The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
SEEKS AID IN MANY COUNTIES
Milwaukee Men Enthusiastic Over the
Proposed Plan Which Was Worked
Out at Meeting Recently Held In
That City.

least two hours.
1t will save a tremendous sum in the
wear and tear of vehicles.
It will operate for bigger business in
both Milwaukee, Chicago, Kenosha, Ra-
cine and all along the route.
1t will provide greater activity in
the social line
It will bring thousands of tourists
Unto the state by the best available
route.
1t will increase land values adjacent
/ to the highway.
/ 1t will increase the prosperity of the
farmer living in the vicinity
1 1t will make rural life more attrac-
tive and facilitate ntercommunication
1t is the most beautiful of any route
that could possibly be arranged be-
tween the two cities
With the support of the M. & M.
association, the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Road association has taken up the
campaign for permanent highway be-
tween Milwaukee and Chicago with
more zest. President Ray Smith has
! just made a report of the conditions
existing at the present time and this
information is most complete in
that Mr.. Smith had the aid of the
Sheridan Road Association of Illinois
in this proposition.
Bids for 1900 square feet to COM
plete the Milwaukee county end were
opened on Friday and when this short
stretch is completed County Highway
Commissioner I'll. J. Kuelling will have
fulfilled Milwaukee's obligation to this
great boulevard plan. A short stretch
in South Milwaukee will be given at
tention early in the spring this assur-
ance being given the association by the
mayor of that city. The Racine Motor
club and the Racine Commercial club
have promised to leave no stone I'M
turned in an endeavor to improve con-
ditions in Racine county. The people
of Racine appreciate what it means to
them and they are already showing &C.
tivity. The Kenosha Automobile club
has also assured the association that
it would do work next spring and BY
1917 it is hoped that Kenosha county
will have one continuous stretch of
fine roads linking to Racine county on
one side and to Lake county in Illinois
on the other side. Colonel Aiken, Of
Zion City, has informed President
Smith that the people Of his county
and also Of Zion City are in favor Of
improved highway and the question of
issuing bonds to build permanent
road will be voted on next month. Mil
waukee boosters will motor to Zion
City to help give the cause impetus.
] It is a fact that the worst stretch Of
road between here and Chicago lies be-
tween the Illinois and Wisconsin state
lines, and the support of Zion City,
which is being pledged, is one of the
1 most encouraging features of the work
now being promoted by enterprising
Milwaukee men.
The situation as summed up by Pres
ident Smith is as follows:
The last stretch Of 1900 feet in Mil
waukee county to be completed this
year. Racine activity will improve
conditions in that city. Kenosha will
/ join in the movement to secure the
completion of the road, and an effort
will be made to have the town of
Pleasant Prairie appropriate money for
the completion of the concrete road
as far south as the state line. The
town of Somers has already made pro-
vision to complete the concrete road
along the lake shore to the north
fcounty line. M
Sheridan road conditions south Of
the Wisconsin line, are about as fol
| lows:
/ The road in Evanston around Cal
vary cemetery was paved half width
with brick before winter set in in 1914.
Financial assistance of the Catholic
Bishop of Chicago made this work
possible. It is the intention to make
this strip around Calvary cemetery
double the width of the present road
as soon as the lake shore protection
which is now under way is completed.
This will make 35 foot roadway along
the lake shore around the cemetery.
From Chicago avenue north to Central
street, Sheridan road has been resur
faced by private enterprise due largely
| to the assistance of the Northwestern
| University. Wilmette plans construc
tion of a permanent Sheridan road this
fall or early in the spring of 1916.
Legal proceedings are now under way
| for this purpose. Kenilworth has COM
tpleted arrangements to pave Sheridan
road through its village by private con-
tract beginning work next fall Win
netka through its citizens committee
owning Sheridan roads frontage is
working actively for permanent road
(which is understood will be ready in