Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-18
GOOD ROADS PROBLEM
County Supervisor Granner on
the National Good Roads
Convention, Detroit
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
Outline. of the Suggestions Made Con.
corning State Laws That Should Be
Enacted to Promote the Effort Now
Being Made to Advance the Good
Roads Movement.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora, Feb. 1S.-Couaty Supervisor
ii. #. Granner has just returned IRON
the national good roads convention helo
Mt Detroit. He and one other were APP
pointed by Governor Cummins to rep
resent Iowa at the convention. Mr.
Granner had the honor OF being one OF
the committee of three who were Sc
lected to draft resolutions. The report
OF the committee, besides containing
enthusiastic and potent reasons LOT
united and persistent effort to advance
the good roads movement, suggests tnat
state laws should be enacted embody-
ing the following outlines, (which Will
be read and discussed with keen IN
terest by every thinking citizen. towit:
"First-That on petition of one-third
of the voters of the county, or a ma
iority vote of the board of supervisors
of the county, the question of adopt
ing county roads system Shall De
submitted to vote of the people or
said county at any general or special
election.
"Second-That the law for county
road system shall provide that the
building of good roads shall be entirely
under the control of the board OF SUI
pervisors, and that said board OF SUI
pervisors shall appoint competent
civil engineer. who shall build ana
construct said roads, upon economical
and scientific principles, and be direct
ly responsible to said board.
"Third-That said board Of super
visors shall appoint from their body a
special committee of three, no more
than two of whom shall be OF one po-
litical party. to be known as county
road committee, and VINO shall act as
an advisory board in conjunction With
said engineer In carrying out the work
Said special committee shall have au-
thority to authorize the payment OF all
bills after the same have been properly
certified to before the engineer.
"Fourth-That the appointment OF
two or more commissioners, elected by
the people to solely control the roads
system, be not permitted and strenu-
|ously opposed.
"F'ifth-That said board Of super
visors shall have full authority to levy
taxes for good roads purposes in the
sum not less than 81 nor to exceed 81
per thousand assessed valuation on all
property, both read and personal
"Sixth-After a county road system
has been adopted and before any work
shall be done on any road, 1t is sug-
gested that 1t shall be the first duty of
the board of supervisors to cause a
plan or map of said county to be made,
showing all the principal roads and
thoroughfares.
"Seventh-That bonds for the county
road system shall not be issued at any
time unless the same is submitted to a
vote and authorized by majority vote
OF the people of said county.
"Eighth-That in any county under
the county road system the electors
may at any general election rescind the
county roads system by a majority
vote.-
Mr.. Granner was much enthused and
feels confident the movement has got
beyond the creeping period and will
now make rapid strides. He believes
that the state and federal governments
can and will aid the movement He
thinks that the immense sums Of money
expended on the waterways would ben
eft more people if expended, in part
at least. in making good roads.
BROKE ON WEDDING PRESENTS.