Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-25
ANNOUNCE PLAN
ON GOOD ROADS
STATE Division Of Highways 0ffic-
iaIIy Tells What is Reing
Done in the State.

Here au important COmmuntCa-
.so7 from Frank I. Bennett. direc-
ar of the division Of highways Of
10 Illinois department OF public
WIS ana buildings. It outlines.
n Jar as IS practical TO do SO at
mis- time. The departments iuten-
sons as n c-e improvements of
-,s5s ur5er the t1-miliOn bond is
s-e and also gives the routes Sc
ia-.ef on which 10 make The eN-
7srs.t.re a. $500. 600 of federal
sd and appropriations from the
COMMITTEES through which these roads
ar 10 pass. This money would
have hcru expended and these
rosds improved during the calen-
car wear just ending had il not been
frr the war embargo on all such
improvements Now the federal
government is demanding that
start he made on this WORK az the
earliest practical time The letter
ESQ states that reconnaissance en-
e,reers are now going over the pro
Drsaa bond issue roads 10 examine
INTO their p-actibility. when they
raYs reported hearings Will be held
z, which suggest ions for changes
NAV be made. Here is the letter.
The department of public works
end buildings and the division Of
highways realizes that the people
Of the states. after such q decided
EXPRESSION in favor of improved
roads as vas given al the Novem-
her election, are anxious TO know
what steps we propose TO take in
rar-vi1E out the provision Of the
road bond issue law.
"TLiz law names the cities which
are - he given a reasonable con
hector IN the Improvement Of this
system Of roads, leaving the exact
location Of the roads between the
points named Il the law to the de-
termination Of his department
To locate this system must of
necessity con sumo considerable
time. We already have in the field
several parties Of reconnaissance
engineers. who viii 20 over every
available route connecting the
cries named II the law and report
70 rs the topography of each route.
:
these various roads. the service
rendered by each route, as well as
matters of public safety, such as
Crane crossings. bad turns. etc.
Upon the com pilatiOn Of these
reports. il viii be the duty Of this
department ~ make a final decis-
ion as 10 the definite routes to be
improved with this fund This will
not be done. however. until the
pe0pIa Who desire to be heard in
regard 70 The definite location Of
routes have heeu given an oppOr-
tuaf-v I'd appear before US and
make such suggestions as they
think proper
we would therefore say that
those who desire a conference with
the department in regard to the 10
/ cation Of anE bond issue route
l should advise US in writing. de
scribiry in detail the route con
Csruiug which a hearing is desired.
A record Of the same viii be made
and before final decision is reached
the interested parties will be ad-
vised as 70 the time and place the
hearing Viii be held This request
should be addressed 10 s. F. Bradt.
superintendent Of highways State
house, Springfield.
These hearings will not be
taken up until the reconnaissance
i reports Cf Cur engineers are before
rs We appreciate that the recon
4 Nuisance reports may not he re-
| CCNed far some weeks. and there
l fore the hearing on the location Of
| the road n vour vicinity may not
be called for some weeks.
at Is a natter OF general infOr-
nation hat the federal government
| in 14-G made an appropriation Of
4 1000 600 for the Improvement of
| federal aid roads throughout the
| United States. The allotment Of
I illinois from this fund amounted 70
1890 zoo and the state of Illinois
| Tlcdgel Itself 10 an equal amount
in accordance with the law Upon
The request Of the federal depart
uent Of agriculture. the division Of