 abandoned as a toll road. From now on the 

 highway will be under the direct control and 

 supervision of Grand Rapids township and 

 Kent county. According to papers filed the 

 Cascade Gravel Road Company has not com- 

 plied with the requirements of the charter and 

 the laws of the state. The collection of the 

 toll will have to be eliminated. Highway 

 Commissioner David R. Walker states that 

 he thoroughly inspected the road and found 

 it in need of repair and that it is filled with 

 hill rocks, ruts, etc., contrary to the provis- 

 ions of the working charter. On September 

 26 Mr. Walker notified the president of the 

 company, William H. Andersen, that he was 

 not complying with the legal agreements, and 

 called attention to the repairs needed on the 



road. More than 60 days elapsed since the Ensley and Croton township farmers have 

 notice was served, and no steps having been promised to donate considerable team work 

 taken to comph- with the provisions, the pa- and with two weeks' good weather a good 



pers declaring it abandoned were filed. 



MEANS MORE MONEY FOR ROADS. 



When the Wayne County Road Commission Ja S e - 

 was asked to pay certain demurrage bills 

 which accumulated in the course of its work, 

 on cars of crushed stone, they looked into the 



start has been made. When completed 

 this will make 2'/ 2 miles of permanent high- 

 way built this fall by this township and vil- 



ASK BIDS ON NEW ROAD. 



W. H. Johnston, chairman of the Marquette 



question and found that the railroads allowed county road commission, announces that sealed 

 frcm three to ten days in which to unload a proposals will be received by the board at its 

 carload of coal without charging any demur- office in Ishpeming until 5 o'clcck p. m. Satur- 

 rage, while only two days were allowed in day, Jan. 8, for the clearing, grubbing and 

 which to unload a carload of crushed stone, grading of two miles of the Witch Lake road 

 The commissioners went before the Michigan beyond Republic, leading toward the Dickin- 

 freight committee asking for three days on son county line. 



stone, but their request was refused. The The road will begin on the north bank of the 

 commission then appealed to the Michigan Michigamme river, and will extend thence 

 Railroad Commission and has just been ad- northerly two miles toward" Witch Lake. The 

 vised by the latter body that their request has clearing and grubbing will be for a width at 

 been granted. anv point equal to the cut or fill and guttering 



The commissicn feels highly elated over its at that point. The successful bidder must sign 

 victory, as it means considerable saving to a contract for the completion of the work not 

 the people of Wayne county and the state ot later than July 15 next. 



Michigan. The money which was formerly A meeting of the members of the boards of 

 paid for demurrage will now be available for road commissioners of Marquette and Dickin- 

 rcad-building. - s n counties is to be held soon to close up 



matters pertaining to the bridge work on the 

 MICHIGAN'S SYSTEM FAVORED. proposed highway, which is to be paid for 



It is not at all unlikely that Wisconsin will jptyjjf:]?* the two countie . s - I* understood 

 adopt the Michigan system of obtaining good ; that br '<?ge construction will be started as soon 

 roads, the award system, which is known to be as Possible in the spring. Members of the 

 working so well in the Wolverine state. The commission expect to have the road connect- 

 system finds great favor with the members ci-\ n K the two counties in passable condition be- 

 the special legislative committee on good fore next season is very far advanced, 

 roads. They have no statement to make at 



this time, however, as to what they will re- VILLAGE ROADS. 



port to the legislature in January. County Road Commissioner Edward X. 



State Highway Commissioner Ely was in. Hines reports the following action at a meet- 

 Stanton recently and with Mayor Stevenson ing at which Commissioners Haggerty, Mur- 

 and a number of other gentlemen inspected doch and Hines were present: 

 the new state reward gravel road north and .- "Whereas, state reward cannot be secured 

 west of Stanton. Commissioner Ely pronounced/ O n roads built within the limits of incorporated 

 the job a first-class one and was much pleased villages; and, 



with the work done. The road is completed "Whereas, it is not contemplated by the state 

 and all who have contributed toward the ex- highway law that village streets should be im- 

 pense feel highly elated over the fact that proved by the Board of County Road Com- 

 what a few week? ago seemed an impossibility m i ? sioners, except under special circumstances, 

 is now a reality. It is the finest road in that ' as tn j s board interprets said law; and 

 part cf Montcalm county. "Whereas the board believes that some uni- 



Redford township, Wayne county, will prob- f om policy should be adopted with reference 

 ably bond for $50,000 for good roads. tne improvement of roads and streets within 



the limits of incorporated villages, whereby the 

 WAYNE ROADS OF HIGH CLASS. letter and spirit of the county road law may 



All roads built by the Wayne county road 'be carried out, and the county road fund ex- 

 commission on the 'state reward system have Bended in the interest of the greatest mileage 

 been accepted by the state highway depart- * improved roads, be it 



ment, and the county will draw a total of ) Resolved, That it is the sense of the Board 

 $11.733 state rewards "this year. County Road Commissioners of Wayne 



Two cla-es of roads are built, Class B. jCounty that hereafter no new roads, should be 

 gravel roads, which draw $.100 a mile, and taken ever or improved within the limits ot 

 Class E. macadam construction, $1,000 a mile, any incorporated villages.' 

 Macadam construction roads include concrete 



and brick roads. On all classes, the roads 

 built by the Wayne county beards are over 

 the specifications. 



WILL CONTINUE ROAD BUILDING. 



GOOD ROADS WANTED. 

 A petition signed by a number of taxpayers 

 northwest of the village of Athens has been 

 presented to the highway commissioner ask- 

 ing for a state award road from the old Bunn 



Application has been made by Reynolds farm, south to the George Mellen property, a 

 township, Montcalm county, to the state to distance of a half-mile. The read is wanted 

 build a state award highway on the state road .because of the location of the school, which 

 west of Howard City from Peterson's corner makes a long distance for some of the schol- 

 one-half mile south to C. S. Young's corner, ars to-go. 



