Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-27
snsoia1 % Times Republican.

Special 20 Times Republican.
Muscatlne. Feb. TT the STATE
legislature repeats the present highway
legislation Of IOWA, {, VIII return the
whole highway situation to a condition
OF affairs In which graft and ineri-
cheney predominant. and the cause OF
good roads VIII be set back a decade.
This was the summary ot the Sit
uat!on given by Hon. J. NJ. Rrockway,
Of Let's. former chairman Of the house
committee on roads ard highways of
the Thirty Hr.h general assembly. in
an interview IN which re scored che
efforts beng made in The present as
sembly To repeal the highway legisia
ton enacted two years ago.
ITO enact the bill which Is now pro-
posed said Mr.. Brockway. will be 10
return TO exactly the conditions Of az
fairs which prevailed previous 70 che
meeting Of The Thirty fifth general as
sernbly- For six years Iowa had .
highway commission whose sarT.ccz
were optional, who acted in an advts-
DRY capacity. But twelve counties OF
the state used the services OF this ad
viSory commission
Bridge Contractor Big Man.
finder the condition OF affairs which
then existed IN seventy counties Of The
state the county boards OF supervisors
were paying up 10 three times the
value OF the bridge and road improve
ments installed We found very few
cases where there was actual corrup
ton in the local management, OF road
Dat. he hna vfz vi
much faith IN human nature. The
bridge contractor had more TO do with
developing the road work IN varou.
counties than any other person or fac
tor.
IT The county d:d not go 20 me state
highway commission for advice. which
II was optional with them 20 DO, the
only place they could get their advice
was from the men who had something
70 sell. want 70 say right hero that
I believe the average county supervisor
IS just an honest tust aa competent as
the average legislator. perhaps moro
60 Bat when Il comes 20 putting ne
novice up AGAINST the expert the rule
Of ,hunah-np against engineering e1-
ac.nesr, oniy one eide car YIN.
WHAT Happened in Louisa
Te Us review the situation ,hree
y.ars arc. In Louisa county for tn
stance. mp 70 rhrse 7sars ago most OF
our crfTss "ere put II soous fTsfT"
.s~e vida; the r-4nforc@mAa: ras -.y
hgf7. ard a number II .h~- only -h-~e
years old are already - Rad condition
We Rad $50 mary people 20 pies@A zoo
many u c-r taxpayers ~ants-t a cor
crete n-.cse along some particular
road IN sosne particular sezaoo-fsr~oc
70 se accommodated By NJ .1aes -has
ws ha1 ~ hand The result Tss re
buff CIR cuiv~rt. 700 chap n s1-1e
places tf1ss ~ouio Apply 20 are cf71rity
nrfeys@.
The Reverse - Poik County
IN f'nSr crrr.c7 -1nct-ion pr
~atlei Ee3cza are e1ac1r TIE -f+@rse-
There are r2pre cSrr-st@ eriT@--s =
Pofk coz'r~T eo~-T a1d ICY e@ht iorss
and cre-. t1an tnerA ere r ne 1t'er1-
cao drive oct ~ e>.'csSo. TIA -ea-
Ho- for ta1s VAS -f-at '1s'e c2ETer7s
'~ere ss';..t rT Tnzt - c7s4l%c force
acco1Et The conGAc-o- T@s 3+'rs
paid c~--e!a per cert u al TIE -acrsT
re gpens sor tness or1efes 2sn ne
nan Ms machinery re- ~ - roo y
make rsa,e p-oht - oc'}c'nz 'pr-y
or fty 1oSt cuiVert tna1 ae cc94e
inspection ~ tfe superTtStrT %zs 70
AK y p@rrTz''te1 -l'rf' 20 N 90
IA Polk COUNTY mere are AD,T+t1!r-S
IKE sever Or e'EEt concrete cl3vrTfs
tfat are r1ssr ,or cat''f~~ays. ~ -aess
cr'Terts crain s~Ss man fe7 acres ri
srorat apiece. aHc p eY@-T cass TIE
and Or Bath secs 81 nc rrf2c - owned
nv the same mar Taes" we're PIT ~
erttreiy a. county expense N %Tery
case. SOMEBODY var St-n2iT nzFlrs
bis bark scratched
Graft ~ Clinton County.
In Clinton county there "as ccr-
oftio- which may pc g'1pToser % ~
nearer - graf. tnsr srzyrht.z IN iowa
Tho1sanda Of collars were refunded
20 the county when Inc advisory state
htgh@ray cfrantssion that We mad =
that time, sisclos@d the true condition
The bridge contractors v-oIld offel
plans az good as were EYER fosnG ~
the state highway commission , oflcs
but the bridge when completed ~ollit
not be Identical 20 me plarz The irnr
work would Re lighter. The conc-e.f
would contain iess cement the fa1ir
fations which called for nix or stgf'
loot depth u footing would % less TIA
twelve trches below ne surface. =
was said tfa. the conrnoa way II let