The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-03-12
Report.


Gentlemen:
Having been appointed Chairman of
the Committee of the Whole to visit,
examine and report on the tile on Sher-
idan road and the roads adjacent to the
city built the past year, under state
supervision, would respectfully report
that on Saturday, November 22nd, 1913,
we did visit and examine the concrete
road in the village of Somers, also the
macadam road in the town of I1ess-
ant Prairie known as the Geneva
road. In Somers we found the concrete
road in poor condition there being sew
eral holes in the surface and one hole
entirely into the dirt. / understand
that portion of this road was opened
for traffic thirteen days after its COM
pletion. According to the instructions
OF the State Highway Commission on
concrete roads fourteen feet wide, as
the Somers road is, there should be a
shoulder from the outside edge of the
concrete to the slope of the fill of six
feet six inches.
We found this grade not in accord
ance with these instructions, as there
were many places not over two feet
wide and from four to five feet fill,
with no railing and should call these
conditions dangerous to public travel.
On the Geneva road the macadam on
the west two hundred feet does not
look in good condition, as the top
dressing seems to be partly missing,
and the crushed stone already show.
The railing on the fill at the bridge east
of Toners Corner does not look as
though that the fill was wide enough
when the posts were set, as on the north
side of the fill the dirt has washed away
from the outside of some of the posts.
On Monday, November oath, we visit
ed the tile on the Sheridan road. We
found an eight inch tile laid there. At
the catch basin we found the tile about
one-half full of water and water sta
tionary, at the outlet at the creek we
found small stream of water running
from this tile, we came back about
mid way between the catch basin and
the outlet and procuring shovel from
a neighboring house we dug down to
the tile and accidentally struck (Y)
covered with burlap sack. We meas
ured the water in the tile at this point
and found about two inches, it being
as at the catch basin, stationary. We
then went back to the point of catch
basin and then east to where it is
claimed by Mr.. Tobin that it was the
intention of State Engineer Blake that
the water from this tile should go.
There we found about one hundred feet
of tile had been laid and abhndoneJ.
I'VE would recommend that State En-
gineer Blake and also the engineer who
recommended the change of course of
this tile appear before this County
Board and explain why this change was
made to the end that we may determine
why this money has been spent for a
tile that is evidently useless. We would
also recommend that the inspectors on
this particular work appear before the
County Board or Committee with
power to act and explain why this CD
was placed in this tile and if there are
any more There has been consider
able feeling created in this controversy
and in justice to the taxpayers and
Kcnosha County as well as parties in
charge of this work we feel that all
points should be fully explained.
Respectfully submitted,
T. s. Scott,
Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole,
Supervisor Hensgen moves to accept
and adopt the report.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Luke moves the Chairman
appoint a Committee of Three with
power to act in regard to further i'm
vestigation of this tile.
Motion carried and Chairman Yule
appoints Herzog, Scott and Bishop to
act as such committee.
Supervisor Burg moves to adjourn
until 1850 o'clock r. M.
Motion carried and Board adjourned,
f. H, Jones,
County Clerk.