Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-20
PAVED ROADS TO
MEAN BIG SAVING
County Commissioners Issue a
Frank Statement on Eve
of Election.
THE CITIZENS WILL ADVISE
Money to Be Expended With
Great Care; Best Type of
Road Obtainable.
THE CITIZENS WILL ADVISE

The board of county commissioners
last night issued the following frank
and open statement concerning the
road bond election today:
To the voters of Tulsa county: In
calling the special election on the
bond issue of $1.750,OOO for the pur-
pose of building permanent hard
surfaced roads in Tulsa county, the
county commissioners, acting for the
people of the county. believe they
have served the best interests of the
community commercially, industrially
and financially.
If the bonds are voted it is the plan
of the commissioners to give Tulsa
county more than one hundred miles
of the most modern type of perman-
ent highway. We believe these roads
are essential to the countys future
welfare. its progress. its business ad-
vancement and from the standpoint
of economy.
We know the present highway sys-
tenn in Tulsa county is unsatisfactory.
1t is proving constant financial drain
on the taxpayers without giving the
proper results in return. During the
year 1917 the cost of maintaining this
unsatisfactory system will be approx
mately s275.000. This money is be-
ing expended on system of roads
which are not permanent and which,
Few years from now, Will require
many times that amount for MAIN
tenance.
The contract for the building of the
proposed hard-surfaced roads will call
for maintenance of those roads for
five years. In five years the saving
to the county would be approximately
the full amount of the bond issue
During this time the annual main
tenance levy used for keeping up the
present inefficient system, may be
used for laterals connecting with the
proposed hard-surfaced system, Civ
ing a perfect network cf permanent
highways thruout the county.
The finest, most modern type Of
hard-surfaced roads will be butt ac-
cording to specifications which will
be obtained from states where the
permanent highway system has
proved the most satisfactory and sue
cesful. All our contracts will be made
with the cooperation of an advisory
committee, which consists OF the fol-
lowing representative citizens Of
Tulsa county: j. NJ. Berry, f. w.
Sinclair, G. +. Hopkins, G.. r. McCul-
lcugh of Tulsa, George Wiles. Bixby;
&C. c. Spil'man, Sand Springs. and c.
IF. Cleveland Of Skiatook. This COM
mittee has been appointed by the
Tulsa Chamber Of Commerce and the
board of county commissioners. To
this body cf men will be left the de-
cision of the materials to be used and
the type of road to be constructed.
Believing that the construction Of
this highway system Is vital to the
county and that the plan proposed by
this body to safeguard the interests CT
the taxpayers means the saving Of
thousands Of dollars annually, as we'll
as giving the community relief from
the present unsatisfactory road con-
ditions, we ask you, the voters Of
Tulsa county. to cast your ballot to-
morrow in favor Of the bold issue.
The board of commissioners Of Tulsa
county. c. T.. Suppes. chairman; w.
l.. North, r. A. Martin.