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

share Of this s7,s4l,1Os of federal aid funds
offered to Iowa7
Yes After July 1, 1920, according to Sec.
7 Of the law, we could apply for whatever other
counties had waived by their failure to vote
acceptance provided, Of course, that we vote
"yess at our election and provided we could
raise an equal amount of county money.
How could We do that?
Road boosters could raise big fund like we
did for war funds and the Red Cross or the
county board could call an election to vote
s bonds and we could pay the bonds out of our
license monies. ..
Why did they not do that this timer
1t was not necessary The county could not
get ready to pave until next year and there
will be $162,2S1 available by July of next
year from Uncle Sam and from the auto license
fund. About $4,000 could be assessed to prop
board SO desired t could anticipate all Of the
primary road fund for 1921 so there will be
money enough available next year for ten or
twelve miles Of paving and after that we will
know how many counties have waived their
rights It might be possible that Uncle Sam
would increase his appropriations which with
an equal amount Of state funds might bring
in money fast enough to do ten miles of paving
every year without any bond issues or any gen
What is the law as to waving our right to
this federal aid money!
Sec. z Of the state law accepting federal aid
and apportioning it to the counties reads: "In
the event any county shall fail by July, 1, 1920,
to make application to the state highway COM
mission for its allotment Of federal aid funds
and SHALL FAIL OR NEGLECT TO ENTER
INTO CONTRACT FOR SUCH IMPROVE
MENT IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR
deemed to have waived its right to participate
in such federal aid fund; and in such event, the
state highway commission is hereby authorized
and directed to use the allotment previously
assigned to such county as hereinbefore pro-
Wded, on any other portion Of the comprehen-
sive scheme of road Improvement selected by
them in any county or counties which may be
, designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as
best designed to aid in the completion Of the
post road system of the state of Iowa."
Sec. provides that when an election has
once been held to authorize paving another
election can not be held for the same purpose
for two years. Thus it follows that if we failed
to authorize paving at this election we would
again and the federal government will not ap-
prove gravel on our main roads, hence we can't
enter into contract for federal aid before July
1, 1890, unless we authorize our county board
to pave with federal money.
NOD. live near primary roads to vote "Yes'' to
authorize acceptance of Uncle Sans money for
paving on primary roads?
None if they would just as soon ride on
paved roads in Scott county or near Mason
City, They will pay their income taxes to
state cooperation fund just the same whether
any Of this primary road fund ever comes back
to Marshall county or not and they can't get
any of it on their roads in any way except to
finish the primary roads Of Marshall county
p. D. @. and get some Of their roads taken into
the primary road system. Of course good
graveled road for several miles leading to a
primary road will in q very few years give
every man over 5000 miles Of paved highways
Fair. Ito his. county seat town, to any other
county or across the state in any kind Of
weather. If lie votes Eyes" now he moves his
farm 10 close ~ he can to Uncle Sans sys-
saved r,a:;s, Ike automobiles would grow SO
fast in the future that nearly everybody could
have one when only the few seemed to be
favored at, first.