The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03

PLAN PAVING ON
THREE HIGHWAYS
Board Adopts Recommen-
datiOn of County Road
Commissioner.
EXPECTING STATE AID
Accept Plan to Borrow to Pave
Strips on Highways 83,
so and 43.

Paving of. 61S miles on three state
highways in the county, building OF
two large bridges, expenditure Of
$4,000 for new construction work or
gravel roads on the county trunk sys-
tenn, of $4,000 for highway mainten-
ance, and $4,000 for new machinery
needed by the highway department
were all included in the paving pro-
gram for the year 1926 adopted by the
county board of supervisors of Keno
sha county on Friday afternoon
The board adopted the recommends
tion Of County Highway Commissioner
way committee outlining the program
for the years work. The paving on
the three state highways-the Geneva
road, officially known as Highway so;
the Burlington road, officially known
as Highway 43, and the Salem road
officially known as Highway Sis al
voted, dependent on the approval OF
the state highway commission to the
plan to reimburse the county from
state funds in 1926 and 1927, which
has been given in verbal agreement
This sum will mean that the expense
to the county in these projects will be
only the interest on the money fol
that period.
The Road Program.
The paving prgram adopted includes
the following:
l. Building of new bridge over
the Fox River on the Geneva road
Highway so, at an estimated cost OF
$4,000 and he paving Of three miles
of concrete from the Fox River bridge
westward. The total estimated cost
here is $112,000, of which $4,000 will
come from the state road funds for
this year.
2. Paving of Highway 83, the Salem
road, from Brass Ball Corners south
through the village of Salem, dis
lance of Ia to IL miles. The esti-
mated cos, of this project is $4,000.
3. Paving of the Burlington road
Highway 8, for one and three-fourths
miles from the present terminus 0.
the paving. This includes the build
ing of a new bridge over branch Of
the Eau PLANES river, all of this worl
to cost in the neighborhood of 100000
$4,000 of this amount was levied a.
direct tax with an understanding
that the county is to be reimbursed
from state road funds later. The
balance of $4,000 from last year.
road bond issue will make up the
difference.
a. $4,000 for new construction worl
on the. county trunk system of grave
T.
tenance and $4,000 for machinery
Appropriations of $4,000 for interes
on funds to be borrowed and Of
$4,000 to retire bonds due this yea1
were also made.
Vote Not to Defer.
The resolution introduced by Super.
visor Roders to defer paving of High.
ways so and s. for another year was
voted down Is to before the roac
program resolution was adopted.
The program provides for carrying
out the plan suggested by the state
highway engineer to borrow 100000
from county depository banks to carry
on work on state highways with view
of repaying the amounts from state
funds. This work was voted with the
understanding that a written agree.
ment of this kind would be secured
from the state highway commission.
The resolution to increase the
salary of the undersheriff from 5000
to $1,000 year, this representing the
county's share of his salary, was voted
down. The board then adjourned tc
meet again on Monday mo1aing, al
which time it viii take up the. cues
ton of the tax levy.