Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
BIG PETITION .
FOR GOOD ROADS
SEVEN THOUSAND SlGNERS ON
THE LIST
Highway Commission Will Be Ap-
pointed to Confer with Govern
ment Ensineer-southern
Counties in Line

Seven thousand signatures weer on the
netition presented TO the county super
visors Yesterday asking for the calllng
of bond election and the appointment
of q highway commission. The Good
Roads association of Los Angeles county
presented the petition which. If success
FIJI will call for an expenditure of $3,OOO,-
600 and the building of 300 miles OF really
good roads. go ,,,,. not he
voted on for some time-siX months, a.
least-the highway commission asheu tSS'I
for will be appointed at once, T., am 1he wd1 sov-
ernment arrives in July he VIII nna
competent body of men TO aSslsII, ni.li mn"
Next Saturday those Interested VIII PR, PlS,
sent to the supervisors ilst OF SEVEN
names and these will undoubtedly be ap-
pointed to act as a board to confer
with the government engineer.
That the bonds will pass when they are
presented to the people to be voted on is
almost a foregone conclusion. Two t@lou @
sand more signatures than We're neces-
sary were on the petition Whlcn Went lt 70 70
the county officials yesterday, ana TINS Is
considered as a favorable omen by the
members of the Good Roads assocla-
ton. an ooo mn -,..,o
a large sum, could be used to advantage
in bettering the present poor highways
which run through the county. AutoTno-
bilists and others who are forced or ue-
sire to use the roads a great deal say
that the present thoroughfares and high-
ways are in terrible condition., and that
if the contemplated sum is used on them
they can be made as good as any IN the
state.
Other Counties in Line
Los Angeles county will not be the only
one in line, and the reform for good
roads promises to extend all over the
southern end of the state. Already the
of aH counties
lowing in the footsteps of the local Off
cials, and good roads associations are be-
ing formed everywhere.
Santa Barbara has already proceeded
to a point where a government engineer
is on the ground and ready to point out
where the money to be spent can be put
to the best use. Riverside, San Diego and
San Bernardino counties are ready to do
| whatever is asked of them, and Ventura
and Orange counties will also fall in il
! the proposition is made in proper form
| Francis Cutie, president of the River
side chamber of commerce, has beer
| delegated to appoint general highway
| commission for the counties south of the
Tehachap, and he has denoted the fol
| lowing:
Riverside county-P. N. Meyers, Hemet
]. T. Hammer, Corona; Frank a. Miller
Riverside.
San Bernardino county-E. D. Roberts,
San Bernardino; Col j. A. Paul, Upland;
San Diego jcounty-Wllliam Clayton,
George Marston and F, F. SScripps
Los Angeles county-Dr. G. a. Gates,
Pomona w. L. Green, Pasadena; George
S. Patton, Los Angeles.
Santa Barbara, Ventura and Orange
counties will be added to the list later,
and the general committee will organize
iself into permanent body which will
hold meetings at stated times and pro-
mote such legislation and local action
| as are necessary to connect and maintain
the new highways in the various coun'
| ties.