The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-20
Want Highway No. 10.

felt il Edgerton and Stoughton ever
since Highway No. 10 was diverted
from these towns and sent through Ev-
ansville to GAINESVILLE. The makeshift
of giving these towns No. 100 has al
ways been looked upon as "being hand
ed a lemon " Edgerton and Stoughton
awoke one day about two years ago
and discovered that No. 10 had been
grabbed, and substituted by something
with two zeros. People here are not
fond of more than one zero in the num-
boring of their chief highway, and they
are willing to return the final one now
in their possession to the highway COM
mission.
When Stoughton and Edgerton peo-
pie found out that the state highway
commission would hold hearing with
reference to certain changes in the
route of No. 100 to satisfy urgent de-
mands from people in town of Albion,
they decided that they would attend
that hearing
Stoughton businessmen invited Ed
gerton businessmen to come to Slough
ton last Friday. Fifty or more from
Edgerton, led by Mayor Leary, went
up. They were received by Mayor
Peterson and committee of Stoughton
businessmen at the depot and conducted
to Hotel Kegonsa, given fine dinner,
the Alcasars (now made at Stoughton)
passed around, and there was a re-
warming of old friendships between
the two towns.
At 1:30 in the afternoon the men of
Stoughton and Edgerton held meet
ing in the city council chamber. Mr..
Ben Wait of Stoughton spoke the mind
of his town with reference to Highway
No. TO- He wanted to know how Ed
gerton felt. Mr.. L. c. Whittet In be-
half of Edgerton declared that his city
would join hands with Stoughton in an
effort to persuade the state highway
commission to restore No. 10 to its for
mer route. Mr.. Willard Doty of Ed
gerton also joined in the discussion, and
Mr.. Leary supported a suggestion that
a hearing upon No. 10 should be called
for, if the commission would not con-
slider that matter at the present hear
ing which was called especially for No.
100.
At 200 in the afternoon Mr.. F. E.
Turneaure, commissioner, and Mr.. j.
T. Dauaghey, highway maintenance en-
gineer, had come, and the hearing was
started in the opera hall without any
formaIities, Mr.. Dauaghey taking
charge of the meeting and stating the
purpose of it.
A map showing the old No. 100 from
Stoughton to Edgerton, and also the
change asked for, was hung so as to, be
seen by everybody. There were about
500 persons present, evincing an inter-
est in the road question which made the
whole meeting both pleasant and profit
able.
The change in No. 100 called for
would continue the highway from AL
timo corner east to the Anderson corner,
thence south through Albion to High |
way C, and into Edgerton connecting
with the new cement road. This route |
would eliminate number of bad turns |
in the present route and shorten the
distance by three-quarters of a mile.
After brief discussion, in which |
both sides stated their preferences, a
vote was taken, resulting in an over
majority in favor of the new
route
Mr.. Dauaghey gave some very inter- |
esting and enlightening information up |
on the road problems in the state. |
Though he lived in Dane county, he |
stated that according to it's valuation it |
spent the least on roads of any county |
an the state, in consequence of which |
Madison has poorer roads leading into |
it, on the whole, than it should have, |
and than it would have if the county |
would show more progressive spirit |
in road expenditures. In closing his |
remarks he offered an opportunity to
any one present to bring up any ques-
ton of interest to better roads and bet
ter service. Mr. Whittet at once made
use of the opening, and delivered a
strong plea for the restoration of High
way No. 10 to Edgerton and Stoughton.
His remarks were greeted by applause
of a nature to convince the representa-
tives of the highway commission how
the 500 present felt about the matter.
Ben Wait and several other speakers
seconded the request. Mr.. Dauaghey
gave the commissions reason for hav-
ing made the change, and stated that
until the original road planned for No.
10 from Stoughton to Madison can be
opened, he did not think that there
would be much chance for a change.
However, he suggested that the two
cities appoint COMMITTEES to come to
. Madison and go over the matter with
commission. He did not believe that a
public hearing upon the matter at the
present time would bring the desired
results