The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-04-16
WISCONSIN NOW IN THE LEAD
ALI Counties Save Kenosha County Will
Have Work on Main Roadway Com
pleted by End of Present Road Build
ing Season-Prominent Men Boost.


road running for ninety miles along the
shores of Lake Michigan, from Chicago
to Milwaukee, bids fair to be realized
within the year, says Mr.. Hyde, special
writer for the Chicago Tribune.
When the plans under way are COM
pleted the name of Grant, great cav
airy general will no longer be dishon
ored by broken and uneven stretch
Of highway. only little fraction of
which is more than muddy and I'm
paved road.
The new Sheridan road will be a
hard and splendidly kept boulevard,
running through green parkways, bor-
dered by we'll trimmed trees on one
side and on the other for much of the
distance by the blue vaters of the lake.
The new road will be patrolled daily
by force of workmen, who will keep
the pavement in perfect repair.
Conditions in Illinois from Chicago
north to the state line are complicated
and difficult The road passes through
some dozen or fifteen separate towns
and villages and it is necessary, if Sher-
idan road is to be a continuous boule-
ward, to persuade them all to follow
the same general plan.
The last legislature passed law
which makes it possible for the com
missioners of Lincoln park to take over
all of the Sheridan road.
What Steps Are Needed.
Under the law the city council of
each municipality-after a majority of
the frontage consents have been OBJ
tained-must pass an ordinance turning
the road over to the control of the
Lincoln Park commissioners. The en-
gineers o. the board will then recon-
mend to this town authorities the kind
of pavement which it is desirable to
use and the proper methods of CON
stluction.
The officials of each town, will, how
ever, spread their own assessments to
raise money for the construction of the
road and will have the spending of the
money in their own hands. The park
board will, after the road is built mott
fly the authorities of each town how
much money will be needed yearly for
maintenance and will be obliged to
spend all the money raised IN each town
OF the maintenance of the road within
its limits
The intention is simply to put the
administration and upkeep of the great
road into the hands of single expert
and efficient body, without interfering
in the least with the rights and privi-
leges of the various town officials.
Glencoe has Acted
Glencoe has been the first to act un-
der the law. 1t has secured the nee
essary consent from property owners,
has passed the ordinance and already
the strip of Sheridan road within it's
borders has been turned over to the
Lincoln Park board. The work of re-
building and repaving its part of the
road will be done this spring.
The commissioners of New Trier
township nave also been prompt to act.
They have secured the frontage con-
sents and passed an ordinance and are
ready to Jun their section of the road
running from Wilmette to Kenilworth
and from Glencoe to Highlands Park
over to the board.
In Highland Park the frontages were
readily obtained, but the city council
has declined, for the present, at least,
to give up control of the road They
will, however, proceed to repave this
spring a road running from the north
line of Cook county through the village
and will link it up with the main por-
ton of Sheridan road.
Almost every town along the north
shore has it; own peculiar problems to
meet
Firm Wilmette north to Che southern
limits of Lake county the sanitary dis
trict is about to build a great inter.
cepting sewer connecting with the vii.
mette drainage channel. For almost
al its length this sewer viii follow the
course O.. Sheridan road.
Many of the towns along the route
will permanently improve their share OF
the road, after it has been torn up by
the district.