The diamond drill., 1919-05-10
The BOND ISSUE
FULLY EXPLAINED
SUPERVISORS DO NOT INTEND TO
SPEND 100000 ON ROADS
WILL BUILD BUT THREE ROADS
State Legislation is Not Yet Fully
Shaped and No One Knows
What State Will Do


The announcement in these col.
umns last week that the county board
OF supervisors had paved the way for
the expenditure of about $500 900 on
the roads OF Iron county by sub
hitting to the people OF the county
the question of bonding In the sum
OF $25O,oOO has met with several diff
ferent kinds of responses during the
week. Some OF the comments that
We heard upon the matter question
the wisdom of voting the bonds
asked for.
We find, upon inquiry. that the
most of the criticism arises from the
fact that the people don't just un-
derstand the procedure and II Is to
make the whole transaction plain to
everybody that we took occasion dur
ing the week to interview several OF
the supervisors and get from them an
expression OF the intention OF the
county board in this matter.
Board TO Limit Expenditures.
In the first place the county board
doesn't intend that 100000 will be
spent upon the roads OF the county
this year, nor yet next year. In fact
the mentioning OF the 100000 in
connection with the action OF the su-
peryisors has served to confuse the
main question. The newspapers OF
the county are at fault perhaps. for
this condition. IL was not intentional
on the part OF the papers. though. |
and when everything is cleared up II |
may turn out that the action OF the
papers In putting the matter as they |
did has been good thing as Il willl
enlighten the people OF the county
upon the possibilities In the road
building program under the new
state road legislation that is expect.
ed to be passed at the special ses-
sion OF the legislature late this
month.
Again, II puts all cards upon the
top OF the table so that the people
may know all OF the ins and outs OF
the question before they cast their
vote. There is no intention on the
part of the supervisors or of the pa
pers to hide or misstate any item I'm
with this proceeding.
Built Upon Conjecture.
The statement that the county by
providing s25O,OOO makes it possible
70 have 100000 spent upon IN,
roads of the county Is founded en-
irely upon the suppositionthat the
state legislature will enact legisla
ion whereby the state will pay six
y-hve per cent of the cost of new
runk line construction.
This, very probably. Will come I, !
'ass, but Just now the only thing
hat the county board IS SURE OF Is
hat II will take s25O.OOO to build the
hree roads asked for in the resolu [
ion adopted at the mass meeting held y
n the city hall last week. Il
II IL comes to pass that the state. n
through legislation yet to be shaped a
p, consents to come across and pay +"
large share OF the cost OF these 4
Dads, then the entire Issue of bonds a
WILL NOT BE SOLD. p
What assurance have we for this s
o far We have but the word OF som, Al
the supervisors. but we are told II
iat If the people desire Il specia
'eeting Of the board will be held i'm o,
Iediately and the board will go OF d
scord
AS we get IL, the board doesn't i'm
md to sell all OF the bonds whether
le state comes across or not. but G.
Ill confne themselves TO issuing the q,
'nds (if they are voted) In compare
vely small issues. probably $4,000 "
begin with. by selling bonds in
IFS way the board can keep their
lnds upon the road work and be sure
lat the money is put upon the
'ads that II is voted for.
Plan Similar 10 States.
In short, the Iron county board
supervisors intends to copy after