Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-20
VICTORY
WHEN SOL0NS VOTE.
ON ROAD Project
IVY WAY ENTHUSIASTS SEE FAv-
ORABLE DECISION ON IVY WAY
APPROPRIATION WHEN SUPER.
VSoRS MEET HERE TOMOR.
ROW.

Final disposition of the part La
Sale county will pay in the con-
struction of the Ivy Way. connecting
Peoria and Chicago, will be made to-
morrow morning when the supervis-
ors assemble here in special session
to determine the fate of a $194,O0O
proposed bond issue intended to cover
the cost of the 2S-mile connecting
link.
The meeting for Friday was decid-
ed upon at the regular session of the
supervisors IN Ottawa last week. and
the day will be given over almost en-
tirely to the highway proposition, with
present prospects, in view of favorable
action taken by other counties along
the route, of the appropriation being
made.
That clear and concise explana-
tion can be made the solons by one
who is thoroly acquainted with Illinois
roads projects, State Superintendent
Of Highways F. s. Bradt of DeKalb,
will arrive in Ottawa. probably this
evening. and tomorrow will address
the legislators.
That the county will do it's bit in
helping Illinois out OF the mud, by
voting favorably upon the Ivy Way
proposition, is conceded by leaders
among the supervisors to almost be
a certainty. The trend Of opinion is
toward making the appropriation ac
cordng to highway advocates who
have been sounding out the super
visors preliminary to vote being
taken The predictions are that there
are at least twenty-nine solOns who
will register AYE" when the plan Is
called up for vote. The "antis' are
reported to have failed in their at
tempts to tillibuster the proposition
or to have mustered enough strength
to defeat the Improvement.
At the present time Cook. VIII,
Grundy and Peoria counties have vot-
ed to spend their apportioned amounts
towards building the Chicago-Peor
division of what eventually will be a
cross-state highway from the former
city to Springfield and st. Louis.
Marshall and Putnam have placed
| themselves on record as favorng the
state-federal highway and will pass
the appropriations just as soon as La
Sale county reches its decision.
Unanimous in viii County.
Joliet, Sept. 20-~The county board
at a meeting yesterday, voted unani-
mously for construction of the Chica
go, Springfield Dixie and Lincoln
highways.
The question of the good roads was
taken up Immediately after the regu
lar order of business. The special
roads committee reported that they
had recommended that the roads be
constructed. Chairman Hubert made
the motion from the chair. 1t was
unanimously passed
Bureau Accepts Plan.
Princeton Sept 20-The sum OF
SS1575, for the improvement OF the
Ivy Way through Bureau county was
pledge by the board of supervisors
which adopted resolutions asserting
to the federal aid plan of the depart
ment of public works and levied SlI,
OO0in taxes as first installment
The Ivy Way is scenic route alont
the Illinois river from Chicago to Pc
oria. Sixteen miles Of the route arr
along the southeastern edge of thu
county, touching Spring Valley, De
Pue and Bureau. Recently the stat
department of public works made tn
ivy Way a part of the Chicago-Sprine
field highway upon which the stat
and federal governments are to G,
pend $2,215,000, under federal al
plan authorized by congress. Abou
$215,000 of this amount will be spen