Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-18
County Board Appropriate $2,50O
for Shoulders on Highway, With
Certain Provision
SUMPTER SPRING In
FOR LONG DISCUSSION
MANY Bills Are Presented for Live
Stock Killed by Dogs Other
Matters Before Supervisors

At the opening meeting OF the
Sank County Board of Supervisors on
Tuesday afternoon the sum of $4,000
was voted to place shoulders on the
Warner Memorial road in the town OF
Baraboo. That portion of the road in
the city will be completed by Bara-
boo and that portion in the state park
by the state conservation commits
sion. The will of Mr.. Warner pro-
vides for bicycle path to cost $5,O0O
and it. is proposed to make the ROAD
Is feet wide, one Of the shoulders TO
be considered the bicycle path, pro-
viding the heirs do not object to this
arrangement. If no objection is mace
by the Warner heirs the shoulders
will be made as planned about 772 rect
of tar penetration on each side OF
the concrete. Every member of the
board was present and all voted IN
the affirmative.
John It. Donaghey, member or the
state highway commission, spoke tor
the appropriation and stated the War
ner Memorial road was the most seen
ic Of any highway in the state.
D. Brandenburg, Madison, long
q close personal friends of Mr.. War
ner. said that he was formerly a resi-
dent of Baraaboo, and that although
he had been away 40 years, he was
always deeply interested in this re-
gion. He told of the talk he had had
with Mr.. Warner before the will was
drawn and hoped the board would
look with favor on the appropriation.
THE SUMPTER SPRING
THE snring bv the side of the road
in the town of Sumpter came in Tor
long discussion Some time ago A.
K. Bassett erected a refreshment
stand at the spring and this caused
the highway ITO be Blocked. Many
automobiles stopped at the spring be-
fore the stand was erected but the
refreshments cause them to linger.
Supervisor Mather stated Mr.. Bas-
sett had a lease on five acres, that
it was desired to work no hardship,
and that the question was big pro-
blem.
T. r. Donaghey of the state high
way commission said he hated TO
see the place commeTcialized, that
II was a beauty spot. He declared
it was the cause of obstructing the
traffic and was making the spring I'M
sanitary. He said that unless Mr'
Bassett moved to the west side OF
the highway and parking place was
provided for automobiles it would be
necessary to abate the privilege. The
state board of health would take a
hand, he said, if necessary. he thought
the town or county should solve the
problem.
Chairman Andrews said the county
expected to do something there but
said they had been little slow, that
Mr.. Bassett was on the ground be-
fore they got into action.
r. B. Griggs, chairman OF the high
way committee, thought he spring
was in the highway.
Supervisor Nachreiner suggested the
spring be enclosed and the water pip
ed some distance below in order to
have pure water
William Ha1bersleben, member of
the highway committee, said he had
taken the matter to the district attci-
new and that the official declared he
could do nothing since Mr.. Bassett
was on the land apart from the high
way
Somebody suggested a pump but
this was opposed as it would often
be out of order.
The matter was left with the ceun-
ty highway committee.
INSURANCE REGULATIONS
The commissioner Of insurance
made some suggestions as to waste
material about the county buildings
in the view of preventing fires.
Mr. Donaghey reported Sank county
would recdtge about $3F 900 road
maintenance aid from the state, about
$1,000 more than last year.
Formerly county nurse was hired
for $125 a month, now they want
s15O-ex expenses to be paid by the
county.
THE ROAD QUESTION
/ Roads were discussed at some
length. Some thought money was
being wasted in many cases, others
thought that although there was some
knocking the roads were getting bet
ter, and still others thought Wiscon-
sin was ahead of other states as to.
improved highways. A few thought
it would be advisable to take spin
over some of the worst roads. No &C
ton was taken.
County Judge Hill was called upon
to discuss question pertaining to the
juvenile court.
NEW POOR COMMISSIONER
William Riggert Of Reedsburg, who
has been poor commissioner and trus-
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