The Raymer enterprise., 1919-07-17
COMMISSIONER ROWE :
VISITS RAyMER

County Commissioner Rowe visit
ed Raymer Tuesday in compan.
with Mr.. Wortham who is new
road superintendent for the county
The gentlemen came in to lool
over the road situation In thi
part OF the county and see II SOM
agreement could not be reached a
to the best method OF handling tn,
road problem.
The situation seems to be ahou
this. Weld county got behind OIL
road matters some years back ow
ing to emergency expenditures t
take care Of bridges washed b,
foods.
We are unable to give the exact
amounts. but as we remember thu
figures given by Mr.. Rowe the ex
cess warrants at one time amounted
to over 100000. They are now
more than 100000.
The Commissioners have beer
criticised for these excess warrants
We are Of the opinion that they are
not to blame for that situation. The
expenditures were necessary. The
only alternative was registered war
rants or increased road levy. The
road levy has been increased, but
wages and materials have gone ur
30 fast that they have wiped out
the increase and then some more
SO that instead Of being able to in
crease the amount Of work done. il
has actually been decreased. Mr..
Rowe says that he hopes to see the
last Of the registered warrants paid
OF by the end Of next year.
We all hope for the same thing.
However. II that is done about half
OF the present road tax for one year
will have to be used to pay register
ed warrants.
The registered warrants are a
source Of bother in all cases, both In
county and school matters, but they
are there and we must meet the
conditions.
We have thot and still think that
We do not get fair deal on the
division OF the road funds. These
excess warrants are caused by foods
and washed out bridges in Sec
tion OF the county that we seldom
see. but still we must help pay for
them.
There 10 increased demand for
road work in every section of the
county. At Ault, Num-, Windsor,
Pierce. Grover. Raymer. and all ov-
er the county the same cry goes up
that they are not getting the road
work that they need.
We have a feeling that we have
the most occasion for being dissat-
ished. that we suffer the most neg
lect. that our appeals are least effec-
tive.
II we could get exact figures, and
have them published, we could tell
better. Raymer people feel that II
this school district pays $1,000 to
the county road and bridge fund, we
should get two-thirds Of that amount
expended on roads in this district.
II we are wrong, we would like the
facts which show that this is not
right. The people Of this section
do not ask for cent beyond square
deal, and they will not rest content
with less than a square deal.
We feel certain that II this part
Of Weld county had been in a county
by itself. the same amount OF road
tax that We now pay would give
us twice what we are receiving In
the way OF road expenditure But
there 10 no use OF considering such
its. We are part Of Weld county
What shall we do to obtain better
road conditions?
~ our opinion. we may not look
much improvement, without a
vulnerable increase In road taxes
Logan county. we are told Is ex-
pending quarter Of a million dol
lars on roads this year. or more than
Weld county will. This means of
course q much higher road levy.
We would unhesitatingy advocate
Q higher road levy, II we could
have some assurance that the in
creased revenues that we paid would
come back to US In road work. How
ever, II we are to receive the pre-
sent proportion only OF that In
crease, we believe that 1t woull be
better to get along with wha. VIC
now get until such time as We can
be assured of a more equitable di
vision by having county Of our
own.
Mr.. Rowe tells US that In many
places the graveled roads that we
aa,ot~o - ,r..ch t. cor.a .nnt;cu.