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Town of Cassel centennial
(1891-1991)
Roads and bridges, pp. 58-63
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ROADS AND BRIDGES Roads and Bridges of Town of Cassel provided for by Town Boards action from 1892 to 1902. April 19, 1892 - Range line road divided between Town of Marathon and Town of Cassel as follows: Commencing on South end Town of Marathon keeps the first 1/2 mile in repair and Town of Cassel the next 1/2 mile and so on to Colby Road. August 8, 1892 - Cassel Town Board met with the board of the Town of Emmet to decide on laying out of highway on the town line commencing on the N.E. comer of section 32 T 28, R 5 E running running due west 1-1/2 miles August 20, 1892 - Cassel and Emmet town boards met with notification given to all owners of land along highway running due W from the N.E. comer of Sec 32 T 28, R 5 E for 2 miles paying all owners $2.50 per acres. Road to be 4 rods wide November 12, 1892 - Town board met to determine to lay out highway in town commencing at the SW corner or Sec 21 to run 1/3 mile N and be 3 rods wide. Contract made with Martin Joswiak to move his fence on his land 1-1/2 rods E and further to clear all timber to center of rod and for such work he is to receive the sum of $5.00. Such work to be complete by December 1, 1894. March 11, 1893 - Chalres Rifleman was awarded damages for right of way on W side of S1/2 of SW1/4 of Sec 23 of $5.00 May 17, 1893 - On motion a petition for a highway by 7 freeholders commencing at the NE comer of Sec 5 and NW comer of Sec 4 running S to the Wein Road was allowed July 5, 1893 - Special town meeting for the purpose of building a bridge acress Scotch Creek with money borrowed from a state fund. Vote was 16 to 0 in favor. June 1, 1893 - town board voted to lay out highway commencing at the NE comer of Sec 5 and the NW comer of Sec 4 running S to the Wean road being 3 rods wide November 1, 1893 - Town board ordered a highway to be laid out commening at the SE comer of N1/2 of SE1/4 Sec 20 thence running N on Sec line between Sec 20 & 21 - 2.4 mile to NE comer of Sec 20 to the width of 3 rods October 6, 1893 - Town board voted to borrow $350.00 from Edward Sauer for the purpose of building a bridge across Scotch creek and to be paid back by 6th day of July 1896 at 8% interest November 13, 1893 - Orders for payment on bridge (Scotch creek) Milwaukee Bridge Company - $1,000.00; Mueller, Ritger & Seubert for cement - $150.00; John Seubert, bridge job - $150.00, miscellaneous labor - $22.00 December 16, 1893 - Miscella- neous labor on Scotch creek bridge $23.00; Material bridge - $50.72 September 17, 1894 - Commencing at the SW comer of Sec 21 running N 1 mile laid out to a width of 3 rods July 5, 1893 - Commencing at the quarter post on the NW comer of NE quar- ter of Sec 15 running 1/2 mile N to center of Sec 10 laid out to a width of 3 rods June 9, 1894 - Commencing at the SE corner of Sec 30 and SW corner of Sec 29 running N 1 mile between Sec 29 & 30 and laid out to the width of 3 rods. Damages to be paid are $5.00 an acre for row land and $15.00 an acre for cleared land July 10, 1894 - Commencing at the NW corner of Sec 36 & NE comer of Sec 35 running S 1 mile to town line between Sec 35 & 36 laid out to the width of 3 rods. Damages awarded Mary Heil 1/2 mile long and 1-1/2 rods wide $23.00, Henry Heil $15.00, Conrad Heil $15.00, Jos Uebelocher $15.00, Jos Kaas $15.00 October 13, 1894 - Commencing at the SW comer of Sec 23 and NW comer of Sec 26 running due E 1/2 mile was allowed & Joseph Majewski is to open up above described road passable for team and wagon or sleigh for the sum of $2.50. Also, Theo Sabak agrees to move back his fence each side of the line to a width of 1- 1/2 rods total 3 rods for the sum of $15.00. Commencing at the NW comer of Sec 35 and the NE comer of Sec 34 running S 1/2 mile was allowed Lawrence Salzman $15.00 E and Joe Imhoff $20.00 W to move their lines 1-1/2 rods. On petition of 29 voters to discontinue a road running through Sec 14 was allowed and road to be posted on each end to abandon by April 1, 1995 October 22, 1894 - Received of Town of Cassel $7.00 in full payment for a right of way taken from E side of SE of SE1/4 of Sec 30 - Lawrence Domkowski March 6, 1895 - Mathias Fochs to clear land to E on S1/2 of NW1/4 of Sec 13 1-1/2 rods and when completed to receive $15.00 June 29, 1895 - Commencing on the NE comer of the NW 1/4 of SW1/4 of Sec 32 running due W 1/4 mile to Sec line of Sec 31 & 32 John Scheller paid $13.50 for 1-1/2 rods by 1/4 mile on S side of line. Martin Filtzkowski $9.00 for 1-1/4 rods by 1/4 mile on N side of line July 16, 1896 - Commencing at the NW comer of Sec 30 running S 2 milesto town line of T 27 & 28. Awards to Eliza- beth Welsch of NW NW Sec 30 $15.00, Koneg Bros Sw NW Sec 30 $5.00. Rest of 2 miles awards were for $1.00 each NW SW & SW SW Sec 30 $1.00 each for NW NW SW NW NW SW, SW SW of Sec 31 August 28, 1896 - Beginning at the 1/4 stake on S line between Sec 22 & 27 running E 1/2 mile to the SE corner of Sec 22. Awards to Frank Ceranski $10.00, A Wenzel $5.25, Carl Lepak $10.50. August 28, 1896 - Beginning at the NE comer of Sec 33 or NW comer Sec. 34 running North on line between Sec. 27 & 28 one mile to NE corner of Sec. 28. August 28, 1896 - Beginning at the NE comer of Sec. 15 and the SE comer of Sec. 10 running due west 1/2 and Sec. 15. March 30, 1897 - Beginning at 1/4 post on Section line between Sec. 33 and Sec. 34 running due west on 1/4 line and 1/4 mile. May 11, 1897 - Beginning on the East end of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 15 abandonment was granted to the West. Open a highway starting from 1/4 post on Section line between Sec. 15 and 22 running due North on 1/4 line into Sec. 15 1/2 mile, also a highway commencing on Section comers of Secs. 30, 31, 32, & 29 running west on Section line between Secs. 30 & 31 for 1/4 mile. June 5, 1897 - Contract with Kasmeir Laminski to build 2 stone and cement piers according to contract for the sum of $124.00. To Albert Goldbach to do a filling or a approchment on West end of bridge on Colby Road at Burger Creek according to contract for the sum of $13.00. To Paul Kordus to do a filling and approchment on East end of bridge on Colby Road at Burger Creek according to contract for the sum of $50.00. To Geo Burger to straighten creek about 4 rods at Burger place on Colby Road according to contract for the sum of $9.00. To S.H. Clark to build 2 stone & cement piers according to contract for the sum of $77.00. To St. Novolney to do a filling or approchment unto bridge according to contract for the sum of $49.00. To Frank Knetter to turn-
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