Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-09-07
Why Ripley County Should Vote The
Bond Issue For Road Improvement.

on the petition oi several hundred our axpyng citizens the
pey County Court has ordered special election or October 1917
vote on an issue OF 20ea bonds
voted all taxable property the county alike the cost and
will pay the rate Of taxation
OUR ASSESSED VALUE present total assessed value o
Icy county s 9S practically double 20 years ago.
20 we nave made an average annual increase little 100000
and this with the county and undeope reasonable
pect larger growth Of wealth during the next 20 years.
This county contains $3.50 67 land having average
d value 50 acre. 3 acres Of average value are re-
quired to produce 500 Of assessed value.
FEDERAL AN STATE AIDf Ripley county at once gets itself
ready to match dollars with its allotment Federal State
Road Funds we can obtain free gift o 500 OOha
cost constructing eandwes and south
bn we MUST vote the bond issue do this The Constitution prob
Its the County Court from borrowing money unless by
Of the people, and also limits es and other purposes So
unless the bond issue voted will lose Of the Federal
state Road Funds and will be the counties that do bonds
SERIAL TYPE BONDSBy making the Serial Type bonds
can be sold the first 10000 the the
third year. This will tighten the cost bonds will draw interest
until sod By taking three hard roads,
citizens do all the work without ngcng their keep
the bond money home With the Federal and aid we can thus
obtain we will have 900 With which roads and
necessary bridges and cuvs We have abundance Of hard
making material make roads cheaper many other coun
lties @f
THE Cosby issuing the bonds eeray as indicated and as
summing that average annual will continue and
that the bonds will draw interest per cent an annual
tax levy OF 30 cents each 500 Of assessed property will be ample
meet the required payments Of principal bonds
cents an year Ito be exact This
on has been carefully made by All aud the average
wall absolutely not exceed that To ILLUSTRATED
average assessed land will 81 A road bond during
~ years the bonds 100 would $8 The
land who poll tax will pay
same rate Of road bond tax the living in this county
WHY DO 1T NOW-A Of our citizens concede that Ripley
y needs better roads and that can't have better roads with
present meRer road We afford these good
well as the other counties and unless do will
not get one dollar Federal and State aid should
voted down. the taxpayers will right back another petition
Just as Scott county did, and the County Court will order another
election within 30 days. Under the the required
this whenever eoned by 200 and the county pay
the election costs.
FAIRPLAY IN THE LOCATIONhe supplemental order Of the
County Court that the bonds voted well qualified Of the
Township and from Donphan Nayor appoint
ed to with the Court and Highway Engineer Locating Com
mon to determine what roads shall be improved
township square deal and fair distribution the hard
plan could be fa This tie plan adopted BY both Mississippi
New Madrid counties to the entire satisfaction Of their citizens
tested by the fact that their road bond by votes
more than Sto Let set record for Missouri putting
the Ripley County Good Roads Bond issue BY much larger majority
Ripley County Good Roads Association,
]. D. Gerlach President
J. P. Campbell, Secretary