MICHIGAN ROADS AND FORESTS 



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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. 



AN IDEAL, PRACTICAL COUNTRY 

 ROAD. 



I. K. Lichty, Highway Commissioner of 

 Mancelona township, Antrim county, has re- 

 cently completed a screened gravel road, 1.717 

 miles in U-ngth. Pit run gravel was thrown 

 iiiiio a screen attached to a wagon box on the 

 opposite the shovelers, the sand passing 

 through the screen and the gravel falling into 

 the wagon box. The cost of this road was 

 -iimething above the average of that for ordi- 

 nary gravel roads, but will be more than com- 

 pensated for by the far better results obtained. 



It is becoming apparent to road builders or 

 road repairers, that unless a good run of gravel 

 can be had, that it is economy to screen it; 

 when the gravel is well compacted, it is nearly 

 if not quite equal to a stone road and even 

 better than a soft crushed limestone. 



STATE GRANGE APPROVES MICHIGAN 

 ROAD PLAN. 



That the State Grange is in full accord with 

 Michigan's road law and its present adminis- 

 tration was evidenced at the last annual meet- 

 ing at Traverse City. It is interesting to note 

 the tendency of thought on good roads and 

 the strong endorsement given by so distin- 

 miished a body as the State Grange. The fol- 

 lowing resolution was adopted: 



"Whereas, the question of better roads is 

 of the greatest importance to all farmers 

 of this state, and 



"Whereas, this committee favors the policy 



of road improvement by township, counties 



and state and has endorsed the principle that 



the money for this purpose should be provided 



as far as possible out of the funds raised by 



<-ral taxation, instead of by assessments 



the owners of lands through which this 



road runs, and 



"Whereas, by far the greater mileage of our 

 public highways is not improved, and there is 

 therefore urgent need for large appropriation 

 for road improvement and maintenance, 



"Resolved, That we favor the enactment of 

 legislation providing for the extension of the 

 policy of state aid for public highway im- 

 provements, with a view to the establishment 

 of a complete system of improved roads in all 

 sections of the state." 



CLARE COUNTY TO AGAIN VOTE ON 

 THE COUNTY ROAD QUESTION. 



In April. ]90n. Clare county voted upon the 

 question of adopting the county road system 

 and rejected the proposition. New interest 

 seems to have been awakened, as the Clare 



Courier announces that a public meeting in 

 connection with the annual road institute for 

 Clare county will be held February 23rd, at 

 Clare. The object of the meeting is to 'better 

 acquaint the taxpayers of the county with the 

 workings cf the county system an,d to perfect 

 an organization for some aggressive effort 

 along this line. 



WILL BOND FOR ROADS. 



A public meeting for the purpose of consid- 

 ering a proposition to bond Wheatland town- 

 ship, Sanilac county, for read building pur- 

 poses will be held at Deckerville, Wednesday, 

 February 3rd, 1910. Three thousand dollars 

 have been raised 'by popular subscription and 

 it is proposed to bond for three thousand dol- 

 lars. These amounts, together with the three 

 thousand dollars state reward, it is expected 

 will build three miles of stone road. This 

 community is particularly fortunate in that it 

 owns its own stone crusher, and has large 

 quantities of cobble and field stone upon the 

 ground, conditions which aid very materially 

 in building a good road cheaply. 



NEW CHAIRMAN OF WAYNE ROAD 

 COMMISSION. 



John S. Haggerty was elected chairman of 

 the board of county road commissioners at its 

 annual meeting recently. Mr. Haggerty is the 

 proprietor of a large brick making industry on 

 the west side of Detroit, and his business 

 training has been of valuable assistance to the 

 board in its work. 



In addition, he has saved the county hun- 

 dreds of dollars in transportation' bills by 

 placing his large touring car and electric run- 

 about at the disposal cf the board. 



Owen Rippey was reappointed clerk of the 

 board. 



BERRIEN REFUSED GOOD ROADS 

 AGAIN. 



A move to submit to the voters of Berrien 

 county again this spring the county system of 

 good roads building was sprung unawares on 

 the board of supervisors, a resolution, near 

 the close of the session, being submitted by 

 Supervisor John Smith of St. Joseph town- 

 ship, calling for the submission of the ques- 

 tion to the electors on April 4. The motion 

 \\.i- defeated. 



Mention of the good roads system, and 

 even g'ood roads called forth a tirade or abuse 

 upon automobilists by Supervisor Babcock of 

 Nilcs, he declaring that only the owners of 

 machines were interested in good roads. He 



also declared that automobiles did more dam- 

 age to roadways than 'other vehicles, state- 

 ments which aroused some of the members of 

 the board, who are owners of machines. 



HURON COUNTY ROADS. 



The uncompleted roads in Huron county are 

 located as follows: 



Miles. 



McKinley township 2.455 



Sand Beach township ....._. 1.218 



Sebewaing township T. 1.000 



Winsor township 250 



Winsor township 997 



Total ' 5.920 



The completed roads are located as follows: 



Miles. 



Sand Beach township 1.041 



Sand Beach township 1.010 



Sand Beach township 1.045 



Sebewaing township 250 



Sebewaing township 250 



Sebewaing township 500 



Verona township 1.002 



Winsor township 530 



Winsor township .' 1.008 



Winsor township 503 



Winsor township 1.013 



Winsor township 1.000 



Total 9.152 



The township of Sand Beach is one of the 

 banner improved roads townships in Huron 

 county. 



AN UP-TO-DATE TOWNSHIP. 



Union township, Branch county, has made 

 application to the state for the reward for the 

 construction of roads. The township intends 

 to construct one and three-quarter miles on 

 the Coldwater-Union City road between the 

 Michigan Central Railroad and the Morey 

 school house. 



The construction is to be under the direction 

 of the Highway Commissioner of Union 

 township. Union has long been paying a 

 money tax for roads and, in fact, adopted this 

 method before compelled to by law. The 

 township is to undertake the new work in 

 addition to much bridge work already on hand. 



Other townships in Branch county would 

 do well to apply for the state reward. The 

 assistance is certainly needed and would do 

 much toward the creation of good roads. 



The township of Blumfield, Saginaw county, 

 has voted to bond for $10,000 for good roads. 



