The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-12
ROAD BOND issue
IS ENDORSED BY
CAPE COM'L CLUB
County Highway Engineer
Explains Purpose of
Road Bonds.
COUNTY COURT TO SET
ELECTION DATE TO-DAY
Government Will Aid County in
Constructing County Roads,
Says Sciyally.

The plan. to issue Sl,0OO,O0O good
road bonds was unanimously endorsed
last night at meeting of the Com
mercial Club after County Highway
Engineer Dennis Scivally had explain
ed the scheme. Everyone of the fifty
members present signed the petition
which will be presented to the Coun-
ty Court today, asking that special
election be called.
In explaining the project Scivally
pointed out that the yearly approprla-
ton the county made for the improve
ment of the roads was too small to
perfect the highways. The annual APP
preparation for the roads amounted to
about $4,000.
An estimate of the proposed i'm
proyementS and construction of new
roads, he said, had been made, and
it was decided that 100000 would
be a sufficient sum to defray the ex-
Mr.. Scivally said. the county would
receive its share of the appropriations
made by the Federal Government for
good roads. A sum of sS5,000,000 has
been set aside by the Government for
this purpose, Mr.. Scivally said.
Missouri will receive the sum of
$4,000 as its share for the first year,
and likewise appropriation for five
years. If Cape County improves or
constructs any roads, then the Govern
ment will bear one-third of the ex-
penSe of this work, so that the iSsu-
ance of 81 100000 in bonds would real
ly give the county total of 81 500, 900.
1t would not be necessary to issue
these bonds at one time, but a certain
amount, perhaps 100000 worth, could
be sold every year. In that manner
the interest on the bonds would be re-
duced considerably.
F. w. Flentge was the only member
of the club to raise an objection to the
proposition. He pointed out the fact
that it would be advisable to wait I'M
til the cost of material used in the
construction of roads had reached its
normal standing. His argument was
Offset by Mercer D. Wilson, who con-
tended that if Flentge's advice were
accepted in all enterprises, then COM
merce and everything would, be
brought to standstill.
The Kingshighway national high
way, Mr.. Scivally said, will connect
Minnesota with Texas. This road would
lead through Fruitland from Perry
vile to Jackson, Cape Girardeau,
Dutchtown and Allenville. It's length
in this county would be approximately
40 miles. The cost of this road would
run from $4,000 to $4,000 per mile.
Other roads would be established in
order to give better and closer con-
nection between the various towns of
the county.
Secretary Martin was instructed to
issue an official Endorsement of the
Commercial Club to Mr.. Scivally, who
will present it to the County Court to-
day The petitions asking for an cleo
ton on the road bond issue will be
presented to the court, and it will be
decided whether the election will be
held. Only 100 signatures of property
owners are required in order to have
the court act. At meeting held
Thursday afternoon in Jackson, which
was attended by about fifty men of
all parts of the county, the bonds were
indorsed.
Those who Endorsed the road bonds
and signed the petition for the issue
were: Profs w. S. Dearmont, H. L.
Roberts and w. W. Martin, Chris NJ.
Freeman, Otto kochtitzky, Dennis
Scivally, Cesar A. Knehans, H. w.
Stubbtefeld Jr., Sam Sherman, E. W.
Flentge, VIM. B. Schaefer, Mercer
Wilson, Arthur Bowman, F. J. Mar
tin, D'Nean Stafford, Charles W. Bou-
tin, Fred Groves, J. T. Mum, A. NJ.
Tinsley, r. L. Lamkin, Fred Naeter,
A. H. Hinchey, Orren Wilson, Thos.
+. Lane, Sam Carter and E. J. Deal.