The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-29

as heretofore, but surveys and plans
made by this Commission after Janu-
airy LIST will have to be paid for in part
by the counties or funds will not be
available for purposes which this Com
mission must meet. Owing to his con-
dition, it will be necessary for the coun-
ties to pay at the following rates for
surveys, in addition to furnishing the
unskilled labor and stakes, if they de-
sire to have surveys made by the Com
mission:
For surveys in towns outside of in
corporated cities and villages, $40 per
mile.
For surveys in incorporated villages,
SIS per mile.
For surveys in cities under 5000, 500
per mile.
The above sums represent only a part
of the cost to the Commission of these
surveys, especially in complicated cases,
but surveys will be made at the above
uniform rates no matter what the COM
plexity or time taken. We have found
the surveys made by the Commission IS
engineers more satisfactory and COM
plete than those made. by others and
cost less.
If a county does not desire that the
Commission make the surveys, it may
engage any one to make them provided
they are furnished complete in accord
ance with the standards of this Com
mission, and the Commission will be
very glad to instruct the surveyor Sc
lected as to its methods of doing the
work so that the plans will be uni
form.
If, however, the county desires the
| Commission to continue making sur
veys in the county, it will be necessary
for it to pass the following resolu-
/, ton:
BE IT RESOLVED, BY the County
Board off,. ....-.........C County that
the County Clerk request the State
Highway Commission to make all sur
veys for state aid construction in
........ County at the rates named
in the State Highway Commission s
letter of November /, 1913.
! The County Clerk is directed to pay
into the State Treasury the amounts of
any bills submitted from time to time
by the State Highway Commission up
on its certifcatipn Of the amount of
survey in each governmental unit, and
to state in making payments to the
State Treasurer that the amounts are
paid into the State Treasury as an APP
ipropriation for road purposes by.....
County, and that the amount of the
appropriation paid is to be used by the
State Highway Commission for the
purpose of making surveys in........
County"
There is hereby appropriated from
the general fund an. amount sufficient
to pay the cost to the county of such
surveys
4 The above method is necessary due
to the fact that the State Highway
Commission cannot accept money for
services rendered unless paid into the
State Treasury for a specific purpose,
in which case the State Highway Com
mission can use it for that purpose.
1t would be well to have the county
highway commissioner in each county
estimate the amount of surveys prob
ably necessary to be made in the county
before January, 1915, and to have the
full amount necessary provided for in
the levy of the County Board.
If we receive no word from the
county that it has passed a resolution
similar to the above, we will assume
/ that the surveys are to be made by
some person employed by the county.
The failure of county board to
either provide for surveys by others,
or to pass resolution similar to the
above will simply mean that surveys
for next year Is work or work the fol
lowing year will not be made, as money
will not be available either from the
State or from the County, and con-
sGruction will, therefore, be impossible.
Yours very truly,
Wisconsin Highway Commission,
BY A. R. Hirst,
State Highway Engineer.
Supervisor Luke moves to defer ac-
ton on communication until Thursday
/ morning, November Is.
Motion carried.
/ The petition of John B. Butcher to
cancel Tax Certificate No. % of 1911,
was read and upon motion of Super
visor Luke was referred to Committee
on Tax Certificates and Illegal Taxa
ton.
! The petition of the Town of Brighton
was received and read and upon motion
of Supervisor Burg same was referred
to Committee on Roads and Bridges.
The petition of the Town of Salem
was received and read and upon motion
Of Supervisor Burg was referred to
Committee on Roads and Bridges,
Supervisor Kline moves to adjourn
until 1:30 clock P. M.
Motion carried and Board so adj
journed.
Afternoon Session.