Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1911 — Old Grade Leading to the Kankakee in Bad Condition. [ARTICLE]

Old Grade Leading to the Kankakee in Bad Condition.

Lendert Mak, of Keener township, was in the city today. He is a road supervisor and the old -JDeMotte grade leading to the Kankakee river is in his district, and its condition is so bad that it is very dangerous. The grade is posted with notices to the effect that it is dangerous, but notwithstanding that fact, there are a great many people who continue to drive over it. Not ( anly is the grade bad, but the bridge, also, and Mr. Mak says that the plank in the old bridge are so rotten that it is unsafe for horses to travel over it. Resident farmers know this to be the case, but still people continue to go over the bridge and Mr. Mak expects almost any time to have a bad accident occur. He does not want to be held responsible and the purpose of his visit was to get advice as to his duty as road supervisor. He feels that his duty is to close the grade altogether, but he lacks authority to do this and he is in a quandary as to how to proceed.