The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-13
Inspection Made Interest
ing by Claims Against
the County.
BIG FEAST AT NElDL'S
Members of Board Discuss Plan
for Definite Program to
Present Committee.

With damage claims, based on al
legged insuficiencies of highways, to
the amount of 10000 pending against
the county, the members of the coun-
ty board went out this morning to in
spect the highways of the county and
it was expected that on the returnothls
evening the members of the board
would be better competent to decide
what action is to be taken on the
claims of Robert Mccoy of Burling-
ton who was injured on the Burling-
ton road over a year ago and attor-
neys for whom have filed claims. of
$50 900 against the county. M
The board spent neary an hour max
ing an inspection and measurements
Of the Burlington road in the town
of Brighton where Mccoy was injured.
At the end of the inspection the mem
bers of the board were not ready to
confess judgment" and they were
still of the opinion that the negligence
Of the driver of the truck on which
young Mccoy was riding when he was
hurt contributed largely to his injury.
The claim is to come before the board
at the regular November session and
it is expected that suits in court will
follow action of the board. It is ad-
mitted that the highway at the place
in question might be widened out and
made more safe but the consensus of
opinion of the county officials is that
the highway is safe enough for any
reasonable driving.
Inspect New Gravel Roads.
Much of the time of the members of
the board today was given over to the
inspection of new gravel roads built
in the county during the past few
months. They started the inspection
tour or the "Church road" in the
town of Paris which has been consid-
erably improved and which opens a
new way to the village of Union
Grove, they went on to the spot on
the Burlington road which is the bas-
is Of the damage claims and later in
spected the new gravel roads in the
towns of Wheatland and Randall.
Much work has been done on the
roads of these two towns in the past
six months and they were found to be
in excellent condition.
Let Oratory Loose at NeidPs.
The noon control for the inspection
Lakes where dinner was served with
County Highway John Herzog acting
as host for the occasion. Covers
were Laird for thirty guests at the din
ner and in addition to the members
of the county board nearly all the
county officials were present. The
usual amount of oratory developed af
ter dinner and the official party spent
a pleasant two hours at the hotel be-
fore continuing the inspection Work
through the towns of Salem, Bristol
and Pleasant Prairie.
Much highway work is needed in
Kenosha county and the members of
the board are preparing a definite pro-
gram to be submitted to the legisla-
tive highway commission which will
come to Kenosha on the evening of
October End. At that time the coun-
ty officials will be expected to show
to the members of the state commit
tee the sadvisability and the necessity
for the expenditure of state and fed
eral funds in this county next year.
Want "57' Completed.
There is strong sentiment in fav-
or of asking the state to provide for
the completion Of the concreting Of