The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Kenosha County to Draw
S159,458 from Highway
Funds This Year.
TOTAL Is S14,53l,23O
Bill introduced in State Senate
Today for Allotment to the
Various Counties of State.

Kenosha county's share of the state
highway funds for the coming year
will be $159,458, according to the
figures made public today for the al
lotment of highway funds to counties
of the state when a bill was offered
in the state senate by the joint high
way committees by which the $14,-
531,23O state highway fund will be
allotted The announcement of the
allotments for the various counties
was made by the state highway COM
mission at Madison.
Kenosha's total is divided up for
the following uses: Total for main
tenance, 1893; improvement state
and county roads, $75,360; free fund
$20,33O. The maintenance fund for
Kenosha county is further allotted as
follows: For federal system, $22,5eS
for state trunk system, $500; for
town and village roads, stats; for~city
and connecting streets, $4,000.
! The revenues will be raised by 2
cent gasoline tax, the motor license
fees now in force and federal aid
amounting to 100000 annually,
The bill which was reported out yes
terday has the support of the Blaine
administration and the entire senate
highway committee.
Shares for Leading Counties.
The estimated shares of all funds
that the counties would receive in
clude: Brown, $247,835; Chippewa,
1924, 100; Dane, $499,488; Douglas,
$214,489; Eau Claire, $193,017; Ke-
nosha, $159,45s; Lacrosse, $17S,046;
Manitowoc, $261,113; Marathon, 1884,
CAT; Milwaukee, $859,295; Oneida
$151,823; Outagamie,S $245,531; Racine
$685. 1928; Rock, $315,885; Winnebago
1892 1882; Wood, $208,342.
Forty per cent of the allotments
after maintenance is taken care of is
based on motor registration and sixty
per cent on the mileage of rural high
ways. The amounts allotted for main
tenance, the residues to be used for
improvements upon state and county
trunk systems and the approximate
share of "free funds" which also
will be distributed on the 1890 basis
include: Brown, $97,365, $11s,490 and
$751; $50; Chippewa, $88,480; $106,S5C
and $28,830; Dane, $183,888, $248,50O
and $67,100; Douglas, $100,559, $S9,73C
and $24,2O0; Eau Claire, $78, lat, $90,47O
and $24.400; Kenosha, $63 ,768, $75,S6C
and $20,33O; Lacrosse, $64,926, $4,000
and $4,000; Manitowoc, $101,023
$126,09O and $4,000; Marathon
$135,507, S1so,64O and $4s,SOo; Mari
nette, 1921, $99.250 and $26,80o;
Milwaukee, $21s,4O0, $502,895 and
$137 900; Oneida, $S2,283, $54,75O and
$14, 100; Outagamie, $93,551, $119,63C
and $32,350; Racine, $91,562, $108,860
and 500 400; Rock, $119,495, $154,64C
and $41,75O; Winnebago, $93,842
S109, 500 and $29,59O; Wood, $81,462
$99,88O and $4,000.
Basis for Allotments.
Totals in the highway committees
estimates include: State trunk mile
age, 10000; county trunk mileage
1866; balance of rural mileage, 57,817;
total rural mileage, 77,185; motor We
hicle registrations; 533,495.
Amount of federal aid, on basis
of SAB a mile, $2,443, 1892; balance OF
state trunk system, on basis of $500
a mile Slab 100; towns and village
roads, on basis of $25 mile, $1,446,-
345; city streets and connecting
streets, $548,173; total maintenance
$5,941,010.
Residue for improvement of state
and county trunk systems, S42,370;
county trunks, GO per cent of resi-
due) $1,368,474; construction funds
ESQ per cent Of residue), $5,479,S96;
approximate share of free funds
$1,847,85O. The. free funds are sums
which the state may expend at any.
time during the next six years, i
was stated. The remainder of the
money would be spent during the com.
ing two years.