Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28
MONEY ASSURED
FOR PROTECTION
OF GOOD ROADS
PUBLIC SPIRITED TRUSTEES
HOLD FUNDS
FINANCIAL BACKING PLEDGED TO
GUARD AGAINST GRAFT
To systematic Ways and Means End
of Good Government Movements
Men Band Toeether-sum
Aggregates $4,000

The good government fund Aof Los
Angeles city and county has pledged
the advisory committee ample tunds
for protecting the good roads money
from spoliation@ and promised that the
expense of an engineer ana otIler
necessary inspection of road construc-
ton will be properly financed. Meyer
Lissner. secretary of the good govern
ment fund, yesterday forwarded a let
fer TO Chairman S. A Butler of the
advisory committee informing him this
action had been taken. Any sum which
may be necessary up to $25O0O VIII be
available for prosecution of the deter
mination to see that the good roads
money is properly spent.
Although the good government fund
was organized in February of this year,
1t has secured annual subscribers
guaranteeing a fund of $25000 a year
for the Understanding to the or
gani2Jtion's constitution-"of giving
financial support to worthy movements
for good government and for the bet
tcring of civic and political conditions
The function of the organization is only
to receive moneys from subscribers and
to disburse the fund, without taking
active part as an organization in any
movement to which money may be
contributed.
The board of trustees having charge
of the fund consists of S. G. Graham,
c. j. Kubach, Stoddard Jess. p. M.
Johnson, William Lacy, j. o. koeptli,
Gilbert S. Wright, John II. Haynes and
M Lissner, The officers are S. G..
Graham, chairman: c. ,J. Kubach. vice
chairman: =. Nj. Johnson, treasurer,
o. 7. Johnson building; NJ. Lissner,
secretary. Lissner building, The fol-
lowing statement of purpose is given in
an announcement issued regarding the
good government fund:
THE most serious matter in connec-
tion with reform movements and move
ments for good government is the
financing of them. There are many
good citizens, men of ability. who are
willing to devote a good deal of their
valuable time to this work and to con-
tribute literally to campaign funds be-
sides, but they balk when it comes TO
going. hat in hand, literally begging
for funds which are doled out, grudg-
ingly in many cases, by men who do
practically none of the work and by
reason of their large interests In the
communities are the principal benefi-
ciaries of 1t.
Would Supervise Contributions
at so happens that citizens who are
able to and do give generously to the
financing of movements of this kind,
while quite limited In number, are
called upon on every occasion. 1t is
not only bothersome for them, but also
for the solicitors to have to take up
such a matter every time the necessity
arises.
The fact that 1t would be more
businesslike and a great relief for all
concerned If each one of these gener-
GUS givers would agree to pay such an
amount as he would eXpend annually
into fund, to the trustees, to which all
applications of the kind mentioned
could be referred, and who could either
assist or turn down a proposition. as
their judgment would dictate, gave rise
to the organization on February %,
1909. of the good government fund.
"Such a fund would be able to fur
nish all moneys needed for good gov
ernment in Los Angeles city and coun-
ty, and it Is the intention of the good
government fund to finance every
worthy enterprise for good government
in this city"
Sidney A. Butler, chairman of the
good roads advisory board, said last
night that no estimate had been made
lection of the good roads work through.
I'VE intend to keep at 1t until the
roads shall have been finished" said
Mr.. Butler, land that may take $25, 900
In the end. but / hardly think that
much will be required. The engineer
in charge will probably be selected to-
morrow or Monday, and there will BE
no let up