Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-04
ASK SUGGESTIONS
ON BEST WAYS TO
BUILD STATE ROADS

. roads n uAEois'
II 30 send i IN 70 the state depart
mes e. lubl.c works and highways
/ This information is desired before
. ..v ,ou...v.tton un .he sdtu.."-a
bond i.>ae projects begins early ~
the summer according 10 Director
FIauk l. Ieune-t. who has ISSUED the
following statement.
The d, p4rtment Of pu5.., WORKS
ana buildings and the division of high
a8gs se.t.2e tha. tine people Fl .He
state. after such q decided expression
IN .ayo, %; improyel roads as was
liyyn al sac November ton, are
anxious TO know Vh-. steps We Pre-.
pose 10 he IN CARRYING OIL tie pro
visions ut The road bond law
This law names rao cities which
al. 90 d. given reasonable ,oHnfs-
tiou in fhc Improvement Of this -Es.
tenn az roads leaving taa exact laga-
uoa Of the roads oe.2yru Oh" points
named in The LAW rr ..a determine
lion Of this department, 10 locate
this system must of necessity CON
sumo considerable ume W" already
have in the aed several parties OF
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,.,..,. .,..,.,. ..,-.,r.SI. rc,.s CONNECTING
,s. .f,ia. ,,e,al ~ ,as l.o tho ...,n
psratlYe cost NJ improving these var
,o,,. ,o,ds ,b. ..~,.-.. ...-l.-.5 las
,.,., .ro,,,s ..s ,.a,l I'D. ,,.,-sr- a, nYh.
ID. -a+a,l .rc5 ~ Grade crossings
had -.H,rs 90.
urnor m, ro7,,..,,foo M these 70.
mrs i, will b. tho gn+, If this da
uarfnert 10 make final decision
as 10 the definite routes f1 ne i'm.
prova3 with this fund This will NOT
~ done however i,rtu no naonrs
who desire IN he rsar4 in regard 10
tho definite Iors.foo If r,r,a. have
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before us and MAXI .u.b sugqas,ions
a. they tbinL nronar We would
,herefors say ~ Nos. .,5r dasirs
a conference with The de,artn,ao- in
regard To location gf any bond issue
rlrte should advise ms in writing
describing in aetafl me routa con.
corning which baariop is desired
/ 4 record Of the same will ba made
and before final decision is reached
the Interested narties will no advised
az TO Tho tirno and n1aca tho hear.
iues viii he held This reonas,
should be addressed 70 s E. Bradt
superintendent of HIGHWAYS stata
house SpringfeId
These hearings viii NOT no taken
~, NH ~ -.I,-,.y
of our engineers are hasoro nc va
appreciate that these reconnaissance
reports NAV NOT he received FOR home
i,ya.ts ana tho,,s.-, 49,, -. 49,,
the location Of The road in vour ri.
entity may not ba called for sama
weeks.
1T is a matter Of general inforrna.
ton that the federal govarnrnap+ in
/ 1915 made an ann~onriatio, IF e.,
coo 600 for tho ,mnrovanor. -, gad
J eral aid roads throughout rho T-,i.ed
/ States The allotment Of Illinois from
tho fund amounted ~ 60 oon mn ~
| the state Of Illinois rladgod itsarg -
provide an eoua, amount :, ,coor1,
ance with the law Uno, tho ro,,,a.s.
OF the fedora, danart,nc,, rho di,.fs.
ioE Of highways elected two routes ~ /
be imDroved with tbis f,,d ,,.~,al,..
The National ola Trails poad"
The lincoln Itigbv,,,.
..-rh. r,ht.a.....e,.
of ToIief Ia Sara poor;a. 81 So
field
The Dixie yIigbu-sy
Tho Cbicago- V-auLa,,.,, .ooa r,,,
ninp. from rhi.,,.a =. -. -
state line
These roads ,.ars .-.,r,.,.-, i.,. 49,.
riepartment M aar;.u,.,,., al 4. -
cxnecrnd thar .a.,-..,-,.,
rho gya,a,,, -, ~
1878 IN o.aa,. - -
all the committee o,,,,,a tL2 ~.
route aitbar ,,ra,at,
coun,,. bond tssro -,
eouaI 70 the s,a.o,. aaa.,.,,ns..,-..