The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
LONG Fight ENDS WITH Joy
Good Roads Boosters Hail Opening Of
New Era in Kenosha County as a Re
suit of the Action of the Board
County Unit System Favored.

Kenosha county will issue bonds in
the amount of $4,000 to secure the
completion of all roads on the state aid
system in the town of Pleasant Prairie
dHring the coming year. The county
board by vote of eleven to six just be-
fore noon today passed the resolution
providing for the issuance of the bonds.
The vote on the resolution was as fol-
lows: Ayes, Chairman Spartz, Dowse,
Elverman, Leet, Burg, Yule, Anderson,
Strangberg, Henschen, Link and Con-
merry. Nays: Martin, Luke, Bacon, Elem
ing, Luke, Roders and Elsen. The last
two supervisors were the only two from
the city to vote against the proposed
bond issue.
Supervisor Luke Of Wheatland was
something Of a spokesman to the oppo-
sition Of the bond issue. He made it
very clear that the men from the towns
were not opposing the good road move
ment, that they we're not opposed to the
completion Of the work in Pleasant
Prairie but that they objected to the
method suggested in the resolution for
the bond issue. Mr.. Luke made strong
plea for the adoption of the county
unit system for road building. He spoke
of the uncompleted roads to be found
about the county and declared that this
condition could be done away with by
Capitalization of the road building work
under the county unit. Supervisor
Dowse of Pleasant Prairie warmly de-
Tended the plan for the bonds and it
was given warm support by John Il.
Yule, the veteran of the Second ward.
Both Supervisors Elsen and Roders OPP
posed the bond issue on the floor.
There was a great company Of road
boosters on hand for the final trial of
their cause before the county board.
The Mayor was there and all organiza-
tions friendly to the plan for the bond
issue were on hand to boost by their
presence rather than by words. The
men decided that they had said all they
had to say at the session on Monday
afternoon. DR.. A. j. Lowe and Walter
Dexter of Pleasant Prairie made short
talks urging favorable action on the
bond issue.
Before the resolution was put to the
board for final action an amendment to
it was made to provide for the release
of the county in case any legal tangle
might develop and the action of the
town of Pleasant Prairie be held con-
trary to law. It had been expected that
Attorney r. V. Baker and P. H. Tobin
would be present at the meeting this
morning to urge their point of the legal
ity of the bonds but there was no ap-
pearance along these lines
The next big road problem will be the
vote on the adoption of the county unit
system. A resolution providing for this
change is now pending before the board.
Many of the supervisors have already
declared themselves in favor of the
change. Any change made in the meth
DDS for road building would not in any
way affect the bond issue or the COM
pletion of roads in Pleasant Prairie
1t would simply make a change in the
methods for payment.
The board is making speed in dispos-
ing of work for the annual session and
an adjournment is expected early next
week. The Assessment and Equaliza-
tion committees are hard at work and
their reports will probably be before
the board on Thursday or Friday
Members were mighty well satisfied
with the entertainment of the Racine
Board on Tuesday afternoon. Featured
at this dinner was an address by Judge
Shielding of Racine which met with
much applause from the officials pres
ent.