Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-31
IMPETUS FOR ROAD
BOOM ON IN STATE.

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With the closing Of harvest the move
ment for better roads in Missouri has
taken on new life. In eight counties
next month heavy bond issues will be
voted upon and in twenty-three coun-
ties special road districts and town
ships bond issues are now being arran-
ged for by the local authorities. There
was never anything like the present
road boom in Missouri. 1t is the first
time, in fact, that any considerable
number of counties have expressed a
willingness to vote money to add to
what the state and the government
will give for the construction of good
roads.
Now that the harvest work is about
over, enthusiasm for the issue of bonds
fer the building Of hard surfaced
roads under the provisions of the Nc
Cullough-Morgan amendments to The
Halves Roads Law is growing rap
idly.
August Big Month For Roads.
Texas County will vote July 30 on
an issue of 1926, 900, but August will
be the big bond election month. Be-
sides a number of elections in town
ships and special road districts, there
will be eight county wide bond issues
next month.
August 2, Monroe County will hold
an election to vote l million dollars
for hard surfaced roads. August 5,
Butler County will vote on a Emil
lion dollar issue. Elections will be
held in three counties August II as
| follows: Worth on a R-million dol,
lar issue, Shelby on l million dollars
and Marian 1h million dollars. A
hot bond campaign has been carried
on in Marion County this week. John
M. Malang, state highway superin-
tendent, and Governor Gardner spoke
at the Centennial celebration and
Home Coming Week at Palmyra Fri
day in the interest of the issue.
Livingston After Big Issue.
Livingston County has been making
a strenuous effort to put over a bond
issue of IL million dollars and the
election will be held August 18. Aug
ust 10, Linn County will hold a 1-mil-
lion dollar election.
In July Howell County voted u
million dollars for use in building dur
able roads with state and federal aid,
Stone l million dollars and Pettis u
million dollars. Greene lost her 2
million dollars, but another election
for the same amount will be held Sept
ember Is, and Jasper will vote in three
townships September 10 on a total
issue of $780, O0.
Township Behind Movement, Too.
Besides the county wide bond cleo
tions in July and earlier a great many
township and special district road
elections were held. In Harrison five
townships voted a total of sis, 900
Boonville township in Cooper County
sec, 900, five townships in Gentry
1868 900, two townships in Saline
$153, 900, Doniphan Special Road Dis
trict in Ripley A $500, two township:
in Dunklin $780, 900, one township il
Madison $11 900, n township in Mad
ison 81 900, one township in Wayn'
1886, 900, one township in Iron S35, coo
Dent 100000, three townships il
Lawrence $66, 900, three townships il
Dade $57, 500, four townships in Ceda
1856, 900, n township in Christian
$50, 900 and one township in Polk $50,
900.
Previous to the enactment of eth
! new road law Buchanan had voted
million dollars and St. Louis County
million dollars. After much della
/ these sums are now available. Scot
! had voted $75O,O0O, New Madrid $3.50.
900 and Mississippi 1876 900.
Others Getting in Line.
Twenty-three counties and numei
. GUS townships are circulating pet
: tons for the calling of bond elections
= Atchison, Holy, DeKalb, Clinton, Gale
: we'll, Davies by special districts, Su
y livan, St. Francois and Franklin a.
{ trying for / million dollars each. Ra
d is seeking to vote $1,250,000, Caro-
\ $1,10O,OO0, Mercer $780, 900, and SEQ
land $500, 900, Putnam, Polk and Ada
$3.50, 900, Audrain 81, 900, 900, Schuylc
! y million dollars, Knox, Phelps ar
Warren $4O0, 600, Oregon and Morga
: $500, 900.