Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
WANT GUY HILL
ROAD THIS YEAR

son counties to hive the new Guy
hill road built this year. Tuesday a
delegation of county officials and bus
mess men journeyed to Golden to
discuss the road proposition with the
commissioners of jefferson county.
In the party were County Commits
sioners Neil Mckay, Jos. Borzago
and R. l. Hughes; County Attorney
J. M. Seright, County Treasurer H..
P. Altvater, B. P. Thomas, Otto
Blake, Robt. Sayre, County Assessor
j. V. Thompson and w. J. Stull.
The trip was made in the Sayre and
Thompson machines via the Gilpin
county auto road and Guy hill. Geo.
Fritz and John Stroehle joined the
delegation at Black Hawk, but the
Fritz machine went out of commits
sion before the top of the auto road
was reached and Mr.. Fritz and Mr.
Stroehle returned to Black Hawk.
The trip was made without any mis-
hap and both machines negotiated
the steep pitch ON Guy hill without
any trouble. From the top of the
hill into Golden YVES easy sailing,
Mr.. Thompson taking the lead and
outspeeding Barney Cldsfield. Mr..
Thompson has developed into a capa-
BILE and fearless chauffeur and had
cows, horses and chickens taking to
the tall timber all along the line to
Golden. One team tried to climb on
top OF house when his machine
speeded by and every mudhole was
denuded of mud and water, so fast
did he travel. If Kaiser Wilhelm
knew Mr.. Thsompson was loose he
would have him in the army driving
a machine. The return trip was
made over Lookout mountain into
Idaho Springs. Mr.. Sayre took the
lead with his car to clear the way
SO there would lie no obstacle to
impede Mr.. Thompscn's speed. BY
the time Virginia canon was reach
ed. the members of the party had
convinced MIR. Tt tomrson of the folly
OF driving so fast and he didn't
break any speed records coming up
the long hill.
AT Golden. there was a large rep
resentation of farm ers of the Guy
hill section to Join the Gilpdn county
delegation and apreer before the
jefferson county commissioners. The
firmness of the delegation in their
appeal for the road left no doubt in
the minds of the Jefferson county of
ficials as to the urgent necessity of
commencing work as soon as possi-
ble- The Jefferson county officials
said they were anxious to commence
work but that the state highway com
mission had not given them the mon
ey promised and .hat there were no
funds available this year for the work
but that the road would certainly be
built next year. The Guy hill farm
ers made it known that they would
not stand for any further procrasti-
nation and were de- ermined upon at
least having the road started this
year. There Is $4,000 available which
Gilpin county waived to Jefferson
county last year of the state appro-
priation and then the Guy hill farm
ers have agreed to contribute from
5000 to 1000, ard jefferson coun-
ty was expected to put up $1,000.
This would make about $4,000, which
is enough to build half the road 1t
was the belief of the Gilpin county
delegation and the farmers that IL
the road was sterted 1t would be
easier to induce the highway COM
mission to produce the necessary
funds to complete the work.
After much discussion 1t was de-
cided that a delegation from Gilpin
and Jefferson counties should meet
with the highway commission next
Saturday and go before the governor
and endeavor to have him make an
appropriation from the capitol fund.
which 1t to be used fer road pur-
poses, and then stert on the Guy hill
road this year. The governor has
already apportioned s25.OO0 of this
fund for the building of the Fall Riv-
er road from Estes park and over
100000 is still IN the capitol fund.
AS a result OF tre activity being
shown by the citis ers OF Gilpin and
jefferson counties.n appears that the
road will be built this year. or that
at leest a good start win be made.
This road is needed as much by the
farmers of the two counties as an out
let into the valley as 1t is fer tour
list travel. 1t will be much shorter
road from Golden to Central City
than the Idaho Springs road and far
safer. The grade will be a greet
deal less than the Floyd hill road