The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-12
Report of Chairman of the Committee
Of the Whole on Highway
Inspection Tour.
Tuesday, NOV. 26th. l9l8.


Inspection Tour.
Tuesday, Nov. goth. 1918.
Board met at the Court House at S:45
A. M, all members present. About
900 o'clock we left by automobile for
our ual tour of the county highways
We went via Lake Shore and Birch
Roads to Somers. At the present time
there is concrete road from Kenosha
to Somers except about q mile between
the Somers Road and the Birch Road,
which will probably be taken care Of in
the near future. From Somers we went
south to the Burlington Road and
thence to Brighton, stopping at the
Drainage Ditch in Paris to examine
same We found since our last trip on
the Burlington Road at this point some
filing in had been done on the south
side of the road, but the north side has
not been completed
We found the roads very rough from
Paris town hall to Brighton corner.
West of Brighton corner work had been
done this year and is in excellent shape
We proceeded on the Burlington
Road to the county line, thence south
and west through New Munster to
Twin Lakes, where we arrived at one
O'Clock ready for dinner.
We were served dinner at Schwartz
Hotel, there being present all members
of the County Board and guests, max
ing party of twenty-five. After our
dinner Supervisor Scott, acting as toast
master, called upon Judge Tully, Dis
trict Attorney Fisher, Sheriff Hermann
and several Of the members Of the
County Board, who gave short talks
relative to the progress Of highway
building and improvements noticed
from year to year.
Leaving Twin Lakes at 300 O'Clock
P. M, we returned via Geneva Road to
Salem where DIR. Fletcher entertained
us with very instructive talk and ex-
PLANTATION Of the XRay. Leaving Sa-
lem we went south to the Wilmot Road
and via Wilmot Road, reaching Kenosha
about $3.50 O'Clock. Much progress has
been made since last year in the bet
terment Of the roads by having high
way patrolmen.
There has been little new work in
the western part of the county this year
owing to the war conditions but found
the roads built the previous year in ex-
cellent condition. Several Of the new
members of the Board had never been
over the county highway system and
felt that I have a clearer insight
into the road work
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Zerfas,
Chr. Of the Com. of the Whole.
Supervisor Kline moves to accept the
report and that it be spread upon the
minutes of this Board.
Motion carried.
Report of Chairman of Committee Of
the Whole on visit to County
Farm.
TO the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Kenosh2 County.
Gentlemen:
AS Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole on visit to the County Farm
on Monday. November 25th, 1918. /
beg to report that all members of the
Kerosha County Board were present.
We left the Court House at 1000
O'Clock and proceeded west or Salem
Avenue to the -Four Corners where we
stopped at the request of the County
Highway Committee, where they ex-
planned the Improvement to the Board;
if the Geneva Road would come
straight with the Salam Avenue. We
then went west on the Geneva Road to
tho Mlw ukee Road and south on the
Milwaukee Road to the end Of the con
crete and then west and north to the
Cou~ " Farm.
After arriving at the farm we made
a thorough inspection of the buildings
and surroundings and found that good
share of the fertilizer had been re-
moved from the barns and yards, but
there is plenty more that should be
hauled out if help can be gotten.
There is only one man on the farm at
present, with plenty of work for more.
There are FIVE, good work horses on
the farm at the present aid two cows
that had just been bought. There is
also three pillow tractor, manure
spreadcr, wagon and other tools on
the farm now
Then we went out on the farm in a
body and found about sixty acres Of
wheat and rye had been sowcR this
fall, with some more plowed Cor rs
spring. Then coming to the back end
of the farm we found that beauti-
fuI spring had dried out We inspect