Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-05-24

Last week there occurred at Rich
land Center a hearing by the State
Highway Commission upon the Petit
ton of Viola for a change In State
Trunk Highway No. IL, so as to leave
the present route and pass through
the village of Viola instead Of Reads
town.
The hearing attracted hundreds Of
interested parties, the large majority
being from the sections which would
be adversely affected by the proposed
change. Attorney j. Henry Bennett.
who had considerable to do with the
original laying out of the road, pre-
sented a mastery outlay of reasons
why the road should be left in its
present location. Mayor A. E. Smith
presented the unanimous vote of the
council, the Business Mems Associa-
ton and numerously signed petitions
which conclusively showed that the
city of Yiroqua was practically unani-
nous in wishing the road to be retain
ed in its present location.
Any change in this highway, as pro-
posed, would be Intellectual without APP
prevail by the county boards of the two
counties. We are advised that prac-
tically the entire board of Richland
county is opposed TO any change.
Early in the year petitions were in
circulation here asking for this change
and the same were numerously signed
1t developed on the hearing that most
OF the same persons who then signed
more recently signed the remonstran-
ces against any change.
This seeminf Inconsistency is ex-
fa1o ra<aA
signed in the winter desired a good
winter road to Viola, whereas those
who so overwhelmingly signed the re-
monstrances believed that no COM
munity should have road at the ex-
pense of taking such road away from
another community We want both
roads. By united effort we can get
them.
If we mistake not the sentiment of
the business men of Viroqua it is that
both Readstown and Viola should have
a state trunk highway.
The next Legislature will undoubt-
eddy add $500 miles to the state high
way system and owing to the rough
contour of this section of Wisconsin
both roads should be designated as
State Trunk Highways No reason
appears why the present No. IL should
not be maintained as it is, nor why
Viola should not have the road it de-
sires laid out as soon as the $500 miles
is added to the state system.
With the additional state mileage
Viola will undoubtedly find that Viro-
qua, Readstown, and the entire terri
tory now served by this part of No.
II, will all be boosting for "No. II A"
from Richland Center to Viroqua via
Viola. Such at least is our desire.
Whenever Viola can be placed on a
State Trunk Highway without taking
the highway from some other locality
now served, Viroqua will be found
boosting TO man. Therefore, time
ly application should be made by Viola
for its share of the additional mileage
to be added to the system. All the
roads cannot be established at once.
and assuredly, all cannot be construct
ed at once.
The Censor favors retaining the
present No. ii because established and
because $4,000 has been expended
upon it between Richland Center and
this point; because expensive buildings
have been constructed along the way
vi one tleoIy ChdI Jtt rOdu was q
fixed affair. But this paper also ia
vors a new road from Richland Cen
ter to Viroqua by the way of Viola
Here's hoping we may have both.
A decision upon the matter is not
expected for some time The divided
sentiment in Richland county which
offered various proposed routes should
be ironed out so that we may all pre-
sent a united front for one route to
be laid out when the additional mile
age is added to the state system next
winter.