The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-07-24
{ GOOD ROADS ELECTIONS
81 ECTioNs AMOUNT TO
- s0t 500 FOR YEAR 1914.
present indications the Bonds
3 Il for 1914 Will Be More Than
rbree Times That of 1918.

er Ed three road and bridge bond
o,e have been conducted in
! to according to data compiled by
for ~osoe business Mems Association.
hMs one Of these elections were sue
"a and resulted in the issuance
eH DIS ,svay improvement bonds in the
q ccas 4 s6581,5OO, which is an in
leaY u If SS,256,5OO over the amount
"a and bridge bonds authorized
WA ! state during the same period
ade = year. and lacks only $715,O0O
and BIZ .colipg the total amount issued in
or road work
power Fspty.two attempts to issue road
ny att sri5ge improvement bonds in
to s have been defeated by taXpay-
various sections during the first
gtrolgs monIbs of 1914, and if they had
to DE "a il would have meant the is
la chs 81 Of s3,47O,OOO more for road
in the state.
critics 1 majority of instances where
Franc propositions failed new districts
SHIPS q being mapped out,
las been the rule rather than the
leo And otiOn that out Of every ten cleo
n soea hed during the past six months
alists a them have carried by large
rms. Mites. So far this year $3,517,0O0
expoFs hen appropriated by bond issue
itates q Ts,as for road building and main,
ebrualg np This is approximately $t.60
apta
troops srnviug Is a complete list of the
Ter, and ,sful road bond elections held in
waten n since JAN /, 1914. The county,
set date and the amount of each
lced 81 also given: Arkansas County,
lolmsi rs $4,000; Arkansas County
April, away bonds, June 6, $25O,O00;
Of " np County, justice precinct No.
aFfa ae 50, $4,000 Bastrop County
cke's 3 precinct, Feb II, 100000; Bell
'gy sna Y Temple precinct, Jan. 15,
ulise 100; Bell County, .Tal-Coe, Jan.
$4,000; Bell County, precinct No.
cRUz asrch 7, $105,000; Bell County
.ets ana bonds, March 81, 100000; Bell
cruz Rodgers precinct, May l.,
rival & Blahco County road district
ana an May q, $4,000; Brazoria Coun
aoeg 9 Cite road district, March Z, $685.,
suss Brooks County, entire county,
rea Ms d, $4,000; Collin County, Celina
Iaii0ss Feb. q, $125,OOO; Collin
'rs Farmersyille precinct, Feb.
plopOse loco; Collin County, Princeton
nus W ct Feb. 81, 100000; Collin
u . y Gulleoka precinct, Feb. 81,
ComaI County. entire county,
oopo I. i8. $4,000; Denton County,
. ~ ng district, April %, $4,000;
o0sapa n County, Bonham district, May
$4,000; Cara County, entire
l =, X Feb. 81, $4,000; Harrison
eue 81 Marshall district, Feb "a,
D.a'ss 30; Hays County, Kyle precinct,
". VIZ (. Il, $4,000; Hays County. entire
eN9 + April rs, 100000; Hin Coun,
/, geenyille district, Jan. 5, $780,.
eno II Jackson County, road district No.
~ M bruary, 100000; Jeff Davis
!. Valentine precinct, May 4,
,,..s.ss kaufman County, Forney pre-
10, 1si Feb. "a. $250,OO0; Kaufman
! . :, " Terrell and Elmo precincts,
49, IS, 100000; Kaufman County,
4 precinct April is, $15O,00O;
|, - ~, vile County, entire county, June
iu =, 10000; Live Oak County, pre-
- - Ks No 4, June q, $4,000; Mata-
M County, road district No, S,
= 49, MI z, $4,000; Matagorda County,
&c :. tstrict No. Z, Feb. %, $4,000;
49, man County. justice precinct
lesss and 3, including Waco, Feb.
~" Z 'lai5GoO; Milan County, Thorn
S.. Fecinet, Feb q, 100000; Milan
~. soi road district No. 8, May q,
:" ~ Nueces County, Robstown
. pss Jan. II, $250,OO0; Nueces
80 ~ causeway bonds, March IA.
!, coa. " Pale Pinto County, Mineral
y district, Feb, II, 100000; Pecos
" Fort Stockton district, Jan. Q,
on,,l Reeves County, eastern half
FUsss w Jan "a, $1OO,OOO;, Rockwall
Rockwail precinct, June Is,
Ply ss Ban Patricio County, cause
ian Y @nds. May 80, $4,000; Scurry
entire county April II, $780,.
aallh County, Winona district,
Cafpe $4,000; Tom Green County,
lasls9 agelo district, April 4, $4,000;
Nv County, road district No. 8,
2 lnez community, May Is.
2 Y Wharton County, Ell Campo
Illn.s March 5, 100000; zayala
" entire county, May IL, $40,
" asala County, La Pryor pre-
'as lay u, $4,000
uei'9 lg from present indications,
'lsp count Of road bonds issued and
sued In Texas in 1914 will bo
e |, nan three times the amount
be ~ h 1918
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