The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-11-16
HOPE FOR LIGHT /
ON RURAL ROADS
County Board to Be Asked
to Decide Important
Question Tuesday.
COST $500 A MILE

The plan to make Kenosha county
the first county in the United States to
provide for the lighting of rural high
ways promises to be one of the most
important matters to come before the
county board of supervisors at its an
nual session which is to open on Tues
day morning. A formal proposition
from the Wisconsin Gas & Electric
company will be presented to the
board at this session and it is believed
that the plan will find support from
many Of the members of the board.
The offer of the company to light up
the rural roads of the county promises
to be attractive. The company has sug-
gested q cost Of $500 a mile per year
for roads which can be lighted under
the proposed system. This Will provide
for a service similar to that which has
been tried out on the Lake Shore road
just south of the Racine Kenosha coun-
ty line.
The company under the agreement
would pay all the cost of installing the
lights and the total cost to the county
would be the service charge of $500 a
year for each mile Of road lighted up.
The lights would burn during the
night.
Suggest Roads to be Lighted.
1t has been suggested that the light
ing of the roads be tested out on the
Sheridan road from the south to the
north limits of the county and that the
Geneva road be lighted from the west
limits of the city to it's intersecti6n
with the, Kilbourn road. This would
mean the lighting of 12 miles Of high
way in the county and the total cost of
it would be in the neighborhood of
$4,000. 1t is believed that the amount
could be appropriated from the funds
for road maintenance which are taken
from license fees paid by the owners
Of automobiles.
1t has been pointed out that wherever
it is found necessary the lights could
be swung in the center of the roadway
if trees along the road made roadside
installation impractical. If the board
decides to make the test the lights
would be installed all along the r~sds
in the county before the opening of the
cold winter season. 1t is expected that
the company will also make a similar
proposition to the Racine county board
with the idea Of providing a white
way" all the way from Racine to Ke-
nosha.
Rush Courthouse Plans.
Definite action to let contracts for
the proposed new courthouse is ex-
pected at this session of the county
board. The architects are now busy
putting the final. touches on the de-
tailed plans and specifications for the
big building and it is expected that
they will be ready for presentation to
the board on Thursday or Friday of
this week 9Itlis thought improbable
that the work Of construction will be
started before the 7 opening of the
spring building seasohg but successful
contractors will have a 4chance to get
everything in readiness during the
winter months. rG@a
The members of the building com
nlittee of the board have been in close
touch with the architects fer weeks
and it is not thought that there will
be many changes made in the plans
following their submission to the
board.
Act on Highway Legislation.
The board is expected to give con-
siderable time of the session to the
discussion of proposed legislation on
raising money for the construction and
maintenance Of highways A lot Of
proposed laws will be submitted for the
sanction of the board and it is not
improbable that some of the sugges-
tions will meet with violent opposition
1t is also expected that there will be
considerable difference Of opinion as
to just how highway money for the
coming year will be expended. Several
roads have been proposed for improve
ment and the board will be expected
to make some decision as to just what
roads will be selected.