The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-04
AUTOMOBILE { CLUB HOLDS
FIRST ANNUAL NEE TING

the st. Louis Automobile clubs run
to this city END had the bad places
in the Missouri road fixed for this
run.
Joined in The community meeting
at West Point.
Circulated petition for the new
road from Argyle to Croton.
Had a meeting TO consider the
short line route from Kansas City 10
Chicago.
A meeting was also had with a
representative from Warsaw In the
| interest of river road TO that town.
| Road signs.
Will Furnish 10000 Gallons.
| NJ. F. Baker reported on the oil
! ing of the river road. He said that
an arrangement had been made with
! the county whereby the automobile
| club was to furnish one carload OF
| oil or 10000 gallons, with the county
| to furnish the rest and the labor
He said that $1T5 had been SUB,
! scribed to buy the clubs portion or
| the oil. Mr. Baker also stated that
! the club hoped to be able TO DO
something to improve the Main
street road also.
Supervisor Maxwell, who was pres
ent, said that the county would live
up TO it's end of the agreement.
When asked what road work the
county was contemplating for this
year he replied that the hill above
Fort Madison is to be cut down 10
six percent grade, the country road
extended from Argyle to Donnellson,
the river road repaired and oiled ana
the Main street road repaired DE.
said the work on the river road would
start about Nay !.
B. B. Hobbs came out strong Tor
the purchase of pressure oller-
After some discussion on the merits
of this machine, Mr. Baker moved
that the executive committee OF the
club Investigate the oiler and II 1t
was as good as claimed, 10 petition
the city TO ouy one, the club stand
ing half OF the expense
Value of Oiled Streets.
Several members OF the club testi-
fed to the value Of oiled streets ana
al, were agreed that the life OF the
street is extended and the thorough
fare put in better shape for travel
Or Frank NJ Fuller dwelt on. the
idea of economy. He said that II the
automobile club began to advocate
oiled streets the property holders
would say that it was only so they
would have better streets to run their
automobiles on He believed that the
idea of economy should come first
and that Keokuk residents should be
made TO realize the value OF oil. He
said that it would be a good idea to
create an CLING district and have the
CITY oil every street in the district.
The saving on street repair and the
like he said, would pay for the work
in short time.
II was decided to appoint commit
tees to see the city council about
tho improvements the club believed
we're necessary and every individual
was asked, to do something toward
the realization of the objects in view.
committee is 10 be appointed to
secure new members for the club.
The membership is now in the neigh
borhood of $50 DR.. Harter sug-
syostad that the committee be made
I'm of employees or proprietors of all
local garages and that purchasers ol
new cars be enlisted to join the
organization.
Will Use Card System.
The club decided to take up the
card system of notifying County Ell
gineer Mcfarland of bad places IN
the county roads, and vote oi
thanks was extended 10 Mr.. Mcfar
land for his suggestion and an ohel
of co-operation Mr.. McFarlands let
ter tn the club, which was read last
night. follows:
FORT MADISON, Iowa, March
1el7.-Keokuk Automobile AS
eociation. keokuk, Iowa. Gentle
men. / wish to request the CO.
oneration of your association IN
securing more efficient road Work
and better kept ROADS.
Last year the board Of super
visors adopted the patrol system
of maintenance of the $50 miles
M county road system. The re-
cults so far have been very salts
! factory and the system will be
continued this season. The con-
I tracts with the patrolmen provide
that they shall drag the roadway
I from ditch to ditch as often as
I
! a smooth condition, to I'LL ruts
and mud-holes. to maintain fills
at bridges and over cuiverts; to
keep bitches and culverts open,
etc.
The patrolmen are, as a rule,
conscientious and anxious to keep
their road IN the best possible
condition. However, conditions
NAV arise of which the patrol
man has no knowledge, such as
broken bridge floors, washouts,
slides. etc. An earth road must
be constantly watched with the
object Of preventing serious dam
age which may be done in
very short time by a heavy rain
fall.
We hope TO get the best results
this season for the available
revenues and are asking the as
EiSfanra NJ a., oh and every m en-