South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-15
TO SPEND OVER
MILLION HERE
FOR GOOD ROADS
improvements will Go For
ward Now That Extra
Session is Off.

Plans for road improvements in
st. Joseph county which will cost
approximately 100000 will now
60 forward. it was announced by
tie county commissioners following
receipt of word from Indianapolis
that the extra session Of the legisla-
ture contemplated by Gov. Goodrich
would not be called.
The abandonment OF the extra
session plans is believed to have
been largely due TO the vigorous
protests made by representatives
OF the 18th district
Through the work of this district
800 kilograms were sent 10 the gov
ernor asking immediate action of
the question so that they would be
able 10 determine what action to
follow Several other districts had
schedule MEETINGS similar 10 the one
held in South Bend, but all We're
Cancelled following the action Mon
day
Resolution To Governor.
At the local meeting last Friday
afternoon in the Chamber of Com
merce a resolution was passed and
forwarded 10 the governor. In his
ruling on the case Attorney General
Ellie Stansbury, quoted at some
length the points brought out in
the resolution submitted by this dis
trict
The gist of the resolution adopted
was that the present county unit
law is adaptable and was purely a
matter OF cooperation between the
county commissioners and the coun-
~ trustees. The commissioners fur
Their stated that a perfect under
standing had been made with the
local trustees and that any interfer-
ence with the law at the present
time would mean the stopping Of all
road work in the district
Work is Mystery.
Local road enthusiasts stated last
night that just what influences and
just how it happened that all the
discord in the law was discovered.
weeks after its enactment. may new
err be known, and just what agita
ton brought about the asking for
the special session Of the legislature
will always remain a mystery
At any rate. Gov. Goodrich has
instructed Bert Hendren. of the
state board of accounts. to send let
tiers TO every township trustee in the
state confirming the decision of the
attorney generals opinion which in
substance harmonizes the county
unit law and the Beardsley law 10
the extent that township trustees
will. under the new construction
supervise the building and re-
pair Of township roads in conjunc-
ton with and in harmony with the
county commissioners. According to
the county commissioners. it is
hoped that this will be the last act
of a near tragedy in the state road
building program.
Plans For Year
The commissioners further stated
that it is merely a matter of CO.
operation and a little horse-sense
when il comes TO bookkeeping in
connection with the road building
program of the various counties.
They state that work of constructing
and repairing highways in this coun-
~ will start at once The aproxi-
mate cost of these Improvements
will be S1.2O0,OOO.
Among the roads to receive inn
mediate attention are the Niles road
Edwardsburg road. Division st. road,
Y road. Pierce road. Ear trail. two
roads south in Penn and Madison
townships, road through Wyatt and
L4akeville. Turkey Greek road. and
Pine road
These roads. however. are only a
part of the tentative plans of the
commissioners for the coming sum-
mer's improvement work
Seek Cooperation.
Edward Zeitler, county cormis-
sioner. has just returned from
Lansing. Mich, where he conferred
with state officials in regard to the
cooperative work of the state with
this county in improving the Ed