Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
HARD SuRfAC|NG
Grows IN FAVOR
SENTIMENT FOR PAVED ROADS
SURPRISING TO ADVOCATES
OF PLAN.
LEGISLATORS KEPT BUSY
EXPLAINING NEW LAW
Many Meetings Being Held In Pro-
aressive Counties and Action Taken
Looking Toward Highway Improve.
rnsnts OF Permanent Character
Action UP to Communities.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May e.-Leglslators In
a number OF the counties which are
anxious to proceed under the new
road laM - improve their roads are
being kept busy attending road meet
ings where the new road law and the
motor vehicle law are being discussed.
At some OF these meetings votes are
taken as to whether or not the county
shall proceed to hard surface and the
sentiment in these progressive meet
ings is in favor of hard surfacing to y
ports received here.
Polk county residents in the vicin-
ity Of Ankeny, including farmers and
land owners, held a meeting at An
keny a few nights ago and declared
for hard surfaced roads. The work :
ings Of the road law were discussed by
Senator Parker of Polk county and
the motor vehicle law by Representa-
tive Hauge.
One of the points in the new law in
which interest appears to be general
is the one requiring that supervisors
cannot proceed to hard surface until
authorized so to do by vote OF the
people. The board may call this cleo
ton on it's own volition or it must
call it when petitioned By ten per cent
Of the voters.
Hence the starting of a movement
to hard surface hinges on this pro-
vision of the law requiring All election.
If an election is held on the question
Of hard surfacing and the proposal 10
hard surface Is defeated the county
can not again vote on hard surfacinS
until twenty -four months later Inc
question as to hard surfacing and as
to the issue Of bonds may be submitted
at the same election. If hard suria"- :
ing is voted down it nullifies the vote
on the matter of issuing bonds.
However. bonds are not necessary
for hard surfacing unless a county
wishes to proceed more rapidly 'aan
the funds coming in from federal ala.
from the automobile license money
and from special assessments permit.
A county can pave as much each sea-
son as its regular funds Will permit.
In all cases of course the draining and
grading must ne cO1Hpleteu oeioio SUI
facing is undertaken.
The auto license fees under the new
license law which takes effect Dec.
the license fee for Ford will be In
the neighborhood of SIS, but on some
OF the high priced cars it will run up
as high as $50 or $50. A schedule as
to the fees on each make of car VIII
be made out and posted in the county
treasurer's office.
Capitol improvements.
Further improvements of the capitol
extension grounds about the state
house were authorized by the Thirty
eighth general assembly just recently
adjourned Among other things the
legislature provided for the following.
Erection Of temple of justice to
house legal departments Of the state
and to cost 100000.
Purchase of a lot at the southeast
corner of the present grounds border
ing the railroad yards on which to
erect a heating plant
Purchase of about quarter of block
of property including the Bryant pub
lie school building located at Grand
and Penn avenues.
Removal of the Allison monument