Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09
PUBLIC MEETING AUTHORIZES
SUPERVISORS TO ADOPT PLAN
FOR BOND ISSUE. - \
ACTION TAKEN FOLLOWING
ADDRESS BY NORRIS
Work May Be Completed in Less Than
Four Ysars-Mass Meeting Of Farm
srs Largely Attended and Decision
10 Unanimous-North Iowa Pike A..
ISOLATION Meets at Same Time.
Special. to Times. Republican,

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/ Mason City. March 9.-Cerro Gordo
county is to grade permanently and
gravel Its entire county road system
| In less than four years and issue bonds
for the expense over and above cur
rent revenues Such was the , un-
! animous decision of mass meeting Of
|. farmers held In the armory Wednes-
day afternoon. When Mr.. D. w. Norris,
iof :Marshalltown,i. and chairman Of
Governor Ciarke,s better roads commits
sion, had finished speaking In expla-
tion of the plan which the board
of supervisors had outlined there was
| not man in the room who cared to
| stand up to be counted as opposed.
The meeting had been called by the
| county fair association. The county
| engineer estimated that he could per-
manently grade every mile f.r $1,000
| per mile and gravel the permanent
grades for $500 per mile and the
board estimated from it's revenues that
the entire work could. be paid for in
the eighth year. However, it was de-
Ircfded to ask for donations to the extent
of 5000 per mile in order to make up
any deficiency in the estimates and to
equalize for the benefit which property
near to an improved road receives
more than property remote.
Tells Of Work in Other States.
Mr.. Norris told OF his visits to al
of the states where the roads have
been tested and gave such definite and
convincing information that he had the
entire body of men with him in his
nd a. fo hoy
went away converted to the bonding
scheme as he portrayed it and there is
likely to be some keen rivalry as to
which ten miles of road will come
across first with their contribution Of
$500 per mile and begin the work this
spring. The Clear Lake delegation TAX
ing in the townships of Clear Lake,
Lake Grantta Union numbered over
forty and something may be looked for
from that part of the road system sin-
side of week. Mr.. Norris is Very
Iconvincing speaker. his frank and
heart to- heart way or talking easily
ameliorating any tendency of any one
getting fussy or belligerent. The meet
ing was the greatest farmers good
roads meeting eyersheld IN the city or
perhaps the county
Y Mr.. Norris was given q, dinnereat the
ECerro 5Gordo following the meeting and
was evident lily delighted with the pro-!
gressive spirit Of the Cerro Gordo far
mers. They gave him hearty vote
of thanks. q,
Pike Association Meets. F,
Representatives of good roads organ-I
izations In towns and cities along the,
North Iowa Pike assembled here yes
tehray. in connection with the good
roads mass meeting and the second an
nual Mason City automobile show, and
took to the method Of financing the
graveling of roads proposed by Mr..
Norris. 'r -
Practically every one OF the large
number Of representative men present
at the meeting expressed himself as
intending to go home and bring to bear
every pressure upon the road tauthort-
ties Of his county to get the roads
graded and graveled Immediately. and
bonds issued to take up the warrants.
under the section of the Iowa law
pointed out by Mr.. Norris. 1t was
plainly brought out during the two
meetings that there is no question
about the bonds SO issued being mar,
ketable. the examiners for some Of the
biggest bonding houses considering
them perfectly good.
Steps will be taken, at all points
where the North Iowa Pike does not
follow road that is part of a county
system, to make it's course conform
to the county system. Live vice pres
idents have been or will be appointed
for every county. =
III, New Officers.
Tie nominating committees report
on new OFFICERS, and county vice presi-
dents, SO far as they made recon-
mendations, was adopted by, the meet
ing unchanged. The committee was
composed OF Messrs. NJ. *. Gesko, of
McS5regor, C.rTi. Beem, COT Charles
City E. f.. Cornell Elof Clear Lake;
Fritcher, Of Garner; Wilson. of EN-
metsburg, and Dickson, Of lAlgona.
Their report as adopted, was: sa
President. D. Dickinson, Algona,
Kossuth county.
Secretary-George E. Frost, Clear
Lake. Cerro Gordo county. s,:a
/ Vice presidents - John Cammer.
Clayton county; c. M. BEEN. Floyd
county; William Dana, Of Hancock
county, &C. Wilson, Of Palo Alto
county: jill. McCord. Of Clay coun-
ty; H H. Shepard, Of Cerro Gordo
county: w. w. Comstock. Of Fayette