Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-23

There will be special election in
Marshall county on Monday, July IA.
at which the voters will decide wheth-
err Marshall county is to accept federal
aid and proceed to pave its primary
roads or whether Marshall county is
willing TO waive its share of federal
aid allotted TO the state and lose 1t.
If majority votes yes" the board
of supervisors will make application
for Marshall county's share Of both
federal aid and state aid, amounting
to $l62,2S1 already appropriated. plus
Marshall county's share Of any future
appropriations the federal and state
might make and plus
whatever can be obtained from other
allotments which are waived by
other counties not yet ready to pro-
coed with the kind Of roads federal
engineers are willing to approve.
No Bond Issue Up.
At conference of representative
men from all parts Of the county, held
in this city Saturday, it was unani-
oumsly voted TO ask the county board
to call the election made necessary by
the new road law The members Of the
board agreed to call the election for
Monday July IA. This forenoon the
board met and passed the nee
essary resolution.
At the conference it was also decid-
ed not to ask for an election to vote
bonds or a tax, hence there will be no
bond issue and no tax levy submitted
to the voters at this election. The vote
will be yes" or no" upon the propo-
sition:
Shall the board of supervisors
of Marshall county be authorized
10 accept federal aid and proceed
with the hard surfacing OF the
primary road system Of said coun-
ty."
Must Accept or Lose Aid.
After this year. under the new road
law, all of the auto license money has
been appropriated by the state for a
state cooperation fund to match fed
Marshall county votes to accept feder-
al aid by July l, 1920. Sec. Z of the law
provides that Marshall county will
have waived its rights TO it's share Of
federal funds and the state highway
may then spend that al
lotment. plus an equal amount of our
automobile money. wherever other
have accepted federal aid.
inasmuch as the auto money Is scarce
ly enough to match the federal money
allotted to Iowa for the next three
years Marshall county stands to lose
all its auto license money for the years
1920 and 81 unless it votes to accept
mary roads with that money If so re-
CURED by the secretary of agriculture
at Washington.
Money For Primary Roads.
None of this money can ever he
spent upon any other roads than the
primary roads until the present pri-
mary roads are surfaced. The pri-
mary system already designated is the
Lincoln highway across the county,
the North Third avenue road to the
county line and the south Center
street road to Laurel and the county
line. After these roads have been i'm
proved and surfaced other roads can
be taken into the primary road sys-
TEN.
II the supervisors are authorized to
accept federal and state aid and tc
proceed with hard surfacing on pri-
mary roads, the state highway com
mission and office of public roads al
Washington will decide which roads
will be improved first and federal roat
engineers will dictate the speciflca-
tons.
Land Assessed Only Is Per Cent.
When a road has been paved three
fourths Of the cost will be paid Jointly
by the federal and state funds and 2;
grading, will be assessed to all Of thu
land lying within not less than on
mile nor more than one and one-hal
miles on each side of the road. Lant
owners will be given ten years on thu
paving certificate plan in which to pa!
their assessments so the probable
cost to them will not exceed from 81
to 500 per. annum for a farm Of 16
acres. The law limits special assess
ments to not more than per cent o
the value Of the land.
People who do not own propert,
within the mile and half district will
have no special assessments to pa,
and no taxes except their aut
licenses for the state fund and thei
income taxes for the federal fund AM
those moneys will have to be pail
whether Marshall county gets its shar
of the federal and state aid funds o
not. ~
Registration In City.
Registration will be required for tn
election, the absent voter law apple
and the voting machines will be USE
for the first time. The registration
which will be required only in tn
city, will be on Thursday, July 8, Sat
urday, July 5, and Saturday, July i
and again on election day but only 70
those who were out of the city on tn
| other registration days. The secon
registration day. Saturday, July
takes the place of Friday. July 4, whe
the registration would ordinarily
held, but this year the Friday is lega
holiday.
Those who are going to be out Of tn
city on election day can vote under tn
a5scn: ~o:ers' lay hy dernssitine thei
ballots in advance in the office n tn