Newport daily independent., 1914-03-12

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 If we are going to build roads Jackson county and not wait until our funerals bring progressive and intelligent of to do this work and reap it's wards and system of real public highways then can we afford with assessed realty valuation of nearly S7 be afraid to spend S67500O to bring road road within three miles of the home of every man within the district and this road leading to his mark ct and natural railroad connection well as hls school and church?
 We are spending now over s2oooO year in road tax not to mention the appropriations for bridges and special work from the county general fund and basng the n- of upon those of the past ten years Jackson county will spend than $675O0O in the next twenty years under a three-mil road tax
 We are spending it and that is all; for it goes n drbbes over widely scattered and does not even maintain dirt roads to the standard of earlier years when traffic light The system is wrong We are not tlnd- ing fault with the overseers, who do honest work but at time of the year. when the results only temporary at best We have outgrown this system and can no longer adapt it to needs.
 The question thus presents itself: Are you willing to spend $6 OO0 of borrowed money to be paid n bonds running for 20 years travel and enjoy these roads during your lifetime do you prefer to spend that amount m twenty years travel the kind of roads we now nave or even worse as travel becomes heavier and neither now nor at the end of the twenty have anything to show for your wasted taxes Surely have sufficient showing of what results under the old plan and are now willing to build permanent roads the cost IS not too great and we can get this improvement through dis trct properly directed and safeguarded to insure an hon. est, fair and capable expenditure of our money.
 Such is the kind of district proposed to be established under special act of the legislature if the people Tn the primary March 18th, declare themselves in favor of system of county roads Each township the district is to name it's member of commission of tweve for there twelve townships in the district and you can rely upon the good citizenship choosing from it's best men The com mssioners to receive little above their actual expens- for their The jobs not to be sought for their salary but entrusted to public spirited representative tax payers who willing to give of their time to see that this improvement work is properly directed, we'll con- sructed and the money economically expended What has been your experience in drainage improvement districts? Have not your commissioners carefully expended your money and wisely directed the improvement?
 So with this district The district is representative Union and Brd the largest townships in the district have representation upon this commission than Village Richwoods.
 We hoped to have man of the county for this weeks issue of the Independent showing the location of proposed road embraced the whole system of 193 miles, but the map has not yet been received and will be publish ed later
 The commission governing this district would how determine the final plans sell the bonds let the con- tract and to it's execution. If you don't believe the various townships will choose honest, capable commits sioners who will fairly deal with the whole district then vote against the improvement If there is graft in this district and of the opponents of the district stoop to this charge will be because best men, who certain to be placed upon this commission, open to graft and thinking, reasonable has any grounds for this charge
 vote for this district vote of confidence in the honesty and integrity of the best you choose for these responsible positions and about the act will be thrown every proper and legal safeguard to insure that system of public highways authorized and provided for gg5 g5 5 g5 y5 g5 | g5 g5 95 g5 g5 5 y5 H;s Home paner Rest dollar bill for which please s ,nl4o v 1o1A me the Independent for anot