The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
WAUBONsIE TRAIL ASSN.


your section of the road.
FraternalIy,
WAUBONSIE TRAIL ASSN. {
q. G. Reininger, President
Waubonsie Trait Constitution.
In small pamphlet form, the con
stitution of the Waubonsie Trail AS
ISOLATION is contained. The object
and purpose of the association is Civ
en- and the bylaws for enactment are
given in the following:
Preamble: Pursuant to the report
OF the committee made and adopted on
the thirtieth day of January, 1911. at
the preliminary meeting of the pro-
posed river-to-riyer road through the
southern tier of counties of iowa.
held at the Delmonico hotel in Shen-
andoah, Iowa, the following articles
are hereby entered into for the pur-
poses hereinafter set forth:
Article 1. That the name of this
organization shall be the "Waubonsie
Trail Association
Article 2. The object and purpose
of this association shall be to desig-
nate and promote the making and
maintenance of an improved and in
tensified highway across the southern
tier of counties in the state of Iowa,
thence east indefinitely, and west
through Nebraska City and Lincoln
and on TO Denver, To be known as
"Waubonsie trail,'' and further, for the
encouragement and development of
interest in said highway, and in good
roads in general, and in the perfect
ing OF such highway as shall be Of
ficially adopted by this organization,
by reducing the hills, raising the
grades over the valleys, constructing
cement bridges and culverts, keeping
the roads dragged and drained, and
such other work and improvements as
from time to time are suggested by
this organization, and also for the
purpose of encouraging interstate and
uanscontinental motoring and travel
ing over said proposed highway and
/ through the cities thereon: and also
{ for the purpose OF encouraging socia-
bility and mutality between and
among the citizens who live along or
adjacent to said proposed interstate
highway.
/ Article 3. The officers of this or.
/ ganization shall be and consist of a
president, secretary and treasurer. to
be selected from aud elected Dv vote
OF all OF the members Of the said asso-
| citation, and a board of FIVE trustees
/ for each and every county through
which said proposed trail shall ira
4 verse shall be elected by the repre-
sentatives and members Of this organ
ization residing in said county. The
president for the first year, cornmenc-
ing January 30, 1911, shall be Z. G..
Reininger. ESQ, Of Shenandoah Iowa.
and the secretary and treasurer shall
De u. List Of yorktown. Iowa. the
first board Of trustees for Fremont
county, Iowa. for the year commenc-
ing January 30, 1911, shall be Messrs.
i e F. Mitchell, E. S. Murphy. Frank
Brandon, E. stiles and E. ". Runyon.
Tor Page county, Iowa, for the said
& period the board of trustees shall be
AiS4its i fSlp. q. r. " CCGSTl.
Ava Miller, J. z Amman and Alonzo
1feen; the boards OF the other conn.
tles to be as shall be selected BY said
county upon joining this organization.
!. being the desire of this organization
that three OF said trustees be from the
larger towns along said trail in gaid
!, county, and that at least two be mem.
oers OF the body of the county long
+ SAID trail The officers shall be ex.
t omcio members of said boards.
E Article 4. That there shall he an
annual meeting on the last week dav
: OF January of each and eyery wear IN
: De heid at such place as shall r. de.
termined by committee OF the t,7,s
I, tees first appointed for such purnose
to determine; that at such meatin !
the annual election of officers slaT
be held and the business of SUCH or
! ganization for gil purposes shalr a.