The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-17
TOWNS MAY STILL GET MONEY
Matter May Be Submitted to Electors
at the Spring Town Meetings in Som
ers and Pleasant Prairie-No De-
mand For Return of the Funds.

The big question of what is to be
done with more than $4,000 contributed
by Kenosha county people with view
of securing better roads in the county
is to be taken up and probably decided
at the meeting of the Kenosha Automo-
bile club scheduled to be held at the
Elks club rooms this evening. There
are two courses open to the club of
ficials. The one is to return the money
to the men and women who donated it
and the other is to find some way by
which the towns in the county will
make appropriations sufficient to keep
up with the donors of the road fund.
Not single person who contributed
to the fund has demanded the return
Of his money as yet and nearly all of
them seem to be willing to permit their
gifts to remain in the hands of the club
If they are given assurance that the
money will be used for road building
in keeping with the original plan.
1t we want to use this money on the
roads in the various towns it will be
necessary for these towns to come to
the front and make appropriations so
that the officials of the automobile club
can keep faith with the people who con
trbuted. There is some $4,000 in the
fund for the Improvement of the Sheri-
dan road Now if the town board of
Pleasant Prairie or th9 people of Pleas
ant Prairie at the town meeting vote
to appropriate $4,000 for the improve
ment of this road there is nothing to
prevent the Automobile club making a
present of The $4,000 to the town for
the work on the road. Such q plan
would meet every agreement made be-
tween the club members and the people
who donated this money. The same is
true in The town cf Somers. However,
the towns t. secure the use of this So
600, must make appropriations doubling
the amount. -
At the meeting of the club members
this evening plans for the coming year
will be discussed. 1t is just possible
that the members of the club will find
a way to get away from the decision
of the supreme court which ruled
against the force clause of the state
highway law and that the plans of 9TH
en- years to secure road improvement by
soliciting funds will be continued.
However, it is going to be difficult to
get some of the towns to make appro-
priations for concrete roads and the
Automobile club has shown a special
in this kind of roads If the club
money is not to be available in future
years it is certain that there will be a
falling off in the amount of road work
done. 1t is certain that the town of
Somers will be ready to meet the club
half way in any Plan suggested to get
the roads in that town improved, but
there may he some doubt as to the ac-
tion of the Pleasant Prairie board In
the past the board has been decidedly
conservative in making road appropria-
lions, but with the possibility of a gift
of $4,000, it is possible that the board
wall decid1 to act. The members of the
Automobile club are anxious to find a
way to do their part toward the com
pletion of the Sheridan drive through
Kenosha county.
The meeting this evening will be the
first meeting of the club held since the
supreme court decided against the
force clause and it is expected that it
win be one of the most interesting
meetings that the club has ever had. A
social session viii follow the club
meeting.