Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-02
signs FOR AUTO ROUTE
RlvER-To.RlvER ROAD PRoMoT-
Frs ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS TO
LOCAL OFFICIALS.
SIGNS TO BE PROVIDED
FREE FOR ENTIRE ROUTE
Guide Boards to Be Placed on Section
Lines and at Each Turn on Route
Will Be Sent to Town Chairmen For
Placement - Bad Roads to Be Re.
ported.
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ported.
Special to Times-Republican.
Denison, June 2. The executive
committee of the Iowa section of the
official transcontintental good roads
route has issued a circular of instruc-
tons regarding the marking OF the
route thru the state with sign boards.
These signs and material for proper
markings are to be furnished free to
the different chairmen in the towns
and will be placed by them. The cir
cular of instructions follows:
The official sign will read: iowa
Official Trans-C Cont. Route" This sign
will be placed on board, size SKA
inches, two-inch black letters on white
background with two-inch space at
bottom Of sign for arrow.
One official sign to be placed at
each section corner on post, white
washed, not less than twelve feet high.
Sign to be eight feet from the ground.
At every cross road, not on section
line, one white pole, without sign, will
be placed.
At turn of road all fence posts or
telephone poles on corners are to be
whitewashed, and official sign is to be
marked with an arrow to indicate
the direction to he taken.
Commencing at Clinton, each town
is oplace signs to next town west on
the route.
Each town may have the privilege
of marking more than one route to
the next town west. Each town is to
sign in or thru their town as they
wish. Each town is to furnish speed
limit signs and danger signals where
needed.
If at any time sections Of the road
may be impossible by reason Of wash
outs, repairs on bridges or for any
cause, the town chairman on each side
of such section will display from white
pole at or near the postoffice, a red
| flag in the day time and a red light at
night. This will be a warning to the
automobile tourist to stop and consult
the bulletin which will be posted on the
white pole, which will give informa-
ton in regard to the condition of the
road and directions as to the best way
| Of continuing the trip.
| County vice presidents and toWr
chairmen will at once secure the per-
mission of local telephone companies
| to use their poles for guide boards
and without delay arrange their route
and whitewash posts.
| Four hundred official sign boards
are being finished for immediate de
| livery Sign boards will be sent tt
town chairmen by M. j. Dannatt. vic
press or freight, upon remittance be
press or feright, upon remittance be-
ing received covering the amount o
| cost Of signs at Is cents each.
! Sign boards reading, Danger, Run
| Slow" will be furnished at the same
price as the official sign.
One brass stencil arrow will be fur
nished free each county vice presiden
for marking signs and turns in road
The question of road maps ant
guide books will be taken up as sool
as possible.
All remittances for dues to be sen
| TO w. C. Rollins, secretary, Denison
Iowa.
Respectfully submitted,
The executive committee.
| Henry Haag, president, Jefferson.
w. C. Rollins. secretary, Denison.
w. F. Coan, treasurer, Clinton.
Local Chairmen to Be Named.
The bylaws of the association pro
vide, among other things, that
Article Z. 1t shall be the duty OF
the executive committee to inspect the
entire route not less than once veal
and the actual and necessary expense
of such inspection shall be paid out o.
the funds of the association. 1T shall
be the duty Of this committee to &C
with the president when expenditure:
in excess of 500 are contemplated. The
executive committee shall fix the tins
and place of the annual meetings.
Article s. 1t shall be the duty O
the county vice president to appoin
a local chairman for each municipal
ity in his county, and to have gen
eral supervision Of the work in hi
county 1t shall be his duty to in
spect the road in his county at leas
once during each calendar month
save in the winter season. and to re
port the condition Of said road II
the state secretary. 1t shall be hi
further duty to receive all complaint
forwarded to him by the secretary t
act with the local chairman upol
such complaints, and to make repor
of such action within one week to tn
secretary.
Article 9. 1t shall be the duty
the local chairman TO act under tn
supervision of the county vice presl
dent and to have special supervision
the road from a point midway between
his and the adjoining towns Ut shal
be his duty to solicit members, to col
lect annual dues, and to forward one
half of the same to the state organiZa
J ton, the remainder to be retained 70
use in his locality. 1t shall also be hi
duty to inspect the road under his su
pervision at least once each week. saw
during the winter season, and ito repor
the condition of same to the secre
tary.
ARTICLE TO- Each municipality sha
ibe permitted to form such organizatio
as it may see At, providing that it sha
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