The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-24
Majority Want Hart-Surface Highways
but Balk on Million Dollar Bond
Issue for County
TAKE MORE TIME
TO THINK IT OVER
Will Meet Again in Month and in Mean
lime Committee viii Get Estimate
on Cost

Receding from the position taken al
the meeting two weeks ago, the good
roads boosters of Grady couAty who
met at the city hall here last night
baked on million dollar bond issue
for roads and bridges, voted down two
other propositions, went on record for
hard-surface roads and wound up by
deciding t0 take another month tC
| consider the matter after appointing
committee to secure additional esti
mates on the cost of a system of such
roads and to report at the next meet
ing.
Rush Springs was represented in
the meeting by big majority and
practically every man i'll the delega-
tion Of twenty or more had his hard.
surface fighting clothes on. Cross
township, Middleburg, Minco and 9th
er towns were also represented and
few citizens Of Chickasha were pres
ent.
A motion to ask the county commits.
sioners to call an election for voting
on a million dollar bond issue was
lost by vote of more than two to
one and another motion by Alger Mel
ton calling for an issue of 100000 for
such roads and necessary bridges was
also voted down by a small majority.
A motion by J. W. Kayser, providing
for a bond issue Of from $250,OO0 to
100000 for sand and clay roads and
necessary bridges was rejected almost
unanimously. The motion going on
record for hardsurface roads was
adopted by small majority.
Just before adjournment motion
by Henry Mileur Of Rush Springs,
amended by Mr. Melton, was adopted,
calling for another meeting at the same
place ~ Monday evening, Nov. 20,
and appointing committee to secure
estimates on building one hard-surface
road across the county north and
south, one east and west through
Chickasha, one east and west through
the southern commissioner district
the route to be selected by the people
of that part Of the county, and one
.ca0t and west through the northern
commissioner district, the route to
be similarly selected, report being
made at the next meeting.
In the absence of DIR. r. j. Gordon
of Ninnekah, president of the Grady
County Good Roads, association, Vice.
President A. L. Evans OF Rush
Springs, presided over the meeting
At the opening report ON the tax
levy required to pay interest and Gre
ate sinking fund on a bond issue of
$1,0O0,000 was presented, showing that
for 25 year bonds at 5 per cent, on the
basis Of the present assessed yalua-
ton of the county, about $23, 100000
the levy required would be S.9 mills,
or $3.50 on every $1,000 of property
a general discussion followed. c. w.
Harper of Rush Springs reported that
the people in his part of the county
were almost unanimous for lQrd-sur
face roads. County Highway Engineer
Colby gave an estimate on the cost of
sand and clay roads in this county,
the amount being approximately 500
per mile with about $500 per mile for
grading, etc. He said the cost of ma
cadam would be about S25O0 per mile
in addition to the cost Of grading, etc.
Henry Mileur was strong for the mil
lion dollar bond issue. F. NJ. Mosier,
Of Minco, said the voters would not
stand for such a tax levy and urged
that good Judgment be used. LET
ust forget about hard surface roads |
and build good dirt roads, said he
Stanley Lee Of Cross town
ship. said the people in his section
were almost unanimous against a
county bond issue but would vote
township bonds. John Coyle. jr., of
Rush Springs, who is a rural mail car
rier in Cross township. said he found
no such sentiment as was reported by
Mr.. Lee. A Middleburg man was also
in favor Of action by townships. A. l.
Evans was enthusiastic for county
bond issue and X. II. May. Of Cross