Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
COUNTY BOARD
VOTES MONEY
FOR HIGHWAYS
Ten Thousand Additional Is APP
preparation for The La Vale
Wonewoc Improvement

At the special session of the Sauk
County Board of Supervisors on Tues
day much business was transacted in
short time. Much money was voted
for good roads, thing most neces-
sary in these days of rapid transit.
$4,000 for La VaIle-Wonewoc
Last fall the board voted $4,000
for the construction of the La Vale
Wonewoc road. The highway com
mittee has found that more money
will be needed and the board Tuesday
voted $4,000 additional With the
money voted at the November meet
ing, the town funds, and government
aid, the total on hand was $51 600.
The additional by the county will now
make 1000. There was but one
vote against the measure, that of Su-
pervisor Edward Donahue of Dellona.
For Devils Lake Road
A peculiar situation has arisen with
respect to the Devils lake road. 1t
will be recalled the late w. w. War
ner of Madison left $4,000 to con-
struct a cement road from BaraboO to
the lake A bill went through the
legislature to aid in the construction
with an appropriation of $4,000. 1t
has been found there may be opposi-
ton from the heirs of the Warner es-
tate in case the provisions of the will
as to the road are not followed to the
letter When this came to light the
bill at Madison was withdrawn.
1t has been decided the city of Bar
aboo, the town of Baraboo and the
state( inside the park will do the
grading and all of the $4,000 will be
used for laying the cement.
BY the city, town and state doing
the grading, there can be no opposi-
tiOn from the Warner heirs, it is
thought, and the cement will be made
just as wide as possible with the $40,-
0O0 Contracts will be received with
the above conditions.
The will provides for bicycle path
and the money for this was appropri-
ated some time ago. The sum to be
expended is $4,000 for the path.
After going over the matter it was
found the town of Baraboo had $500
to spend on the road, that the state
aid would be $1,000 and that S., 300
more was necessary to do the grading
in the town. Of this sum the town Of
Baraboo has appropriated $1,000 and
the county board on Tuesday voted
$4,000 more. This makes total sum
of $4,000 to be used. The resolution
was introduced by Supervisor Cahoon
and the only votes in opposition were
by Supervisors Horkan and Mccarthy.
Other Business
The towns of Excelsior, Honey
Creek, Prairie du Sac and Freedom
have voted funds for road work and
they are to go ahead if contracts can
be made.
If necessary funds from the Bara-
boo-Reedsburg road in the town of
Baraboo may be transferred to the
Observation-Disclosures burg fund in
Excelsior.
A resolution by Supervisor Thomas
was passed providing for the closing
of offices in the courthouse on Satur-
day afternoons, beginning at 1890,
during the months of June, July and
August This practice is followed in
a number of counties.
A resolution by Supervisor Steuber
provides that the highway commits
soner~ make report to the town
chairmen two weeks before the annual
meeting The resolution passed.
A four-foot cement walk will be
built on the north side of the court
house square.
A few feet will be taken from the
park an dthe walk will be made mar
rover. By doing this the street viii
be made four feet wider, enabling cars
to park in the center of the street, as
at Kilbourn and Reedsburg.
George w. Andrews of Baraboo wa:
elected chairman and Robert Buerk
of Sank City was elected vice chair
man.
+. No committees will be named unit
next November.
/ The members are:
i Town
Baraboo-Wilber Cahoon.
! Bear Creek-John Mears.
Dellona-Edward Donahoe.
Delton-S. S. Squires.
Excelsior-C A Bartenbach.
| Fairfield-E r. Thomas.
| Franklin-William Scallon.
Fsreedom-R B. Dickie.
Greenfield-F'rank Cook.
Il Honey Creek-Chas. A. Steuber.
r Ironton-Milton Hemingway.
Il La Valle-Thomas Pearson.
Merrimack-John Herr.
Il Prairie du Sac-John Schneider.
Reedsburg-Henry Dargel
u Spring Green-F'rank McKune.
y Sumpter-Urban d. Mather
Troy-Charles Enge
e Washington-Willi Mccarthy.
u Westfeld-Carl Koenig.
I'd WinfoId--po4or Harlan