134 REPORT OP THE No. 3 



LORRAIN ROAD. 



This work was done upon that part of the road lying North of the Green 

 Meehan Mine, 2 culverts were replaced, 645 ft. of grading was done and 700 ft. 

 surfaced with rock. 



SUMMARY. 



The following is a summary of work done during the season. 



Old and new roads under construction or repair 373 miles 



New roads under construction 110 " 



New roads made ready for grading 86 " 



Roads graded 71 " 



Roads surfaced with ro'jk or gravel 25 " 



Bridges built or renewed ' 28 



Culverts built or renewed 253 



To the Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines : — 



Sir, — I beg to submit for your consideration and recommend that the follow- 

 ing amounts be expended during the season of 1919 on the construction of new 

 roads, the maintenance of lately constructed trunk roads, the re-surfacing with 

 stone or gravel of old roads, the construction of bridges and culverts and the 

 drainage of swamp lands in the Districts of Rainy River, Kenora, Port Arthur and 

 Fort William, Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma, Sudbury, Nipissing, Parry Sound, St. 

 Joseph Island and Muskoka : 



District of Rainy River: 



In the District of Rainy River there are not less than 125 miles of 

 trunk roads to be maintained and dragged; 25 miles of constructed road 

 requiring surfacing with gravel at different points throughout the District 

 and 25 miles of new road to be constructed to meet the immediate require- 

 ments of the settlers ; also a small expenditure in the mining section east 

 of Rainy Lake. This work will cost approximately $75,000 



District of Kenora: 



Repairing and maintaining old roads in the vicinity of Kenora and 

 Keewatin, the construction of trunk roads between Dyment and Eagle 

 River Stations along the Canadian Pacific Railway and along the Canadian 

 GovemmcHt Railway in the vicinity of Quibell and Superior Junction . . 45,000 



District Surrounding Port Arthur and Fort William : 



Maintenance of 150 miles of trunk roads, the construction of 30 miles 

 of new roads east of Port Arthur and the surfacing with gravel of 10 

 miles of old roads, including also the mining road from Schreiber Station, 

 Canadian Pacific Railway to Big Duck Lake now under construction 80,000 



