Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
GOOD ROADS BOOSTER.
The Making Of Good Roads the Absorb
ing Topic.-Much Interest Man.
ifested.

ihs ioPic.-Much Interest Man
ifested.
The movement for good roads was
given start during the past week
and 1t is to be hoped that what was
done is only beginning. The Wau-
sau Advancement Association through
It's secretary, A. G. Schmidt, has been
working in the matter for some time
1t was discovered that if any adyant-
age was to be taken of that provision
of law permitting repairs by private
subscription that report must be
made before Aug. Is.
A public meeting was called at the
parlors of the Wausau club Tuesday
evening, August IL, NJ C. Ewing,
president of the Advancement associ-
alton presided, and A. G. Schmidt
acted as secretary. Mr.. James Giles
pie division engineer of the Wausau
District and the State Highway Com
mission, was present and explained
the provisions of the law. After con-
siderable discussion it was decided to
raise money by private subscription
to improve the west side Merrill road
and the Stettin road to Rib Falls. 1t
was thought the outside limit would
be $1,000, which allowed a deposit of
81, 600 each with Stettin and Maine.
over $500 was subscribed before the
meeting disbanded, the meeting after
appointing committees to solicit funds
adjourned to Wednesday afternoon.
At the Wednesday afternoon meet
ing Manager A. G. Schmidt reported
that the fund had reached 1903. of
which the committees which did the
hustling to get the money obtained
the sums indicated: Manufacturers
b. f. Wilson and c. E. Turner, 81, 900:
banks and breweries, M. G. Ewing
and H. G. Flieth, S7S5; merchants,
Oran Liljeqvist, Charles B. Mayer, A.
Nj. Peterson, Donald f. Ploss, Otto
Mueller, Arthur F. Kiefer, George f.
Rick, Gustav A. Oswald, O. G. Cal
lies, Henry Pagenkopf, Edwin +.
Schuetz, Otto Muenchow, Hyman
Baer, Henry Seim, $535.50 automo-
bile owners hnd garages, Alfred w.
Trevitt, S53l; physicians, S. M. B.
Smith, $40; dentists, Russell Lyon,
SS5: lawyers, Franklin E. Bump, $46:
lawyers and insurance agents, John
j. Okoneski, 800.
a. w. Trevitt's accomplishment Of
getting S53l personally was spoken of
by Mr.. Schmidt as an unusual accom-
plishment, but he said that the work
of the large committee among the
merchants, netting $535-50, was not
an easy task, as it required great
deal of ground to be gone over.
These amounts total S3,2O25O, the
other S30050, Mr.. Schmidt said, being
sums picked up from various sources.
The list of contributors and the
amounts they gave were not made
public, owing to the modesty of some
who gave under the stipulation that
their contributions be not made
known.
In order to comply with the law it
was necessary for petitions to be pre-
sented to the various towns and vii
lage boards before midnight of Aug.
IA. The amount subscribed was al
most double the first limit set, and
was divided as follows: Maine, $1,000;
Stettin, $1,000; Flieth, $4OO; Weston,
S53625, and Schofield, S536.25.
The distribution parties were to be
headed as follows, making the trips
indicated: B. +. Wilson and M. B.
Rosenberg, town of Maine; William
Chellis and John Okoneski, town of
Stettin; Herman G Flieth and r. E.
Puchner, town OF Weston; Russell
Lyon and Chas. A.. Fricke. town of
Flieth; G. e. Turner and Alfred w.
Trevitt, village of Schofield.
The parties were we'll received in
all the towns and the town boards
are willing and glad to cooperate
in this movement. In this way the
towns in which are situated the main
thoroughfares will not be obliged to
keep up these expensive roads them
selves Under the law the town must
raise an amount equal to the sum de-
posted, the county must then raise
a sum equal to the amount deposited
plus the town levy and the state like
amount, so that in Maine, for in
stance, for every dollar the town
raised there will be spent 5000 on its
roads, making the total amount
available on account of the deposit
of $1,000, the sum of Sc, 900
There is no logical reason why a
town should be compelled to maintain
a great main thoroughfare, when. it
is used hundred times as much by
outsiders as by the people of the
town. Under the present law the
burden is distributed and two-thirds
of the cost borne by the county and
state one-third by each, which is more
just and will tend to encourage good
road building.
THE GAME LAWS.