The Port Gibson reveille., 1919-02-20

maintenance cost of which win Be
eliminated.
Ans. Par. 6. Il s true the town
and county are ID debt, as are the
great majority Of towns and counties
almost of necessity but not u such
an extent as 10 be burdenaome. The
town will pay only its proportionate
share of the road building expense.
The Board Of Mayor and Aldermen q
few days ago "mortgagedp the town
which was already n debt 70 rebuild
our power plant and install machinery
therein, which viii cost around s25,
900. We all gladly voted in favor Of
4 bond issue to cover such cost. We
want the electric lights But out Of
the fred machinery We have patched
together q better, stronger, and al
together more satisfactory water
works plant than we have had for over
year previous to the fire. Notwith-
standing All this II is only make
shift until something better can be
had, something dependable and re-
liable and up to date. So il is with
our roads. We can make out with
them and manage 20 get over them
about nine months out OF the year ut
least. But our Deighboring counties
who have improved roads can utilize
~ months out Of the year. And yet
we have 10 compete with and hold our
own against them. Warren county
has gravel roads, and is willing TO
meet us with O gravel road, and the
government is willing to 90 its part
toward meeting the cost, So with
Kinds county, SO with Copiah county,
50 with Jefferson which is our only
neighbor that hasn't gravel roads but
Is proceeding to build such roads
Joining Claiborne and Adams coun-
ties. Answering the anticipted de-
probation in value Of our cattle, hogs,
etc, will say, there always Is huctu-
alton IN prices Of everything from
time to time, and is expected and
dealt with,
n we decide to come within Chap,
17G, Acts Of Miss, 1914, we are not
going TO rush into road building blind
ly and r'Ro the Limit" but will rather
&c about II slowly and cautiously
having in mind at all times to get
the best road built with the least ex-
penditure of ours and the Govern
ments money After the cost of
building such road Of say ten or is
miles has been submitted by the en-
gineer to the Board Of Supervisors,
bids, in answer TO advertisement that
we win make, from various road build
ing contractors will be considered.
When the road is being built our en-
gineer will be on the job at all times
TO see that we get value received for
our money. Before the government
aid money is paid its inspector viii
inspect said road to see that the gov
ernment also is paying money for a
good cause. Whom such road is COM
pletted our road building win STOP
until we fax payers shall have done
some examining and inspecting for
ourselves TO see II we wish any more
gravel roads. III we are favorably
taken with them, then we will pro-
ceed further with our road building.
This first road is simply a try-out
AS 10 Government help: The Fed
eral Government through the FEEDER
al Aid Road Act" passed July 11th,
1915, appropriates to the various
states in the union in proportion to
their respective population, area, and
post road mileage, for a five year
period, the following amounts: For
the fiscal year ending June, l9i7, the !
sum Of S5,000,00000; Fiscal year end
ing June, 1918, $4,000 10000; 1919, |
$4,000, 100000; 1920, $4,000, ,0oo.oo.
(within past year these nppropria-
tions have been very materially add
ed 70 by the Government) for the pur-
pose Of encouraging and assisting in |
good road building. No compulsion |
is made on us TO accept this oppor- /
tllnity TO have government help in |
building our improved roads which /
we must have in time II we are to |
live and work amongst our neigh |
bors. On the contrary the Act pro-
vides that only such states and sub
divisions thereof as are interested in |
road building shall have such appro-
priations. This means that il we do
not choose 10 have improved roads,
such counties as are interested shall |
have both their shares and our
LET'S HAVE OUR TRY-OUT ROAD. |
G. s. WATSON,
Sec'y Information Committee.