Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

favorable fact connected with the
movement is that business men and
other substantial residents of the vari-
Gus communities are giving the subject
their time and thought, and this means
that the problem of good roads will be
solved. Bond issues which distribute
the expense in road Improvement is the
equitable and just solution of the
financial problem connected with the
movement"
Col. Richardson declared that he be-
lieved it absolutely necessary to place
the supervision of road construction in
the hands of state commissioner and
that the law should provide for state
aid
AS to the width of the road, that ques-
ton should be left to the engineers, as
in some instances nine feet is wide
enough, but in other cases the road
should be twenty or even forty feet in
width. He said that California had as
good material as there is in the country
for the construction of roads.
State Aid Impossible
Judge Works declared that if the
people expected the legislature to pass
a bill providing for state aid in the con-
struction of highways they would be
sorely disappointed.
w. A. Johnstone, of San Dimas,
former assemblyman from the Sixty
eighth district, said:
1.-The legislature has twice passed
state good roads law, but the con-
dition of the states finances had COM
PEELED the governor to veto them. The
present road laws are obsolete. Under
them communities with political in-
fuence obtain more than their share of
money for highway improvement in
their immediate vicinity and then in
corporate large part of the territory
benefited. 1t is game of freezeout."
Arthur R. Briggs of San Francisco,
secretary Of the state board of trade,
highly commended the bill. He said:
1T simply gives all the counties the
opportunity to build and maintain good
highways. 1t need not interfere with
your seeking state aid later. 1t is all
though, that you consider
any proposed legislation in the broadest
view, so that all the counties can CO.
operate in the passage of the bill. San
Francisco has but comparatively few
entering into 1t, and there
fore probably is the only city in the
state that Is not equally interested with
Los Angeles in the proposed law"
Very Few Amendments
The convention adjourned until q
o'clock to give delegates an opportunity
of handing proposed amendments to the
but when the committee
again reported at the opening of the
afternoon session it found that they
had accepted no amendments of a ma
terial character.
AS amended, the report was unani-
adopted, and delegates repre-
senting several civic bodies pledged
funds for the purpose of defraying the
expenses Of members of the committee
or any one they might designate to con.
vey the bill to Sacramento and en-
deavor to secure it's passage by the
legislature
The report of the committee on per-
organization again was taken
up, and clause providing for the APP
pointment by the board of county COM
of a delegate from each OF
the road districts caused considerable
discussion.
Afterward this was amended so as to
provide for the naming of such dele
gates by the executive committee to be
named by the permanent president.
The convention adjourned until Sat-
urday February 2S, when permanent
organization will be effected.
outside Cities Well Represented
Among those from out of town who
attended were the following:
Hollywood board of trade-H. Il.
Cover, e. Winterer, p. j. Beveridge.
Whittier board of trade-AlVa Star
buck, Bert Sargent.
East Whittier-S. w. Barton, A. W.
Swain, w. p. Crumley.
Gardena Improvement association
Rev. C. j. Hall.
Riverside board of trade-Franeis
Suttle. II. Rouse, w. b. Clancy.