Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-07

Are the other states accepting federal aid,
Every one of them. ~
Some states already have IS to AZ per cent
of all their roads surfaced either with gravel
or something better: The average for the ma
ton is IL per cent including western undevel-
oped regions while Iowa has only per cent of
its roads surfaced with gravel or anything
else. Uncle Sam had to give US a lift or we
might never have gotten out Of our own mud.
How much money does Uncle Sam offer for
paving primary roads?
By July 4, 1920, there will be available for
Marshall county $162,2s1 half federal money
and. half state auto money. There is another
huge appropriation pending in the national con-
gress which if enacted will add nearly twice as
much more and the national government has
just begun. The state legislature has pledged
Itself to raise dollar for dollar for all federal
aid funds which may be offered to it in the
future ~ az. = &t.
How much has been appropriated for Iowa7
In two appropriations already made Iowa
will receive 81 1914, LOG BY July i 1920, and the
state must raise an equal amount in auto IL
censes. That is why auto licenses have been
increased after this year. ?"
Uncle Sans money and an equal amount OF
state auto money is set aside for each county
until July !, 1920. pro rata, according to area,
but Sec. 7 of the law provides that those
rights and their share Of the federal money
will then 60 to any county that will accept It,
too, i Il Msrshaii county failed to accept her
share of federal money?
Part Of it would. We pay all of our auto
money into state fund. Out Of this fund the
state pays the cost of collection, the cost of
the state highway commission administration
and the cost Of making surveys tor federal
aid projects If other counties got our share
of federal aid they would get some part Of our
auto license money for surveying their federal
aid projects If they get our share Of Uncle
Sans money they must match It with their
own tax money but at present the auto licenses
are not quite high enough to match Uncle
Sans money in the next two years so the first
come will be the first served and unless a
county accepts its share of Uncle Sans money
it will, probably not be able to get any OF it's
share Of the auto license money until after the
year 1921. When there is not enough auto
money to 60 around the counties that do not
accept federal aid for two years will be kept
waiting for their auto money at least that long
and perhaps longer. Beyond that the law Is
share Of auto money until the attorney general
Of the state or the courts decide, except by
means Of a federal aid project
Then we must vote Eyes" or lose both Uncle
Sans money and our own auto license money?
That Is about it for two years at least Uncle
SAINTS money we lose entirely. Our auto money
we do not get until other counties have taken
all Of the federal aid funds offered to this state
and then We may get what is left after all Of
their surveys nave Deen palu
" Then it is take it or lose it all round In this
Exactly that. If Uncle Sam would approve
of gravel the board Of supervisors can accept
without q vote of the people,. If Uncle Sam
demands paving for his money we must vote
authority to the county board to pave. If
we fail to do this by July l. 1920, we waive
our rights to, our share If, we do not vote
this, authority in this election we can't vote
again on the same proposition for two years
and by that time some other county will have
taken our share. .'~.
When can these primary roads be paved7
In about five years.
Does the law provide for bonds7
Yes, the people can vote bonds If they want
to proceed faster, than Uncle Sans money
comes in but the county board has not called
any bond election so we can't vote on that now.
Why. did Waterloo and Blackhawk county.
Davenport and Scott, county, Mason City and