Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-26
Legislative Committee
Will Inspect Highways
WILL BE HERE AUGUST pa; TO
SELECT $500 MILES or NEW
STATE HIGHWAYS

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The special legislative committee
appointed to lay out the $500 mile
addition to Wisconsin's state trunk
highway system announced today that
it would open hearings at Superior,
Tuesday, August Z. Before determin-
ing upon the new trunk roads, which
will bring the state system to 10000
miles, the committee plans to hold
meetings in each of the II counties.
Accompanying an announcement Of
the first months schedule of hear
ings is an expression of the impor
lance of the task to be undertaken
by the committee. Upon its deter
mination will depend the extension
and coordination of a system of roads
which the committee says are more
and more becoming a factor of conse
quence in the economic life of the 10
calities affected.
The first month of hearings will be
confined to Northern Wisconsin, the
schedule shows. Following is the out
line of session announced for the first
tour.
Tuesday, August Tat Superior
Douglas county.
Wednesday, August Sat Wash
burn, Bayfield, county, and in the
evening at Ashland, Ashland county.
Thursday, August AT Hurley,
Iron county, and in the evening at
Phillips, Price county
Friday, August 1O-At Hayward,
Sawyer county, and in the evening
at Shell Lake, Washburn, county.
Saturday August 11-At Grants
burg. Burnett county
Monday, August 12-At Balsam
Lake, Polk county, and in the evening
at Barron, Barron county.
Tuesday, August IA At Lady
smith Rusk county.
Wednesday, August 15-At Chip
pewa Falls Chippewa county and in
the evening at Menomonie, Dunn
county.
Thursday. August 16 AT Hudson,
st. Croix county and in the evening
at Ellsworth. Pierce county.
Friday, August 17-At Durand, Pep
in county.
Second Tour
Tuesday, August 81, at Green Bay,
Brown county and in the evening at
shawano, Shawano county
Wednesday, August %, at OcOl,o,
Oconto county and in the evening al
Marinette county.
Thursday, August %, AT Florence
Florence county
Friday, August "a, at Crandon For
est county and in the evening at
Eagle River, Villas county.
Saturday, August rs AT RhineIan-
der, Oneida county.
Monday, August AT Amigo Lang
lade county and in the evening at
Merrill Lincoln county
Tuesday, August Sat Medford,
Taylor county and in the evening at
Wausau, Marathon county.
Wednesday, August AT Stevens
Point, Portage county.
Thursday, August 3O-At Waupaca,
Waupaca county and in the evening
at Appleton Outagamie county.
Friday August 31-At Oshkosh, Win
nebago county.
Committee Members
The legislative committee conduc
ting hearings will consist of senators
George Staudenmayer, Portage, chair
man and George F. Czerwinski, Mil
waukee; Assemblyman G. E. Hanson
River Falls, secretary; F. A. Freder
ick, Reedsville and Richard Kamke,
Merrill. In addition the highway COM
mission composed of w. o. Hotchkiss
Madison; F. E. Turneaure, Madison;
AL C. Anderson, Menomonie and d. S.
Welch, Baraboo are to be represented.
A. R. Hirst, state highway engineer
and j. T. Donaghey, maintenance engi-
neer are to take part in the hearings
After conclusion of all meetings
the $500 mile additional to the state
trunk highway system is to be laid
out.