Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-21
WANT STATE AID
ROADS IN LOWER
PART OF COUNTY
Meeting at Edgington Organizes
to Urge Matter Before
Supervisors.
MUCH INTEREST IS SHOWN
Andaiusia Route Advocates Announce
Session at That Village Wed
nesday Evening.

That the western end of Rock Is
land county is not going to be back
ward about asking for the designation
OF fair share of it's highways as
state aid roads was made evident
Saturday evening when d hundred or
more boosters met at the Edgington
hall to organize with a view of fur
thering Improvement under the Tice
law in the district south and west of
Rock Island. a temporary organization
was formed and viii have a strong
= committee in the city Thursday to
confer with the highway committee OF
the county board and later TO be pres
ent at the special meeting of the SUI
pervisors.
The meeting at Edeington is under
stood 10 have been called more es-
pecially IN the interest of one main
Highway from Rock Island through
Milan. Taylor Ridge, Edgington, Hi
rois City and on west TO Muscatine
Wednesday evening another meeting
viii be held at Andalusia by those in.
teres;ed in having the road from Mi
Ian through Andalusia and on west
down the Mississippi valley designat
90 as q state aid road. Those favor
ing this road are said 70 also favor q
road through Taylor Ridge and Edging
ton, but feel that their road should
also be marked for state aid, thereby
serving the district with two lateral
highways.
MEETING At MILAN.
In line with the spirit shown, the
Milan Good Roads association is plan
ming for a good roads day in that vii
lage Aug 6. when the question vii
he discussed by competent speakers
both local and foreign Milan has in
vited representation from all othe,
road associations i'm this vicinity anC
citizens generally Interested in III,
subject, and expects 20 entertain a biz
crowd
twenty-five men from Rock Islam,
attended the meeting at Edgington
They travelled in FIVE automobiles
South Rock Island, Sears. Milan, Tay
Tor Ridge and Andalusia also wer
well represented.
Or. Allan Miller, president OF tn
Edgng,on Rural Progressive club
which took the initiative In calling III
meeting. presided over the assembly
calling il 10 order and later beinI
chosen temporary chairman Of tn
roads association f. u. Fisher o
Sears was named temporary secretary
MANY EXPRESS VIEWS.
ThAen tthg axprage,I +hafr ,.f,v-- n,
the subject before the meeting includ
cd G.. J Scarle II. :. Gable. $. W
Searle. J. l.. Vernon. Phil Mitchell, |
S McCabe and +. II. Guyer of Roc
Island George W Richmond of Sout
Rock Island, chairman Of the count
board. and DR. c. 4. Virgins an
Postmaster &. L. Little of Milan. A.
urged immediate organization in orde
10 get the subject properly before tn
board Of supervisors at its meetn
next Thursday
G. J. Searle. the first speaker. Q,
planned the Tice law, which was enac
ed at the recent session Of the legii
lature and which supersedes all PR
viCUs laws on the subject of highway
Mr.. Gable commented upon the benz
fits of good roads and expressed tn
belief that Rock Island is ready to e.
tend financial aid in any undertaken
in this line that may be launched i
the lower end Of the county.
EXPLAINS COUNTV's POSITION.
Chairman Richmond explained tn
financial condition Of the county. sa,
Ing that it vii be necessary TO eithe
vote a special tax or bond issue bt
fore the .erms Of state aid can be me
lie also showed that threefourths c
the taxable property lies in the cite
and villages. through which no higi
way improvement. is permitted unde
the law. Therefore the cities and vi
lagos will be compelled TO pay three
iCurths Of the cost Of building cour
try roads, IN both couny AMI stat
tax
=. W. Soarle told what has beel
done Ia the upper end OF the count
IN enthusinC the people in he caus
Of good roads and what the result