Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.

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ington county next year the Wallace
Scout says:
"If this inauguration of road i'm
provement throughout the county
and especially in the northwest cor
ner where the highways are poorer
than the tabled Jobs turkey, the PEG
pie win feel they are contributing to
a most worthy cause by and through
an extra tax levy of unusual size
but II merely for an official boost and
to complete good roads and national
trails into Watertown, the arena is
going to overflow with chesty gladi-
ators. Taxpayers up this way have
been patient, kind and long-suffering
and are entitled to their moneys
worth"
We don't know that The Saturday
News holds a brief for replying to
the implied criticism of probable Of
fetal action on the part of those
clothed with authority to oversee
road improvement work in Codington
county, as seemingly viewed by our
wallace exchange, but it assumes the
responsibility Of saying that it's I'M
derstanding OF the situation is that
the Improvement applies to all parts
OF the county and is not intended
merely as an official boost" for roads
leading into WATERFOWL, although we
may add that even were the improve
ment confined to such roads the re-
sultant beenfits would extend practi-
cally to the entire county, since the
modern method Of travel has brought
WATERFOWL within easy reach of out
lying territory many miles distant.
Last year the highways were ma
teriaily improved in various portions
or sCodington county. One OF the
stretches was the roadway leading
into South Shore, under the supervis-
ion OF Commissioner Michaels. An
other part OF the county thus favored
was that region embraced within the
Wallace-FIorence distrist under the
supervision OF Commissioner Groves.
Likewise certain roadways in Com
missioner Kranz's district were ma
terially improved, q IS were those in
Commissioner Paterson'ss district, the
work having been done under the SUI
perviBion OF the commissioners OF the
respective districts.
Commissioner Bannister, whose dis
trict is confined to the city of Wa
tertown, had charge OF territory adj,
jacent to Waterfowl in each of the
outlying districts.
With the funds available for next
rear, it is the intention OF the county
board, as stated by Commissioner
Dnnnlseee In an Interview with The
Saturday. News some weeks ago, to
continue this road improvement
throughout the county.
But. as he wisely added, it does not
pAy to do halfway jobs. When the
task OF improving a stretch Of road Is
undertaken, it ought to be carried to
completion, rather than to be left in
IA unfinished condition In order that
4 little halfway work may be done
elsewhere.
III the Scout had read The Saturday
News article IN question, 1t would
have observed that Commissioner
Dannister expressed the hope that at
least halt a million dollars could be
expended on road improvement in
sOodington county during the next five
years, SO that all of the main high
ways could be put into first-class con-
dition, thus reducing the annual up-I
keep 10 the minimum.
sDo Business AS Usual Is the slo-
gan at the Chamber OF Commerce.
Although Secretary Schlosser laysl
the work December LIST, the in
TOR under the new arrangements and
The president and directors, togsetiels3
With the several communities, have
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