Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-13
ROAD ADVOCATES
ASK BOARD TO AID
STATE BOND ISSUE
SEEK FUND FROM COUNTY TO
RUSH PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN IN
HOPE OF CARRYING sec, ,OCO COO
HIGHWAY PROPOSITION.


\ petition for assistance in conduct
ing a publicity campaign in support
of the 60.0O0.000 bond issue was pre-
scented at this mornings session Of the
board Of supervisors by the La Sale
County Good Roads association and
the La Sale Branch of the Illinois
Good Roads Improvement association
The petition follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervis.
ors, La Sale County
Your petitioners, the La Sale Coun'
~ Good Roads association and the
La Sale County Branch OF the Illinois
Good Roads Improvement association
desire at this time 10 call the atten'
tion of your honorable body to the
necessity of thorough organized ef.
fort to acquaint the voters Of La
Sale county with the provisions OF
the statute passed by the last general
assembly providing for the raising OF
GO million dollars. By bond issue to
be voted upon at the next general
election for the Improvement of Hi.
nois roads of the provisions OF the
Tice act for the improvement OF roads
by State and County Aid and of the
Federal Act providing for government
aid for certain defined trunk lines
passing through the state and OF this
intimate relationship and OF their
great importance to. the tax payers as
a whole
There is general lack OF informa
ton relative to these laws. The sue
cess OF the 60 million bond issue
means much to this county. Besides
the return Of the cost OF improved
roads already constructed in this coun
ty providing they come within the
scope OF the contemplated improve.
mont. the tax payers will be forever
releayed of the burden OF building
and maintaining trunk lines but will
also have state aid in the construc'
ton Of feeders which aid will come
from the automobile license fees I'M
posed according to the provision Of
the BOND act. The only cost to the
county then will be its one-half cost
of feeders aud portion of this will
be supplied by funds returned from
the Federal State Aid Road and SEQ
tions already completed.
II is the purpose Of your petitioners
vita the active cooperation Of every
member Of your board to effect an
organization in every township Tor
tie purpose of disseminating intOrma-
ton relative to the above acts and
secure if possible an endorsement of
the 60 million bond act at the next
genoa election,
TO accomplish this result it is ne.
ceasary to raise a limited amount of
funds FOR publicity purposes.
The La Sale County Good Roads
asooc,a;ion appropriated TO your hon
cradle body $500 with which to make
ceheuR and a survey Of the roads of
the county. Whether the money was
tfI "a M h1
not been advised, but the results OF
such census or survey was nulliiicd by
subsequent state legislation and the
abandonment of plans for road i'm.
piovement contemplated at that time
The La Sale County Good Roads as.
socidt'on Is now without funds to
conduct publicity campaign and in
view of the general interest in good
roads. the La Sale County Good Roads
association and the La Sale County
Hraneh OF the Illinois Good Roads I'm
provement association respectively pc
tilion your honorable body to appro
pirate the sum of 5 to be used
for publicity purposes, under the di
rec ton and approval of your commit
tee on State Aid Roads.
Trusting our efforts will meet with
your approval and support, we have
the honor to be your obedient servant
LA SALE co. GOOD u
ROADS ASSN
BY A. richards, Acting Sec'y.
Illinois Improvement Ass.
! La Sale County Branch,
Phil Saunders. President
] Supervisor Charles spoke in support
OF the petition, He claimed the $500
1 should be returned to the LA Sallt
County Good Roads association ant
whatever additional amount the board
considered advisable. The communi
cation was referred to the committee
on finance, judiciary, miscellaneous
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