Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-12
o,,, br a Uniform System OF
po,d, Construction in This
State
PAST EXPERIENCE IS CITED.
A.. Nancy has Been Expended but
up4 Good Has Resulted From 1t
The Roberts Bill

IN this state 20 E''ao''''i ''''S, W
s,,,,em of Road Construction on a Ba-
", Practical Engineering, b" was pre-
~ ,,s3 nv Hon. William spry Mr. spry
aii ,--. u.,.
...,s 70 establish q uniform system OF
'..3 construction on a basis OF pract-
engineering is apparent TO everyone
rso NAV have occasion to travel over
M roads maintained under the system
NOM In vogue. ,
w. Is not my purpose, however, to
..'',,igs unduly prevailing conditions,
D..'l ara reminded Of the fact that
T,.b h diderontly situated with re-
-is m distances nature OF soils, and
srt nj wealth. to many other states,
rsrilculary those OF the east which
tsys not these difficulties to contend
With $500. 800. h..
t.sn maintained, In part by certain APP
temptations made by our Legislature
and signed by The governor amounting
M r5ssI0ly $4,000 per year. These APP
rorrIaiIons have been sought for In
many Instances regardless of the safe
~ al other important and necessary
vsssur,.. the main object apparently
bsiog 10 see which county could get the
ARREST slice Of the appropriation, For
Ma purpose Of cXpending the money In
conformity with the regulations apply
ng state agents have been appointed.
No while being practical men, each
nave had their own theories as TO what
Constitutes q good road. and on the
principle that many men have many
minds the result has been, that many
roads have been built In many places,
and Of many kinds
ALL KINDS or GRADES.
10 specific regulation has been fol-
loved 10 any instance, excepting, OF
course, IN the counties OF Salt Lake,
Weber and one or two others, where
they have taken the matter I'm their
own hands and under the direction OF
he commissioners have set the pace for
he whole state. Speaking of state road
Construction generally. various grades
have been built. some Of them so high
hat when the following spring time
and soft weather came we who do the
diving only went down that much
de.Nr IN the mud. Others, without re-
gard 20 distance or time. have mean
dGa through the country, apparently
iot f3 purpose OF permitting the tray-
tU % obtain as complete knowledge
O. ne state as possible to give him.
We find s.lll other roads where the
rilr.al used has simply been dumped
I'D not leyeled because OF the theory
M,lhe constant wear Of travel would
ge.ally work the material from
" center TO the wagon track,
n 80 maintain a kind of self
h4rhg system. And so we go ON
40 enumerate instances as to Ohe
mtler and method in which the
'''es money has been spent In the
N'l and until some legislation Ia
a@al mat Will provide for some uni
Nfn system OF road building Just so
N.I Y continue 10 be spent.
90 NOT wish 30 be understood as
AAng The position that the money
appropriated has been altogether
wasted Tor IL has been my privilege to
navel some roads that have been a
"4,F OF pleasure from commencement
70 finish ! do claim. however that
mul0 Of u has been poorly used be-
.sg" OF lack Of proper provisions
'ha regulations .n law,
THE ROBERTS BILL
LAST winter Hon. d. r. Roberts Of
o,ns county presented a bill In the
,N g@ OF representatives. which pro-
ale1 q way out OF our present Difficult
gs, 10 substance II placed the re-
9MDiilN of our future roads with
We N7is engineer, the various boards
WInl commissioners and county
E'}o.s 40 unnecessary expense was
I.,g'ed by placing the work in the
1'4ls Oh these officials, II simply adj
ts- us Important factor In the dcvel-
l~snl OF our state to their already
..lgLols dules Any amount Of mon.
= suUa me respective counties wished
In,liGNsl ior road making was 70 be
,, ny, Uy The state, and n provi-
~. was also Inserted that where there
n OuNlIo' who. because Of lack
'..sllo' We're unable 10 make the
~ NV, repairs and improvements
wv. lheT roads nothing should pre-
arprOrrIstI., ,''"n'ns " HpNNl"A
nr AZ iis Jaw, 'o meet their needs In
''"
COUNTY stipERvIsoPs
TIN t,.r.r. '''''''7'
h6 "v feasibility Of the contemplated
s, Jw, vas 10 be looked into
n ,, lhe state engineer and board
r-1g,ialIy commissioners. and II found
msS.S 5" WI .0en the work was to be
All go y a a.. '.g..h.
gndsr tbS H y, W., roads was to be done
Uuny cor,1. .N''Ion or the board of
Btclicotjor5, .l''f5, after the plans,
approved bv ,t ' t5t.mates had been
WI Vim rnO Wy ihe state engineer, The
hA state aSi or,, jacquard around
hal No MONEYS s5owi,5S s. Wy ProN,d,ns
o1 ' g5;, also sontoia 5ei'to' pSo.
he y. ess.s Of ooay aS s"H IN 'q pPoyS o.
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