The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-10-22
ROAD PROBLEM.
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after each rain from our frort gate to
our neighbors front gate In the direc-
tion of town? Something we could do
at almost no expense, while waiting
for our fields to dry off so that we
could get on them. My experience In
trying to start this kind of a move
ment didn't meet with much encour-
agement. Now as the state will take
over for maintenance each mile Of
road they help build, am for state
aid even though it costs more. Then
we can get this 800 per mile mainte-
nance to help build more miles in
some other part Of the county.
know that some of the counties in
the northern part of the state are Of
fering the State Highway Commits
sioners as much as 50 for 81 to have
him spend the main market money on
their roads. This is the $4,000 Of |
Highland County's money that is go- !
ing to the state under the Hite bin |
and unless we put up at least dollar
for dollar we get none of it. The !
State Highway Commissioner is only
human He is like you. He is like
me. He wants to make as good
showing as ne can. Where would you
put the money? Where would l put
it we're we in his placer Why where
we got the most so our reports would
show the greatest number Cf miles
constructed. Can you blame him?
And friends did you ever stop to
think that the Hite bill is for only 5 |
years What at the end of 5 years ?
Why the Northern counties will have
the greater part of their roads recon-
structed and then do you suppose for
an instant that they will send their
representative to the legislature with
instructions to vote for state road
building in Highland county ? Not on
your life. Would you This year the
state had $4,000 for Highland county
and while l have been, and am yet,
opposed to Bond issues, l tried to get
the County Commissioners to issue
$50, 900 of bonds and take up the $685.
O9O state money. And l did so on the
! fact that the state would have the
roads to maintain once they are con-
structed. l figured these bonds to
bear per cent. interest and l feel
sure we could have sold them at per
cent. | figured low estimate of
maintenance less than 800 per mile
and showed the Commissioners that
they could retire the bonds in 10 years
and that the maintenance OF the read
this money would build-even at the
low estimate / had put on them
would pay the interest on the bonds |
and leave something over 81, 400 In the !
treasury Therefore am for state |
aid in the construction of our high.
ways. l think we should arrange 1T
so our Commissioners could take up
every dollar that is allotted Highland
county each year, and thereby have a
voice in where the money should be
spent You all know that unless the
Commissioners make application for
this money by putting up dollar Tor |
dollar. What 1 mean by dollar for
dollar is in agreeing TO spend as much |
on piece of road as the state does |
i the state highway commission comes
into the county at the expiration of
the year and spends either by con-
tract or force account the sum allot |
ted to the county. But he spends 1T
where he chooses. We have no voice |
in the matter While on the other
hand if we are putting up, we select
the road or roads the money is to be
used on and think our County Com
missioners know where this money |
can be used to the advantage of the
citizens of Highland county better
than the State Highway Commits |
sioner does. trust you will all go
away from this meeting enthused for
good roads and that you Will explain
to your neighbor who isn't fortunate
enough to be present this afternoon,
what the levy of mill is for. How
much it will cost him ? How it is
going to be spent And urge him to
vOta for it