Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
WARNER ROAD
AT DEVIL .L.AKE
NOW ASSURED
.Assenblyn2an Hood Gets Stauden-
mayer Bill Through che Assem-
bly,

Concerning the Warner road and its
passage in the assembly, the Madison
Democrat says:
Construction Of a concrete road
from Baraboo to Devils lake was
made certain yesterday when the as.
sembly concurred in Senator Staud.
enmayers bill appropriating $4,000
to build that portion Of the road from
the north boundary Of the park to the
waters of the lake, about half mile,
within the park.
This means that the $4,000 left by
the late w. w. Warner for such road
will not fail. Mr.. Warner provided in
his will for boulevard from the high
bridge" in Baraboo to the waters Of
the lake" three miles away" From the
bridge to the north city limits is
more than half mile. This portion
Of the road the city of Baraboo will
build. Now the state by it's appropria-
ton agrees to build from the park
boundary to the waters of the lake
There remains less than three miles
in the township of Baraboo, and this
part of the road will be paid for by the
Warner bequest of $4,000 with $4,000
to $4,000 assistance from the town
ship through which it extends.
The bill, 352s, was recalled from the
highway committee and taken up out
of it's regular order on motion by AS
semblyman Hood, the Baraboo mem
Der, who explained that there must
be haste in the construction of this
road, as there was danger of the be-
quest being lost, as the will provides
that the road must be built with "A
reasonable time-"an elastic clause,
declared Mr.. Hood. The bill, he said
had passed the senate, been favora-
bly, recommended by the committees
on finance and on highways, and was
endorsed by the state conservation
commission and favored by Governor
Philip. The road, he added, would
be link in a state trunk line extend
ing from the lake Ito Baraboo. and
away in both directions. With the
wonderful endorsement that the bill
had, he hoped there would not be a
vote aga INST it, He asked for unani-
nous consent that the bill might be
taken up, but G. E. Hansen Of Pierce
county objected, desiring that the bill
go over that he might give it personal
consideration at his leisure. He was
supported by Assemblyman Bartin-
gale of Chippewa county who thought
there were plenty Of rich men to pro
vide money to build such a road by
subscription Assemblyman Grass of
Sturgeon Bay spoke strongly for the
bill, He represented. he said, the re-
gion in which the Door county state
park is located, anG he was willing
that the appropriation for his park
might be reduced in order that the
Devils lake project might go through
generous and handsome statement.
Assemblyman Kurtenacker, chairman
of the finance committee, declared that
all the members of that committee
were impressed with the merits of the
bill and he believed that anyone who
had looked into the matter would en-
dorse it. Mr. French of Superior hoped
that Mr.. Hanson would withdraw his
objection, but the latter firmly re-
fused.
Mr. Perry of Oshkosh moved sus
pension OF the rules that the bill
might be taken up at once. His mo-
ton prevailed. As to II. The bill then
was ordered to a third reading, yive
voce. Then, on Mr.. Hoods motion, the
rules were again suspended without
objection and the bill cOncurred in al
most unanimously Sc to 5; the mega
tives being Messrs. Vaughan of Craw-
ford. Dettinger of Jackson, Hanson OF
Pierce and Bartingale Of Chippewa. NOn
motion the bill was at once messaged
to the senate, from which it will go to
the governor, who, a Sank county man
himself, will readily sign it, it is eX-
pected.
Mr.. Warner who gave the $4,000,
was an old Baraboo boy, who made a.
fortune as a wholesale and retail mu
sic dealer in Madison.