Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-03

Those California Iowans are not
satisfied with 500 miles Of paved roads
in Los Angeles county alone but are
going to have another SOC miles Of
them and a county bond issue Of
So, coo. 900. From the Los Angeles Times
Of July % is taken the following re-
port:
FavoriRe the expenditure Of s5,0oe,-
900 TO extend the good roads system
OF Los Angeles county. a mass meet
i!ng OF property owners. Representa-
lives Of boards OF trade IN many cities
of the county and spokesmen for prom
inent civic bodies in Los Angeles
passed resolutions yesterday calling
upon The board Of supervisors TO call
an election TO vote this big issue.
The meeting was held in the pres
ence Of the supervisors, and the in
tio-senent OF the proposed bond is
sue was nearly unanimous. although
q steady ire had been poured agains.
), By the chamber Of commerce and
the automobile club of southern Cali
fornia
The plan proposed is that offered by
Supervisor Hinshaw, chairman of the
the following:
Road in San Gabriel Canyon from
a point near Azusa to the Antelope
valley. near Big Rock creek, thence
west 10 palmdale, a distance OF ap-
proximately sixty-three miles. at an
estimated cost of ss50,oo0.
Road in Arroyo Seco Canyon, from
Pasadena TO Palmdale. distance OF
approximately fortyfour miles, at an
estimated cost Of ss50.0Go.
Road in Mint Canyon, from Sausus
10 the Antelope valley. connecting with
the road now under construction from
Palmdaie 10 Lancaster, distance OF
thirty miles, at an estimated cost OF
5 200, 900.
Also the harbor truck boulevard, ex-
tending from Los Angeles thru the city
Of Compton TO the harbor front. dis
lance Of fifteen miles, at an estimated
cost Of $4,000.
Pico boulevard from Los Angeles TO
the sea, a distance Of four miles, at an
estimated cost of $4,000.
The coast road from Venice to Man
haitian and Pedondo Beach, a distance
of two miles, at an approximate cost OF
1000.
Road from the valley near Pomona
thru La Braa canyon, connecting with
| the Orange county highway system.
distance Of six miles, at an estimated
cost OF $4,000.
The Hinshaw plan for the extension
of the county highway system was re-
ported TO the supervisors recently. In
| il he referred to the 900 miles OF paved
roads constructed from the $4,000 bond
issue OF 1903. The greatly increased
traffic and the coming Of many autos
made il necessary to double track these
roads in many places. This extension
| was made out Of general FUNDS.
Three years ago the county began
i furnishing rock and oil where the
abutting property owners would iur-
/ nish the labor for necessary construc-
ton work This cooperation mas re-
suited in nearly 100 miles Of highway
being paved and about 125 additional
miles are under way.
Now Has 500 Miles.
! In addition to the portion constructed
| by the state. Los Angeles county no"
| has almost 500 miles Of paved high
ways, either completed or under con-
! struction. The Improvements made
! thru cooperation have connected up
with the highways built under bond is
sue. but the present network OF roads
does not include many mountain ROADS,
leaving the most beautiful parts Of
| the county hidden in canyons and back
| of mountain peaks.
1--WE also have lying in the north
part Of the county the great Antelope
valley, an empire in itself. continues
the report, "and there is no paved
road to connect it with the city.
/ In his report OF the gigantic road
plan, Supervisor Hinshaw says:
! "The Harbor boulevard has alread,