The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-07-02


At the appointed hour Tuesday about
fifty persons assembled at council cham
bers where the street assessment COM
mittee were in session to hear objec-
tons to the proposed plan of paving
Main, Henry and Swift streets with
brick. The mayor announced that
objections to the Improvement on
Henry street would be first heard,
and seven property owners in their
turn took the floor and gave rea-
sons why they objected to the proposed
plan. Swift street was the second
taken up and several from that street
spoke in opposition to the plan, and
Main street residents were also there
with strong opposition. C. R. Bentley,
though not property owner on these
streets, spoke in favor of improving
every street in the city but he strongly
opposed the present plan. Attorney
Geo. Sutherland of GAINESVILLE, repre-
sentlng property owners, gave few
minutes talk in opposition to the use
of brick for road making in city the
size OF Edgerton, and in fact Mr.. Suth-
erland was not strongly in favor of
brick IN larger cities. One thing was
strikingly evident at the meeting, and
that was the unanimity of opinion fav-
oring better streets in the city of Ed
gerton, and most of the speakers ex-
pressed willingness to pay their share
toward macadam roads, The following
protest, which contains the names of
all the property owners, with four ex-
ceptions, Tobacco Exchange bank, Con-
gregational church, Henry Schmeling
and Thomas Wileman, was presented
and read.
To the Mayor and Common Council of
the City of Edgerton:
Whereas, notice has been published
that the Street Assessment Committee
of the City of Edgerton propose to pave
certain portions of Main street, Swift
street and Henry street in the City of
Edgerton with brick and lay cutters
and curbs at the expense of the adjoin-
ing real estate;
We, the undersigned, taxpayers in
the City of Edgerton, Rock county,
Wisconsin, hereby protest against the
paving with brick of said Main, Swift
and Henry streets at the expense of
the adjoining property holders, believ-
ing that it is placing an unjust burden
upon the adjacent property holders for
the benefit of other parties.
We believe that all of these streets
can be put into good condition by ma
cadamizing and making use of the
stone and stone crusher, which the city
already has in it's possession, at a far
less expense than by paving with brick.
And we believe that inasmuch as this
is for the benefit of the whole city that
the cost of such paving should not be
saddied upon the adjoining property
holders only. If the adjacent property
holders pay for the cutters and curb
ing we believe that that is their full
share and that the city at large should
pay the expense of the paving.
Robert Attlesey Wilson Bros
Lynts & Roll J. D. Hahn Estate
G. H. Bliven T. L. Stillman
Nels Larson j. E. Harl1n
Mrs Sophia Johnson Mrs: Margaret Howard
Carl Bartz Louis B. Larson
Wm.-S chrub r. j. Hartzheim
Mrs. A. j. Kelly Laid & Holton
J. M. Joyce Rudolph Happ
Sarah Beaton James Pollard
Paul p Watson r. Z. Curran
John Mawhinney d. I. Wilson
B. g. Wilson Mary Attlesey
Brown 4 Pringle Hausmann Brewing Co.
Harry Bucknal G. M. & st. p. Ry. Co.,
Dor. f. H Myers. SuDt.