Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-01
WEST SIDE ROAD
"A NECESSITY
There Should be Another Highway to
the County Seat on West
Side Of the River

This paper has on several times
agitated the building of highway
! to the county seat from the southern
part of the county that would give
the communities lying to the west of
the river direct route on their own
side of the creek. We have heard
much favorable comment on this
matter and nearly every one seems of
the opinion that such a highway
should be built. There is no better
time than the present to sift the
| proposition down TO brass tacks and
| get busy. The east side road, the OILY
avenue of travel between the lower
towns of the county and the cities
and villages to the south of us, to and
from Wausau, is about as aboninable
a piece OF highway as was ever given
the courtesy of being called road
Why even the early day tote roads
had this beat to frayel. 1t isn't a
road. 1t is nothing but a continue
tion OF a series of ruts, chuck holes,
ridges and mud puddles for almost
the entire distance between Mosinee
and Schotield, excepting the recently
completed piece of macadam in the
town of Kronenwetter. And yet this
road is probably the most travelled
highway in the county.
The towns lying to the south west
/ Wi rai do
lions, have only one means of reach
ing the county seat. This is by team.
And this means long trying drive
to both man and beast, either around
by way of Marathon City, or through
MoSinee and up the poor excuse for a
road that has existed almost since
the county seat was set off. What
| the people of this section need, and
what every person living directly
west of the river in this vicinity
should work for, is a county road
starting from the intersection of the
Halder road and the range line be-
tween ranges six and seven, north
and east into Wausau. Many new
settlers have lately come into this
section, and the opening of such a
road would be the means of inducing
others to come.
The annual meeting of The county
board next November would be good
time to take this matter up. 1t is
altogether likely to be turned down,
but nevertheless, if it isn't asked for
it never will be given. A west side
road is necessity; one that is grow
ing greater each year and we hope
soon to see realization of this pro-
| ject.-Mosinee Times.
The PILOT says "Amen," to the
above. Wausau has only one outlet
to the south, and the city is SO large
now that 1T should have one on the
west side of the river. The residents
Of Mosinee and the residents on the
west side of the Wisconsin river in
our city should not rest until they
had full macadam road on the west
side of the Wisconsin river to the
latter town. Such road, if a good
one, would be the one principally
travelled by automobiles, wagons, etc..
in-as-much as the only road to the
south has the street car system to
Rothschild, it is the street over which
all funerals pass and most of the
time is very crowded. Wausau needs
another outlet to the south, not only
| for the convenience of Wausau and
Mosinee but also for those who reside
incur county along the line of the
proposed road. Our county board
should make start at it this year
for the welfare and progress of our
/ county,