Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-23
WORK FOR GOOD ROADS.
Convention Asks National and State
Assistance.

Des Moines, April 1.-THE Iowa
State Good Roads association was or
ganized with the following officers
yesterday:
President-Merritt Green, Marshall
town.
Secretary-D. B. Lyons, Des Moines.
Treasurer-Homer A. Miller, Des
Moines.
Executive committee-T. G. Harper
Of Burlington, James G.. Berryhill Of
Des Moines and Joseph Morgan Of
Dubuque.
Resolutions were adopted as fol-
lows:
Whereas. the growing demands of q
great state, the necessities of its peo-
pie, the requirements of its greatly in
creased population expressed at this
the largest delegate convention of the
counties, towns and cities of the state,
called to consider ways and means for
the betterment of our public roads, ex-
press with emphasis unexampled In
our history a demand for progressive
action and for such changes In our
system of road administration that
shall make them more bountiful of
practical results. and
Whereas, it is deemed advisable that
the work inaugurated by this conven-
ton shall be continued to the end that
public opinion shall be aroused
throughout the state in favor OF pro-
gressive road improvements. and es-
pecially toward the development of a
permanent road system, to the end
that the expense of getting the pro-
ducts Of Iowa to market may be re-
duced to the minimum, and the roads
be maintained in such condition as TO
permit transportation thereon through
out the year, for the financial. social
and moral benefit of our people, there
fore, be II
Resolved, That we declare in favor
of the organization of a permanent
good roads association along the lines
suggested In the preliminary report
submitted by shis committee.
Second, That we declare In favor OF
national aid for the building OF perma-
nent highways within the respective
states of the union, conditioned, first,
upon the just and reasonable distribu-
ton of such aid among the respective
states. Second, Conditioned upon the
contribution of substantial financial
aid to such work by the states, coun-
ties and localities which such roads
traverse; and. third, Upon the preser-
walton to the localities directly inter-
ested in such roads OF the right of Sc
lecting the roads to be so improved;
fourth; Upon the conduct of the public
work incidental thereto by the locali-
ties or political subdivisions interested
therein, with the cooperation, in an adj
visory way, of the national authorities;
fifth, We hereby request our senators
| and representatives In congress To aid
in the enactment of such national leg
islation and request the Thirtieth gen.
eral assembly to enact suitable legis-
lation for the purpose of securing the
cooperation of the state of Iowa, the
several counties and townships in the
carrying out Of the spirit of these reso-
buttons.
Resolved, That we recommend such
amendment to section 1880 of the code
OF Iowa as will concentrate the respon-
| sibility for the expenditure of the coun-
ty road fund upon the several boards
| OF supervisors, and to that end to EN-.
power the said boards to designate
! the leading county roads extending
| from the cities, railroads and trading
centers into the country districts. and
to restrict the expenditure of the coun-
! ty road tax upon the Improvement OF
such roads from time to time.
| Resolved, That we commend the
enactment by the Twenty-ninth general
assembly OF chapter SO of the acts
thereof, and deprecate all agitation for
4 its repeal