Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10
TO DEMAND
GOOD ROADS
LEGISLATION
Committee Will Go
to Sacramento
Monday
Movement Inaugurated
Here May Result in
State Organization
Bill to Be introduced for Passage by
Legislature Provides for Ap-
polntment Of Highway
Commission

Los Angeles county yesterday 6dNo II
further impetus to the good roads
movement, with the result that there is
n strong proba abilty that California will
have on the statute books a good roads
law before the adjournment of the pres
ent legislature.
At the second meeting of the Los
Angeles Good Roads association
which was attended by representatives
from number of other counties in
Southern California, the report of the
legislative committee was adopted prac-
tically without change, and tomorrow
a delegation will start for Sacramento
for the purpose of inducing the legisla-
ture to pass the measure.
The bill provides for "the appoint
ment of a highway commission in any
county in the state, declaring the
powers and duties of such commission,
and providing for the laying out. con-
structing, Strengthening, improvement
and repair of main public highways,
providing for the acceptance of dona-
tions and for voting issuing and SELL
ing county bonds to pay for such work
and improvements, and authorizing
cities and towns to improve the por-
corporate limits and to issue and sell
bonds therefor"
Under Control of Supervisors
The bill provides for the appointment
by the board of supervisors, upon the
request of 10 per cent of the qualified
voters at the last election for governor,
of a highway commission consisting of
three members who shall receive So a
day each while rendering service and
these commissioners are designated as
county officers, in order not to conflict
with the state constitution.
The duty of the commission Is to in
vestigate the roads of the county ana
prepare a preliminary exhibit of the
contemplated improvements, after
which an election is to be held to vote
the necessary bonds, which shall not be
sold for less than par and the proceeds
thereof to be paid into the treasury of
the county and placed in special fund
to be known as the highway improve
ment fund.
The macadam or paved portion of the
roadways Is not to be wider than six
teen feet, except in cases where dona-
tions are made for the purpose of maxi
ing the width any distance desired.
The board of supervisors may direct
the district attorney to bring suit to
acquire land for the Strengthening of
roads.
Incorporated cities or towns desiring
to improve any highway leading
through such city or town and which
has been or is to be improved by the
commission is empowered to vote bonds
for the purpose.
To Go to Sacramento
BY unanimous vote of the convon-
ton Judge John ID. Works, who assisted
the legislative committee in preparing
the bill. was added to the committee to
which was entrusted the duty of plac-
ing the measure before the legislature
and endeavor to secure its passage and
it is expected that Judge Works Will
accompany Hartley Shaw, F. w.
Blanchard and r. Early to Sacramento
Monday.
The convention met at 10 o'clock in
the assembly room of the chamber Of
commerce, with Temporary Chairman
s. A. Butler presiding.
After the minutes of the preceding
meeting had been adopted r. w. Prid-
ham, chairman of the committee on
permanent organization. presented q
report which provided that the name OF
the organization be known as the Good
Roads Association of Los Angeles
County, the delegates to be three rep
resentatives from each civic body In
the county, the five members of the
board of county supervisors and one
delegate from each of the forty-seven
road districts.
The president is to select an executive
committee of five, and this committee
is to name the secretary.
Want General Association
Francis Cutie of Riverside said after
the report had been read that dele
gates from other counties had been in
Vited and that they had attended under
the impression that the meeting was
for the purpose of forming Southern
California association, but that II 1t
was to be a distinctively Los Angeles
county affair they did not feel that their
presence was necessary.
President Butler explained that 1t
was desired to have present all who
could attend, regardless of the location
as 1t was the intention to consider a
bill that is of importance to all sections
of the state; that it was first desired
to organize a Los Angeles society;
other counties could also organize So
eieties, and then state association
could be formed II It was deemed ad'
Visable.
AT the suggestion of Judge Works
the question of permanent organization
was postponed until after the consider
alton of the report of the legislative
committee This report was read by
Hartley Shaw and discussed at length
by a number of delegates.
The question as TO whether the pro-
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