Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-10
.LEGlSlATuRE TO DISPOSE OF
MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS.
RATHsUN PARDON, ROAD
BILL AND AUTO PROBE
Amended Dean Bill Due For Another
Fiaht in Both housss-Sious City
to Pay Entire Expense Of Legislature
On Trip TO Inspect Hard Surfaced
Reads-No Selfish Motive Involved.
20 Times Republican.

special 70 4 lVies- rrpASAiNah
D-s Mcines. March io.-The lesis-
azure Is opening one OF the important
wssAs o. the session today. The house
!nvestisation OF the Rathoun pardon
probe is under way. The road Dill on
which special committee has been
working day and night for several
weeks has lust been introduced. In
vssiiga,.ons INTO the manner Of con-
dgcting the automobile department IN
connection with the secretary o'
states Office sre being Instituted pN
the senate committee on departments
arsirs. of which Senator HoldoeSei'
OF Calhoun county, is chairman. the
amended Dean bill is due for another
eght. probably in both houses, and Inc
primary suffrage measure which mas
nsss.d the house will be up for con-
siderst!ou possibly Tuesday in the
senate.
These are a few OF the outstanding
matters which are scheduled 10 come
before the legislators. BY the emo OF
the week j., IS expected that seEera!
OF these matters will be disposed OF.
Sioux City Pays the Bill.
Roth the house and senate Saturday
voted TO accept the invitation OF the
Sioux City Commercial Club TO visit
Sioux city Saturday Of this week ana
inspect the twenty I'VE 10 thirty miles
OF paving lea ding out OF Sioux CIV
INTO the country. which was laid three
Years age. II is expected 70 prove an
object lesson in hard road construc-
ton The entire expense OF the trip
Of the legislators 10 sioux City Will De
borne BY the commercial club OF the
WOODBURY. county metropolis and oE
its citizens.
Senator Stoddard, 0. Woodbury.
county. declares that the citizens are
especially proud OF this pavement and
profitac!y study its construction, 1t
was bGilr at a cost OF about sle.o"'
per mile and the maintenance thus
far mas oeen negligible. ne states.
one method OF construction fol-
lowed in LAYING this paving has
proven a valuable one" said Senator
Stoddard today, and that il the slop
ing of the pavement toward the cen
ter n the billy country rather tAan
toward the edge Of the pavement. This
throws the water in heavy rains 10
the center OF the pavement and II -
thus carried off down the hill with
out aowing out over the sides and
washing out and undermining the
edges OF the road.
We wish TO assure the people that
Sioux City has no motive whatever
other than 10 give Opportunity to the
legislators vho are soon 10 pass on
road construction to inspect and study
our paved roads, OF which We are
proud. Our city has no plants en-
gagged in the manufacture o, paving
materials nor do We have any inst
tutions which might profit directly in
any future road building the legisla-
ture might authorize. Our people
however. would ike 10 see other por-
tons Of Iowa establish and enjoy as
gooG roads as we have In our county.
Road Bill Strengthened.
The road bill as finally drafted and
introduced is rhe came as was out
lined by the committee in the synopsis
given out by the committee a short
time before the March adjournment.
4 few additional provisions have been
added which would authorize town
ships TO build permanent roads 10
connect up with the primary roads
and also further safesu ride have been
put about the regular township road
fund 70 prevent it. use except for
township purposes.
The bill provides for a primary
road system Of interccunty hard
surfaced roads. some 5000 miles in
extent. 20 be paid for from federal aid
funds, motor vehicle funds and special
assessment benefits.
Il also provided FOR the development
ot a secondary road system consisting
% county roads outside the primary
road system and township roads. Al.