Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
PLAN OF FOLK COUNTY SUPER
vlsoRs PUT THRU WITH
on! OPPOSITION.
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
AGREES TO COOPERATE
Crawling OF 1870 Miles of Highways to
Be Undertaken This Season State
Commission Says Cost VIII Be $4,000
Per Mile Instead of $1,000, Amount
of First Estimate.

Des Moines, Sept a-The Polk
county board Of supervisors. working
in conjunction with The Iowa state
highway commission, next Week Will
begin one OF Inc mos, important road
making projects ever started in Iona.
The project. Nhlgh !s the culmina-
ton OF q three years struggle on the
parts Of Supervisors Harry BarQuist
ana charles ". Killer viii be the
graveling OF the enure county highway
system ls9 miles At an approximate
cost OF $500 GOO
County Engineer John Budd viii be-
gin preparing profiles u the road sys-
ten? TO be PIT >enIed 70 the commission
for approval next week. The actual
work OF surlacing and graveling will
start early next spring.
Supervisor Keller. after spending
FIVE hours yesterday afternoon in con
ference With the hoard o. highway
commissioners. returned u DeS Moines
last night with the announcement that
instead OF being able 10 gravel only
half the system as Was hoped Tor yes
1erday morning the Polk board. as
q result q developments al the Aues
meeting. will begin the project with
me aim in view 81 completing the en-
tire 30 miles.
Boone to Inspect Roads.
The state commission viii come 10
This city the latter part Of next week
with 8 corps OF engineers The party
Viii 6e joined here ny the local board
and John Budd, county engineer, P-ac-
,ically every road leading Out Of me
city w;I ~ gone over betn-e The com
mission returns 20 An7sS.
County Engineer Bu3G will then
proceed Immediately 70 prepare pro-
files Of the system which NIL Re sab
,7irted 10 the state board. The COM
-7issionerS informed Keller YESTERDAY
the supervisor declared that they will
approve every stretch Of road that they
can approve and remain in the bounds
Of reason.
TIE move. which was started Tues
day by Chairman Harry / Ba-quist.
and prosecuted by Supervisor Keller.
Is perhaps the most ambitious one
ever inaugurated ~ q county, board.
according 10 road builders interviewed
last night. Il will mean the expen3i-
tire OF hundreds If thousands Of dol-
lars AMI months of work II viii in
crease Polk county farm valuations
millions Of dollars. experts declared
last evening.
No Dissenting Voice
Practically every phase ot the stu
alton was gone over ny Keller ard the
comm ssionArs yesterday afternoon. in
GLIDING the questions of fna-ces. grad
inrs machinery. wor.c-nen ana even
uea t7er. Last night the pix super
visor said that h believes the project
VIII oe carried to completion without
delay.
Every member # the state board
was preser. Al the conference a71z
.here was not single dissenting voice
30 the Keller Ba-qlist plan tha for
mer asserted Commissioners Beard,
Ma-sien and Holden ard thief Engi-
neer Mcdonald we're present when
Keller, who had been sart as a CON
mit.Ae hy Chairman RarqEjst. arrived
at the commissions Office.
Week after next the con- r7issto1. ar
com panied by committee from -he
Polk board. viii tour parts Of Mime
sofa and wisconsin inspecting g-av-
e!ed roads IN those states
Ready TO Cooperate.
The state highway commission i
ready - cooperate with Us all along
the line was Kell@rs sanguine state
11ent upon his return from the confer
ence. y nave spent several ilo57s
with the com mission members and
they ara willing 70 modify all rules
that can possibly be modified
Keller said that the commission
mem bers had told him they would -a-
Z Their see the work started in P5lk
I county than in any other
They said TOO" he added, that the
ultimate success % the work in this
county PROBABLY viii determine the
road legislation Of TWO Years hence.
The commission apparently is as anx-
! ious TO cooperate with US as we are
| to have them do So"
( T::::e ;i2!-d district suoe-"isnr took
/ occasion 70 explain how the project
will be financed. Before doing so he
stated that actual work on the grav-
cling process viii De started in early
| spring. Most Of The gravel will be Sc
cured in this county, ne said
| Financing Not Difficult.
/ LAS to the finances" ne explained.
y do not think we wiIl have as much
difficulty along tina; line as might
| seem apparent. We viii have money
coming into the road fund right along.