Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
GOOD ROADS
BILL PASSES
BOTH HOUSES
$S,O0O,OOO Bonds Are
Planned
Magnificent System Of Highways viii
Soon Result from Efforts OF
Los Angeles County
Association

Good roads for Los Angeles county
are assured.
The bill prepared by the law commit
tee of the temporary association OF Los
Angeles county has passed both houses
of the legislature, it's approval by the
governor is considered q certainty and
the temporary organization of the
county association has been made per-
manent, with the idea of conducting
a campaign of education In the inter-
est of good roads and in favor of the
voting of $3,OO0,OO0 in bonds for the
construction of a system Of splendid
highways.
Announcement that the bill prepared
by the local committee had been given
preference in Sacramento by reason OF
the fact that 1t was considered the best
of many which had been introduced,
that it had passed both houses of the
legislature and certainly would be
signed by the governor was heartily
cheered at the meeting yesterday,
which completed the permanent organ
ization of the Good Roads Association
of Los Angeles County.
AS an evidence of the anxiety of the
people of Los Angeles county to in
augurate as soon as possible the work
which will result in giving the coonty
hundreds of miles of splendid high
ways. the convention adopted a reso-
luton requesting the governor to sign
the bill at his earliest convenience.
Butler Permanent President
In attendance at the meeting were
representatives of civic bodies in every
incorporated city in the county, and
the same enthusiasm which character
ized the two previous meetings was
evidenced.
S. A. Butler, who has acted as tenn
porary president of the association,
was honored by unanimous election
as the permanent president for the
coming year. r. w. Blanchard of Los
Angeles was elected first vice president
and Alfred P. Griffith of Azusa was
chosen treasurer.
The rules adopted provide that the
president shall appoint an executive
committee, which in turn shall name
other committees, select a vice preSi-
dent from among the delegates from
each of the incorporated cities of the
county and elect a secretary. w. H.
Knight was selected as temporary Sec
retary.
Meetings will be held annually, but
special meetings may be held at any
time by order of the executive COM
mittee.
The five members of the county board
of supervisors are named as delegates,
and in addition to the representation
from civic bodies the executive COM
mittee is to name a delegate from each
of the forty-nine road districts.
r. w. Pridham, P. J. Beveridge,
Thomas Early, e. G. Custer and Super
visor Alexander constituted the COM
mittee on permanent organization and
order of business, while Mrs. A. S. G.
Forbes, W. c. Smith, G. j. Hall, B.
Tanning and o. L. Rider were members
of the committee on credentials.
Tells of Experiences
in
sion Mr.. Blanchard, who, with Hartley
Shaw, conveyed the associations good
roads bill to Sacramento and used their
endeavors to have it introduced in the
legislature, told of his experiences dur
ing his ten days stay at the capital.
He said that the members of the legiS-
lature from Los Angeles county did
everything in their power to further
the interests Of the associations bill
Many other good roads bills had been
offered, and some of them were pet
measures of prominent members, in
cluding the speaker of the house, who
informed the committee that in his
opinion the bill from Los Angeles coun-
ty would have no show.
I'VE found it necessary to educate
the speaker on the question of good
roads legislation, and we did it sue
cessfully," said Mr.. Blanchard. 1--WE
attended a joint meeting of the COM
I1lIlcCS VI lIl6 IWO IiOu0SSJ dtiQ dIlcl
our bill had been read it was declared
to be by for the best of any on the
same subject. The bill has passed both
houses, it will become a law and ii
will be constitutional.
Senator Savage was very kind-in
this particular" continued Mr. Blanch-
ard. HE arranged for us an interview
with the governor, who received us cor
daily, and after reading the bill care
fully declared his belief that its pro-
visions would meet all requirements
and if 1t passed the legislature he saw
no reason why he should not sign it.
Amended for San Francisco
"The bill has been amended in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the San
Francisco members, so that the ap-
pointment of a good roads commission
is optional with the county supervisors
instead Of compulsory. We had no OBJ
lection to this amendment, as we know
that the supervisors of Los Angeles
county are heartily in favor of good
roads.
II believe also that the bill was
amended to prevent the granting of
railroad franchises along improved
highways"
Mr.. Blanchards remarks were
cheered, and later the meeting adopted
a resolution of thanks for the work OF
Mr.. Blanchard and Mr.. Shaw at Sacra-
mento.
Another resolution, offered by A. p
Fleming, was adopted, etnderng the
members of the Legislature from Los
Angeles county the thanks of the as
ISOLATION for their hearty support OF
the associations good roads bill.
President Butler announced that he
would appoint the executive commit
tee within a few days, and IL is ex-
pected that another convention will be