The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-18
TAKE INSPECTOR FROM ROAD
Decision as to Who Is to Be 'Boss"
of Road Building Brings Break Be-
tween Contractor and County and
State Officials This Morning.

County Highway Commissioner John
Herzog and Contractor George Wade in
charge of the work Of concreting the
Geneva road in the western part of the
town of Pleasant Prairie, have declar-
ed war to see just who is "boss" of
the road work in Kenosha county. The
county highway commissioner this
morning withdrew the county inspector
from the road and directed the contrac-
tor to stop work until questions at
issue were settled. The contractor told
the highway commissioner to Hrun
along and sell his papers, and insist
ed that he would go right on with the
work out in Pleasant Prairie regard
less of orders from the county high
way commissioner He went further
he told the commissioner that he could
put A. r. Hirst, the state highway en-
gineer, on the job and that he would
tell him the same thing.
The clash is regarded as serious and
the highway commissioner appeared
before the county board this morning
and laid the matter before the mem
bers. The members of the board show
ed a determination to hold up the
commissioner and If Wade persists in
continuing on lines he has laid down
it is probable that all payments for
his work will be held up.
Before taking the action of pulling
off the inspector the highway commits
sioner laid the facts in the case before
the district attorney and the state
highway commission. Orders came
from Madison to withdraw the inspec-
tion of the work and at the same time
Chief Engineer Hirst suggested that no
more cement be supplied to Wade for
work on the road. The supply of ce-
ment had not been cut off up to late
hour this afternoon and Wade was go
ing merrily on with the work and de-
claring that it was his intention to
finish it up if necessary without
any inspector from the county or
state on the job.
The trouble came up over the build
ing of culverts on the road. Herzog
insisted that the work at the culverts
be finished up as the road work was
done. Wade insisted that he preferred
to go back and build the culverts after
he had constructed the remainder of
the surface of the road. Herzog in
sisted that if this plan was followed
the teams would be travelling over the
newly completed concrete in order to
haul materials for the building of the
culverts and the short stretches of the
road left open. Wade said they
wouldn't. Commissioner Herzog was
insistent that his plan be followed and
then the split came. While it is not
deemed necessary to call in the state
highway commission to settle the mat
ter it is expected that Engineer Hirst
win be here within the next few DAYS.
1t is declared that bills for work done
without there being a county inspec-
tor on the job will not be recognized
and that the contractor will have to
bring suit to recover pay for any
unauthorized work.
The contest in regard to the road
was the most important matter to
come before the county board at its
sessions today. Much of the remain
ing time of the board was given over
to routine work, County Treasurer
Philip Hartman, Jr., presented his re-
port and it showed that the county
hard balance in the bank on Novem-
Der LIST, amounting to 25,190.87.
The board by unanimous vote, di-
rected that the Willow Brook Sana-
forum be insured against fire in the
sum of $4,000. No companies were
named in which the insurance should
be written.
This afternoon the board heard the
statements of a committee of citizens
who urged better care for girls who
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