The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-21
ROAD ASSURED
CITIZENS ENINCE ENTHUSIASM
OVER IMPROVEMENTS TO
LAKE HIGHWAY.

Roads for Lake county at least as
good as the average" was the key
note of expression at the meeting
called last night in the Commercial
club to discuss the Improvements to
be made on the highway between the
city and Lake Madison.
AT the request OF DR.. II. s Westa-
by. vice president of the Commercial
club, who presided at the meeting,
III. III. Holdridge, chairman Of the
clubs good roads committee, explain
ed the object of the meeting. Mr..
Holdridge told that it was desired to
appoint a man to work in conjunction
with two men to be designated by the
board of county commissioners and
the Lake View township trustees to
supervise the work hal is to be done
OF the lake" road. Mr.. HoldridGe
also read a resolution which had been
adopted by the county commissioners.
providing for the appropriation by
that body of s. 1000 with which to de
fray a part Of the expense OF i'm
proving.
A. G. Schmidt said that the terms
1OlILdllCd III lAt OiltlllN01Oilt ItGO~
luton, especially that part of the doc
ument insisting that the city dona-
tions be placed on deposit in a local
bank before call was made on the
county appropriation, had been draft
ed by the good roads committee. Mr..
Schmidt told that he was convinced
that the commissioners were willing
to do their share toward the improve
ment, but that they wanted the work
done in a business like manner. He
told that it was possible that the
commissioners would assist in paying
for new culyerts, in addition TO their
appropriation.
Hans Urdahl pointed out hat the
Lake View township board had been
to considerable expense in road build
ing, and must spend considerable
more money on highways this year.
Mr.. Urdahl pointed out that the
township board had agreed to do the
grading of the road. which he be
lieved would cost between $500 and
$1,000 i'm addition to making a do
nation of $500. Mr.. Urdahl doubted
if the board would be able to stand
that much of a burden.
Mr.. Schmidt said that the township
trustees had intended to grade a mile
and a half of the road, originally, and
that the grading of the rest of the
highway had been agreed to by the
trustees after they had been informed
that the city and county would assist
in improving the entire stretch.
DR.. w. A. Rothschild said that in
view of the fact that the people had
worked for several years for an inn
proved Lake road nothing should be
done now to halt the progress of the
movement. He gave as his opinion
that if there is not now enough mon
ey in sight to make the Improvements
more cash would probably be avail
able.
DR.. H. III. Frudenfeld, chairman of
the joint good roads committee, eX-
planned that when the road improve
ment movement had been started. it
was hoped to raise $500 or 5000 by
subscription. He told that the amount
volunteered by subscribers was now
$1,075, and that he believed that
sum would be increased to $1,000.
DR.. Frudenfeld explained that $500
should be reserved for the mainten-
ance of the road.
On motion of Mr.. Holdridge, A. c..
Schmidt was appointed the city's rep
re%sentative on the committee Of three
which will supervise the road i'm
provements. Mr.. Holdridge explain
ed that he believed Mr.. Schmidt had
done at least as much as any other
man in making the road improve
ments possible, and hat he was thor
oughly conversant with the work to
be done.
County Commissioner M. Cosgrove
suggested that before strating the inn
provements on the road, a delegation
take a trip over one of the highways
leading out of Dell Rapids. Mr.. Cos
grove said he is an advocate of bet
ter roads.