Bay County past and present . like manner brick, asphalt and other hard pavements have almostentirely replaced the cedar block pavements. Lincoln avenue is themost recent example of this change, while the blocks still remain inAdams street south of McKinley avenue. Although the wooden walks were valuable, probably a necessity,in their time, they were also the cause of much trouble. The boardswould in time warp, work loose, and unexpectedly fly up when some-one stepped on one of the loose ends. This was liable to trip and in-jure someone else who happened to be passing. Other serious injur
Bay County past and present . like manner brick, asphalt and other hard pavements have almostentirely replaced the cedar block pavements. Lincoln avenue is themost recent example of this change, while the blocks still remain inAdams street south of McKinley avenue. Although the wooden walks were valuable, probably a necessity,in their time, they were also the cause of much trouble. The boardswould in time warp, work loose, and unexpectedly fly up when some-one stepped on one of the loose ends. This was liable to trip and in-jure someone else who happened to be passing. Other serious injurieswere sustained by persons stepping through holes that had worn inthe walks. As a result, the city has had many damage suits and hashad to pay out large sums of money as damages to those injured. (11) (11) For facts regarding the pavements and sidewalks, see Bay City Tribune,November, 1887, page, 18; Bay City Tribune, 1875; Dow, page 31; and Board of Com-merce Bulletin for 1882, page 4. TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION. 131. feAllfcW#iW Advertisement Used in 1866 (12) RAILROADS. The great event in the history of transportation in Bay Countywas the coming of the railroads. Strangely enough this center ofpopulation had to depend on the water routes for practicallly all transportation for thirty years after thefirst villages werestarted. This meant,as we have alreadyseen, that during thewinter, even after theCivil War period, BayCity was cut off fromthe rest of the coun-try. The lakes wereclosed to boats byKing Winter, andtravel through the swamps to Saginaw in winter was very difficult. But when the railroad did finally reach this growing lumberingcommunity, it came on both sides of the river at the same time. InJanuary, 1867, the first train on the Jackson, Lansing & Saginawrailroad, now the Michigan Central, came from Jackson. This gavethe new town on the west side of the river, Wenona, connections withChicago and all places in that direction. H. W. Sage and C. C. Fitz-hugh w
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