Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-08
SUPERVISORS PLAN TO SUBMIT
QUESTION OF BOND ISSUE TO
VOTE OF PEOPLE.
MASS MEETING TO BE
HELD AT TOLEDO MAY %
Those Opposed to Plan to Be Given
Opportunity to Express Opinion
Black Hawk and Johnson Counties
Also Take Steps to Secure Paved
Roads Under New Laws Provisions.
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Special 10 Times Republican
Toledo. May s.--The first step IN
Tama county looking to the hard sur
facing Of public highways has been
taken by the board of supervisors,
which has called a meeting of all citi-
zens OF Tama county 10 formulate an
expression of views and advise the
board regarding the calling of a spec
ial election TO decide the question OF
the Issuance OF bonds.
The boards plan is TO issue bonds IN
the sum OF $1,000 ,0Oo. running fifteen
years. and to be retired from year 10
year by revenues received from the
federal aid fund and auto license fees.
No special assessment OF abutt.ns
property is contemplated. The board will
meet soon and plans 10 pass the reso-
luton calling for the special election.
The bond issue rs expected TO grade,
drain and hard surface seventy-on
miles. and the paving Of the Lincoln
Highway across the county is one OF
the projects included. The following
all for the meeting of citizens Is self
explanatory:
".All citizens OF Tama county take
notice: The law passed by the Thirty
eighth general assembly has. as its
ultimate object, the grading and haru
surfacins OF the primary road system
in each county, IS per cent of the cost
OF such hard surfacing to be paid from
money received from the federal gov
eminent and from the automobile
license fees. the remaining 25 per cent
10 be paid by special assessments or
property especially benefited.
This law also provides that should
any county wish to proceed with the
grading and hard surfacing Of their
primary roads in more rapid manner
than can be done with current
revenues. that such county may 90
so by issuance of bonds. the question of
such bond issue and construction OF
hard surfaced roads to be approved
by the voters of the county at an cleo
ton held for that purpose.
In view OF the provisions of this
law. and in view Of the impossible
conditions of our highways for the past
six months, the board of supervisors of
be held TO get an expression OF the
desires of the people Of the county on
the question of such hard surfacing OF
roads and the issuance Of bonds there
for.
The roads proposed TO be improved
by such hard surfacing are as follows:
The Tama-sher;dan road south of
Tama, the Toledo-Traer road. the road
north Of Traer. known as the Traer-
Waterloo road. the county road from
Dysart thru Traer 10 Gladbrook, and
the Lincoln II ghway east and west
across the county.
1T is contemplated that il viii be
necessary TO issue one million dollars in
bonds. such bonds to be retired in a
period of fifteen years, these bonds to
be retired from year 10 year by money
received from the federal government
and automobile license fees.
The board will meet on Friday. May
%, at which meeting they expect 10
pass a resolution calling an election
to vote on the question of hard sur
facing and tie issuance of bonds
therefore.
ANY person interested on either side
of this question is invited 10 be pres
ent al that time and present his views
on the premises.
T. 3. Reid, Conrad Seebach. d. III.
Muirhead F. J. Kupka- c. S. Winders.
chairman, members of the board OF
supervisors Of Tama county, Iowa"