The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31
TO AID ROAD WORK
Heirs Of Balm Estate Send Check
To Help Defr8y Cost Of Paw
Ing South Rowland Ave.
WORK MAY BE CONTINUED
Town Board of Pleasant Prairie
Pleased With New Road May Elk
tend Plan to Other Roads in
the Town Next Year

The heirs to the estate of the late
Edward Balm have shown their inter
est in good roads in the county as
Frank Slosson, who represents the
estate in the county, has sent to Sgd
ney M. Jones, town clerk of the Town
of Pleasant Prairie, check Of
$619.50, being one-fourth Of the cost
of paving the extension of Rowland
avenue In making the contribution
to the fund Mr.. SIosson sent the fol
lowing letter:
Sidney M Jones, Clerk,
Town Board Of Pleasant Prairie,
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Dear Sir
We hand you herewith check No.
299, $619.50, being in payment of one
quarter of the cost Of paving five
eighths of a mile on South Rowland
avenue, exclusive Of the cost o. drain
ing. This as agreed with your super
visor We venture to ask how the
balance of this is to be paid. Of
course, 1t viii be paid from the Road
l.
our property being adjacent to this new
road Int not be caused to stand
more it's share Of the cost of the
same view of the ABOVE contribu-
ton wall the whole road district be
equally assessed, or the whole of the
town, or what? We also understand
that the balance, or three-eightbs of
the mile, will be built next year after
the frost is out Of the ground, and the
uncompleted portion is settled.
Please advise us on this point also.
Also lindly send us receipt cover
ing the above.
Yours respectfully,
The Balm Farms,
By S. G. M
In acknowledging the receipt of the
contribution to the fund for road
building, Clerk Jones has sent a letter
to Mr. Slosson in which he gives the
full story of the building of roads il
the town. He states that at the annu
al town meeting $4,000 was voted fol
use in re building the roads in The
town during the coming year and thst
this sum was raised from the ta7
levied against all the property in The
town In addition there is a fund Of
$4,000 received from licenses which
has been placed in the general fun(
of the town and which may be uset
for the Improvement of the highway
Tt is not the purpose of the town o.
Pleasant Prairie nor the right Of thu
officials Of the town to make any as
sessment against any individual proper
ty for the purpose of paying for tn,
Improvement Of the highways
The Town Board is favorable to
continuation of the policy of the build
ing of permanent roadways and tn,
work started this fall will be contin
ued next year until the mile of road il
completed and then the matter of ex
tending the improvements of the road
will be up to the residents and property
owners of the town Mr.. Jones holds
that should the people of the tow1
desire it there is no reason why foul
or five miles of splendid and perma
nent road shall not be built every year
The action of the Balm estate in max
ing a contribution for the maintenance
Of the road it is thought will lead othe.
people to make similar contribution
and it is possible that within shor
period of years the town of Pleasan
Prairie viii have the finest and mos
permanent roads to be found in thu
county,