The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-15
Grady Association Goes Over Proposition
and Appoints Committee TO Confer
With Commissioner
MAY GET CONVICTS
ON COUNTY ROADS
Money Available for Work; Other Towns
Want to Cooperate; Favor Oil
Field Route

At a meeting of the Grady County
Highway association that was held
at the arm Bureau yesterday, com
mittee was appointed to meet with
County Commissioner Temple at the
Citizens National bank today and de-
rland that some action be taken in
spending some Of the money that
has been appropriated and subscrib-
ed in building a good road to Cement
SO that if an oil field is opened there
this city will receive the benefits ret
sulting.
4 Tire proposition OF getting a squad
Of convicts to work on the roads in
this county was taken up and dis
cussed end the entire membership of
the association that was present was
in favor of such movement, The
plan Of the association was to get
the convicts and spend the money
that has been appropriated and sub
scribed in paying for the supplies
that would be necessary in keeping
up the squad while they we're work
ing in this county.
Matter Up Before.
However, the members were Of the
opinion that they could not rely on
this source for the supply of labor
to work the roads, as the proposition
vas taken up with the state highway
department once before. 1t was stat
ed that a squad was made ready to
come to Grady county to take up the
work, hut the matter had to be pass
ed upon by the county commissioners
and when the application was handed
to them to be in turn sent to the
state highway department the COM
missiorers refused to act and the APP
rlication never reached the depart
ment.
The expression given out by the
association was that each and every
member was anxious that some ac-
tcn be taken in the matter of build
ing goo1 roads in this county. They
gave frank expression to the belief
that Grady county was behind some
Of the neighbor counties in road
building and that unless a good road
was placed across this county and to
the Cement fields, Grady county and
this city would lose one of the great
est opportunities that has been pre-
sented for some time.
In Good Condition.
It was pointed out that $4,000 has
been set aside for building good roads
in this county This has been equally
distributed on all the roads through
cut the county and a certain sum is
designated to be used on each one.
The highway association has raseid
something like $9,5OO to be used on
good roads and it is estimated that
there will be $4,000 taxes collected
on automobiles and other motor We
hicles by the middle of June that
viii be accessible for road use in
this county In view of these facts
the Highway association was of the
opinion that the county was in a bet
ter condition financially now to take
care OF the roads than they have
ever been before.
Not only is the good road move
ment receiving attention in this city
alcne, it was pointed out but the
people in other parts of the county
are anxious that the money and ma
terial be furnished now that they
may work on the roads when the far.
ncrs are not busy with their crops.
In the Tabler community the people