The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-04
TO BUILD FROM SOUTH
LINE TO CAPITAL CITY
County Commissioners Call
Meeting for Nov. IS TO
Consider Request

Believing that the securing of good
roads in community is as essen
ilal as improving the homestead, a
petition was filed with the county
commissioners by two-thirds OF the
farmers living in a district contain
ing twenty-five square miles IN Iron
Mound, Guthrie, Seward and Spring
er townships, praying the commits
sioners to proceed at once under the
new Oklahoma good roads law to
construct twelve miles Of the best
asphalt macadamized roads that
can be built. to extend from the
south line Of the county to Guthrie
The proposed district extends mile
and half on each side or The town
ship section line road between Sew
ard and Springer and Iron Mound
and Guthrie townships The greater
part OF the district is located in
Guthrie and Seward townships.
The proposed route Of the road
and il is one OF the essential features
In securing the best roadways Ia
getting the most available route--ls
10 start on the section line az the
south line Of the county, near Wa.
iefl0a. extending north a distance OF
live miles 10 tae town Of Seward
paralleling the Santa re right OF
way. at Seward the road VIII turn
east a mile on the main Travelled
road 10 the township line roadway
between Seward ana Springer town
ships. thence north on the township
line four miles 10 the Omhart farm,
thence in a northeasterfy direction
to Guthrie.
Chairman Oberholzer has called q
special meeting Of the county com
mssioners for Monday November
Is. to consider the proposition and
TO definitely locate the roadway In
the district. The exact point OF en-
trance into Guthrie is to be determ
med at this meeting. The Santa Fe
right 0f way from Guthrie 70 the
south line Of the county is included
in the district and the railroad will
be required 10 bear ms pr0portionate
cost cf the construction Of the road
IN its valuation In the district.
The action OF the farmers residing
IN tlis district In taking the initia.
tive and urging the commissioners
TO hasten the construction OF the
building of the permanent roads
shows that Logan county's farmers
are progressive and ever ready and
willing to do their part In the up
building of the community and coun.
ty In which they reside Their &C
ton also shows that the farmers
have great faith In Logan county be.
coming not only among The richest
agricultural sections Of the state,
but eventually a tbickly settled com
munity.
The farmers are beginning to real
ize what Il costs 10 maintain poor
roads. as nearly every township Ia
the county Is spending the levy al.
lowed by law In improving the now
almost impossible roads each year,
only 10 find them IN as bad or even
worse condition the next year.
The petitioners ask that a 14-fool
roadway be built. which Is two feet
wider than The roads now being con
I structed In Lincoln and other Okla
homa counties.
/ T4ere are not very many hills
,long the proposed route and IL Is
I thought the commissioners will be
able to locate the road on the sec
4 ton and township lines on an excel
/ lent grade without having TO con-
denim any right Of way or vary any
I distance from the roadwayg now in
{ use
Under Section 50 OF the good roads
7 Law the county commissioners may
create good roads Improvement
district consisting Of eighteen square
miles or more upon the filing Of a
voters In the district.
seyenty-five per cent Of the cost
OF the Improvement OF the roads un-
der the law is borne by the district
and the remainder BY the taxpayers
Of the county at large.
\. Unoi petition being filed by TWEEN
ty Der cent Of the voters throughout
the county. the county may BY a vote
I Of three-fifths Of the votes cast upon
the proposition issue bonds not In
excess Of two per cent Of the assess
ed valuation Of the county 70 pay
for It's share Of the cost Of constFuc-
tion Of good roads
Following Toe creation Of the road
district and The permanent location
; Of the roadway the county commits.
sioners are required 20 eail a spaelai
} election IN tie district for the pur.
psse ~ voting bonds to pay the dss.
tsscts share 81 ne cost, which saail
/ not exceed five per cent Of the total
Yalusticn oi The properly In the dis.