Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-12
ROND ISSUE FOR
GOODROADSLOST
IN BOARDS VOTE
e,rervisors Refuse to Allow
People to Settle Matter
of Highways.
100000 PROJECT BEATEN
e,,ons Go Into Committee Of Whole
and Repor, UnfaVorabIy After
Hearing Boosters.

The Rock Island county board went
record as being opposed to good
-,,5s now. yesterday afternoon when
!, ,s.used 10 allow the people to vote
5000 600 bond issue for the es-
enlistment o. permanent highways.
The supervisors considered the mat
Ear in committee OF the whole, report
- AGAINST allowing the matter 10 come
- ballot Of the people. and then
,souted the report OF the committee
without roll call.
The resolution. carefully drawn up.
wss presented TO the board and read
nv County Clerk II. 3. Hubbard at the
ooening Of the meeting. The chair
tbeu invited talks by those who We're.
p-esent 70 advocate the measure. and
s,ter several were made. in which the
s-oiect was urged from a standpoint
o. economy. Supervisor :. r. Wright
AZ this city presented a motion for the
ADDITION OF the resolution. II was sec
ended.
Supervisor Ed Cool Of Cordova was
On his feet in an instant with a substi-
tute molten that the board consider
the matter as a committee OF the
whole. This was seconded and car
ned.
Argue For Hour.
The sta--chanbcr session which fol
loved lasted nearly an hour. during
which time there was much debate.
the friends o. hard reads on the board
preserving many arguments for the
adoption OF the resolution
The committee. however. reported
agzinst the proposition and the board
then adopted the report.
The boosters for good roads present
ID some strong arguments TO the
board before il went into a committee
q the whole. The economy OF getting
after the proposition now. while the
state and nation were making provis-
ions 10 assist all communities that
were keeping apace in building perma-
rent Highways. was one Of the strong
Points brought out in these talks.
They also discussed it as a matter
CT fairness 10 the people to allow the
litter 10 express their voice upon the
l-tte-- The present annual eNpendi-
tuIe Of $4,000 on roads by the county
lcw. without showing permanent re
se.'s. was also referred TO.
PIu Mitchell OF this city was the
first 10 address the board. He said in
part, The campaign we have waeed
for coed TO- Is is the most important
before this county. At first we asked
fyr the issue OF . million dollar bond
issUe. but since then have amended
cur petition for 100000. We did this
10 allow for the other projects cOnsid-
e-ei by this board. and so that our
proposition would not in any way con-
aict with the others.
-Ail we ask o. the board IS TO put
the matter to the vote of the people
and let them declare by ballot wheth-
er they want il or not.
ii Is economy 10 build good roads
-r=. The county is now spending
200 annually for its highways and
Lot much good is being accomplished.
n 20 years the benefits OF building
permanent hard roads now would show
lie effect with great saving
Or. Taylor Talks.
Dr. ". r Taylor of Moline was the
ae1t q the boosters to talk in favor
q the proposition. He said: When
a representative body of men comes
before this board OF supervisors and
Asks that matter be put to the vote
G. the people II occurs 10 me that II
should be put 10 the vote Of the peO-
pie"
H. s Gable OF this city followed Mr.
Taylor and said. I don't believe that
any sane man doubts but that We will
have good roads. don't say that Mr..
Mitchell and his organization Will