MICHIGAN ROADS AND FORESTS 



The Standard Dumping Wagon for Twenty Years 



For twenty 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. 



If quality means anything to you; if the verdict of fifteen thousand individuals, firms 

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

 and learn about the dumping wagon that is 



"First in the Field; Last in the Repair Shop" 



Watson Wagon Co., Canastota, N. Y. 



Michigan Road Makers' Association 



W. W. Todd, Jackson, President; P. T. Colgrove, Hastings, First Vice-P resident; 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 stitntes 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- adopted, a board of county road commission- Dec. 10. 



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



mission of the county, will have to elect two , , . , , .. , c u . , << , . , i . ^ , , T-. x 



be elected by the people of such county. will be held at Gaylord Dec. 9. 



additional members of the commission, ac- while this last quot ation 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, des 'g nate th e number of county road commis- of stone roa ds next year. W. R. Burt has 



who called the attention of the attorney-gen- si ," erS ' and " nder the ;P rovision f Section 7. offered to contribute $10,000 if the county 



above quoted, it would seem to be imprac- w in supply a like amount, for the purpose of 



eral S department tO the fact .that in a num- tirzMf tr, Viavp mnr< than tlirpp mpmhurs iinnn -i. 



srs upon experimenting with trap rock for the top 



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



missioners is composed of only one member, o f two, four and six years respectively have us j ng limestone as heretofore. The county 



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



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 of us to create a board of three members, and j y be purchased. State Highway Commis- 



12 of the Public Acts of 1907, it was within undoubtedly the counties to which you refer sione r 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 of which authorize a board of one member. The ^___ 



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 board in each of the counties, and the vacan- ^, ( ,, 



ef the act of 1907 contained this provision: cies existing on said boards should be sup- f ^ " P , M ntr " ' S *'*"* tOW "- 



"If the number of such commissioners shall p i ie d in the manner designated by statute. t tO ^ Th 'T ',? ? 

 he fixed at one, he shall hold office for the c unt * Mlch ' The r ad WaS recently lnS P ect - 

 term of two years from the first day of May TENTH ANNUAL GOOD ROADS ^ acce P ted bv 'he State Highway Depart- 

 in the year of his election, and a successor CONGRESS. ment and the townsh.p will now rece.ve a 

 shall be biennially elected. If the number of Governor W. R. Stubbs, of Kansas, has is- r ward of $497 cn thls road as its P ortion frora 

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



shall hold office for two and four years re- of the National Good Roads Association to Thls townsh 'P recently issued bonds for the 

 spectively from said first day of May, and be held at Tcpeka, Kansas, on Dec. 14 and 15, P ur P ose of building permanent roads, and by 

 thereafter one ccmmissioner shall be biennially and desires that Governor Warner appoint reason of thls actlon ls not affected b V the 

 elected for the full term of four years. If the delegates from each county in Michigan to COunty road system ad P ted at the s P nn S 

 number of such commissioners shall be so attend this congress. This session of this or- electlon - as this raone y wl11 "Pply " the pay- 

 fixed at three, they shall hold office for two, ganization is expected to be a great event in ment f the bonds '" and the township will also 

 four and six years respectively from the said the history of the good reads movement, and reCelVC fr m the COUnty the amount of co nt y 

 first day of May, and thereafter one commis- if anywhere near the number of delegates at- r ad taX levied '" Montrose township, 

 sioner shall be biennially elected for the full lend that have received commissions, the ses- 

 term of six years." sion will be an enthusiastic and profitable Pcter C OlsO "' Manistee township, has 



The provision has been omitted from Sec- one. been elected county road commissioner by the 



tion 7 of Chapter 4 of Act 283, and the fol- supervisors of Manistee county. An amend- 



lowing inserted in lieu thereof: COUNTY ROAD INSTITUTES. ment tO the county road Iaw P rov ' des that 



"They shall hold office for two, four and The Michigan State Highway Department there mUSt be fr m three tO five comml ssion- 



six years respective.y, from the said first day has made preparations to hold county road . ^ T 



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



