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MICHIGAN ROADS AND FORESTS 



COUNTY SYSTEM FOR HOUGHTON. 



Houghton county new stands a chance of 

 obtaining its much desired good roads. The 

 county joined the van when its board of super- 

 visors appointed a committee of three, headed 

 by E. A. Ilamar, the "good roads supervisor" 

 of Chassell, and including Supervisor Mc- 

 Naughton, of Calumet, and Supervisor Lawton, 

 of Quincy, to prepare a resolution to be pre- 

 sented at the January meeting of the board, 

 looking toward the submission of this import- 

 ant question to the people at a special or the 

 next general election. 



The good roads question was taken up in 

 Houghton county more than a year ago. Su- 

 pervisor Hamar was one of its first advocates. 

 He worked early and late preparing a petition 

 to which were attached the names of many 

 property holders in all of the townships of 

 Houghton county. When presented to the 

 board, however, it was f, und that some of the 

 names were not those of men who held prop- 

 erty in the townships to which they were as- 

 signed. For this reason the petition was 

 knocked cut, and the movement received a 

 temporary setback. 



Supervisor Hamar, however, remained right 

 on the job, and came back again and again, 

 with the result that two months ago Prosecut- 

 ing Attorney Macdonald was instructed by the 

 board to prepare an opinion upon the new 

 county road law. The county attorney held 

 the law constitutional in every detail. 



AVON LEADS IN OAKLAND COUNTY. 



The exceptionally fine weather during No- 

 vember permitted the finishing touches to be 

 put on the new state roads out of Rochester, 

 Oakland county. For the past two years 

 Avon has shown much interest in the road 

 proposition and has just completed the fourth 

 mile of state road, having gone the limit for 

 the length of time. The new stretch reaches 

 east a half-mile from the Hubbel school house 

 and south one and one-half miles from the 

 top of Butts' hill. They conform with the 

 state requirements, being 30 feet wide, with 

 gravel nine meet wide and eight inches thick. 

 The grading on both has been exceptionally 

 well done. 



The subscription of $100 by residents on the 

 new south road and $100 from J. F. Dodge on 

 the west one-half mile assisted greatly in the 

 work. One mile more will complete the west 

 road to the Pontiac town line and two miles 

 more on the south will bring it to the Troy 

 town line. It is hoped that the adjoining 

 townships will see the need and do their part 

 toward completing the three roads to Pontiac 

 and Detroit. At the present time Avon excels 

 all townships in Oakland county in the new 

 state road enterprise. According to records, 

 between $6,000 and $7,000 has been expended 

 in the past year on roads and bridges alone. 

 Great credit for the excellent condition of the 

 highways is due to Commissioner E. A. 

 Tucker, who has accomplished much by his 

 untiring efforts. 



The county road institute for the counties 

 of Charlevoix and Emmett was held in connec- 

 tion with the farmers' institute at Petoskey, 

 on Dec. 17. A representative from the state 

 highway department and ethers speakers were 

 in attendance. 



Frank F. Rogers, deputy state highway com- 

 missioner, in company with County Road 

 Commissioner Green, inspected half a mile of 

 macadam road on the Jamestown road, and 

 one mile on the town line road, Saginaw 

 county. Both pieces passed muster, and Mr. 

 Rogers announced that they would be recom- 

 mended to the state to receive the customary 

 benefit as they fulfilled the requirements in 

 every respect. Mr. Rogers is highly pleased 

 with the manner in which the highways of 

 Saginaw county are being improved, and on 

 more than one occasion in his trips about the 

 state has made complimentary reference to 

 the highways of that county as models of 

 excellence. 



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State Reward Roads 



No. 449 Cheboygan county, .307 mile, ma- 

 cadam; reward, $307. 



No. 450 Dickinson county, % mile, ma- 

 cadam; reward, $250. 



No. 451 Bethany township, Gratiot county, 

 l /2 mile, gravei; reward, $250. 



No. 452 Icsco county, .152 mile, macadam; 

 reward, $152. 



No. 453 Hamlin township, Eaton county, l /t 

 mile, gravel; reward, $250. 



No. 454 Manistee county, .22 mile, ma- 

 cadam, and .662 mile, gravel; reward, $551. 



No. 455 Emerson township, Gratiot county, 

 1 mile, gravel; reward, $500. 



No. 456 Emerson township, Gratiot county, 

 1 mile, gravel; reward, $500. 



No. 457 East China township, St. Clair 

 county, 2.224 miles, gravel; reward, $1,112. 



No. 458 Weare township, Oceana county, 2 

 miles, macadam; reward, $2,000. 



No. 459 Evart township, Osceola county, 

 1.23 miles, gravel; reward, $615. 



No. 460 Novesta township, Tuscola county, 

 1 mile, gravel; reward, $500. 



No. 462 Cheboygan county, lj miles, "C;" 

 reward, $1,125. 



No. 464 Weldon township, Benzie county, 

 1 mile, frravel; reward, $500. 



No. 466 -Pine River township, Gratiot coun- 

 ty, 1 mile, gravel; reward, $500. 



No. 467 Higgins township, Roscommon 

 county, .964 mile, gravel; reward, $483. 



No. 468 Higgins township, Roscommon 

 county, .858 mile, gravel; reward, $429. 



No. 470 Manistee county, .983+ mile, 

 gravel: reward, $492. 



No. 471 Manistee county, 1 mile, gravel; 

 reward, $500. 



No. 472 Manistee county, 1.144 miles, 

 gravel; reward, $572. 



No. 473, Manistee county, .508 mile, gravel 

 road, state reward $254. 



No. 474, Manistee county, .498 mile, gravel, 

 state reward $249. 



No. 475, Tuscola county, 1.818 miles, maca- 

 dam, state reward $1,818. 



No. 476, Delta count, 1.477 miles, macadam, 

 slate reward $1,477. 



No. 477, Delta county, 1.096 miles, macadam, 

 state reward $1,096. 



No. 478, Delta county, 2.077 miles, macadam, 

 state reward $2,077. 



No. 479, Kalkaska county, 1 mile, gravel, 

 state reward, $500. 



No. 480, Mecosta county, 1 mile, gravel, state 

 reward $500. 



No. 481, Mecosta county, 1.018 miles, gravel, 

 state reward $509. 



No. 482, Mecosta county, 1.072 miles, gravel, 

 state reward $536. 



No. 483, Mecosta county, 1.01 miles, gravel, 

 state reward $505. 



No. 484, Mecosta county, 1.018 miles, gravel, 

 state reward $509. 



No. 485, Ensley township, Newaygo county, 

 1 mile, "A" road, state reward $250. 



No. 486, Ensley township, Newaygo county, 

 1 mile, "A" road, state reward $250. 



No. 487, Higgins township, Roscommon 

 county, 4.354 miles, gravel, state reward $2,177. 



No. 488, Morton township, Mecosta county, 

 .98 mile, gravel, state reward $490. 



No. 489, Elk Rapids township, Antrim 

 county, 1.84 miles, "D" road, state reward 

 $1,380. 



No. 490, Sheridan township, Newaygo coun- 

 ty, 5.475 miles, macadam, state reward $5,475. 



No. 491, Dayton township, Newaygo county, 

 1 mile, macadam, state reward $1,000. 



No. 492, Manistee county, 1.33 miles, gravel, 

 state reward $665. 



No. 493, Lake township, Missaukee county, 1 

 mile, gravel, state reward $500. 



No. 494, Newark township, Gratiot county, 1 

 mile, gravel, state reward $500. 



No. 493, Newark township, Gratiot county, 1 

 mile, gravel, state reward $500. 



No. 498, Wayne county, 1^4 rniles, macadam, 

 state reward $1,250. 



No. 497, Wayne county, Vn mile, macadam, 

 state reward $250. 



No. 498, Wexford county, 1.018 miles, gravel, 

 state reward $509. 



No. 499, Wexford county, .976 mile, gravel, 

 state reward $488. 



No. 500, Wexford county, 1 mile, gravel, 

 state reward $500. 



No. 501, Menominee county, 1 mile, "C" 

 road, state reward $750. 



No. 502, Menominee county, 1.028 miles, "C" 

 road, state reward $771. 



No. 503, Menominee county, 1 mile, "C" 

 road, state reward $750. 



No. 504, Menominee county, .971 mile, "C" 

 road, state reward $728. 



No. 505, Menominee county, 1.031 miles, "C" 

 road, state reward $773. 



No. 506, Menominee county, 1 mile, "C" 

 road, state reward $750. 



No. 507, Menominee county, .806 mile, 

 gravel, state reward $403. 



No. 508, Menominee county, 1.011 miles, "C" 

 road, state reward $758. 



No. 509, Menominee county, .999 mile, "C" 

 road, state reward $749. 



No. 510, Menominee county, 1.032 miles, "C" 

 road, state reward $774. 



No. 511, Menominee county, 1.498 miles, 

 gravel, state reward $749. 



No. 512, Menominee county, ^ mile, "C" 

 road, state reward $375. 



No. 513, Menominee county, 1.163 miles, 

 macadam, state reward $1,162. 



No. 514, Elmwood township, Tuscola county, 

 1.008 miles, gravel, state reward $504. 



No. 515, Elmwood township, Tuscola county, 

 1 mile, gravel, state reward $500. 



No. 516, Bedford township, Monroe county, 

 .401 mile, macadam, state reward $401. 



No. 517, Wexford county, 1 mile, gravel, 

 state reward $500. 



No. 518, Golden township, Oceana county, 

 1 mile, macadam, state reward $1,000. 



No. 519, Tyrone township, Kent county, 1 

 mile, gravel, state reward $500. 



No. 520, Tyrone township, Kent county, 1 

 mile, gravel, state reward $500. 



No. 521, Delta county, l /2 mile, macadam, 

 state reward $500. 



No. 522, Delta county, 4.715 miles, macadam, 

 state reward $4,715. 



No. 523, Delta county, 5.595 miles, macadam, 

 state reward $5,595. 



No. 524, Delta county, 1.496 miles, macadam, 

 state reward $1,496. 



