Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-06-05
BRIEF OUTLINE, OF NEW-IOWA
ROAD LAW.
Assures Lincoln Way Paving Across
State.
1. Specifies an inter-county seat
system Of primary highways, totaling
about 5000 miles. This system to be
completely hard surfaced as soon as

completely hard surfaced as soon as
possible.
2. Pledges the States full co-op-
Grafton to the Federal Government by
the appropriation Of any necessary
amount to meet Federal Aid allotted
to Iowa. Iowa's Federal Aid. up to
period ending July /, 1921, amounts
to about eight million dollars. This
fund, together with an equal amount
from receipts on licenses on motor
vehicles, constitutes the primary road
fund for the construction Of the inter-
county seat system Of hard surfaced
roads.
8. The total primary road fund is
proportioned to the Counties of the
State in the ratio that their area
bears to the total area Of the State.
The Counties of the State may grade
and drain all the primary roads with
in the County before laying any hard
surfacing, or they may proceed at
once to hard surface as rapidly as the
annual allotment is available, or issue
bonds for the immediate undertaking
Of permanent construction of their
primary roads.
4. Provides that before any hard
surfacing can be undertaken by the
County Board, the question must be
submitted to the voters of the County.
Provides that each County must lay
out . systematic program for the de-,
svelopment of its primary system. The
cost Of the improvement Of the pri-
mary roads to be borne three-fourths
from the primary road fund, one-
fourth from assessments on specially
benefited property located in the
zones one and one half miles in width
on each side Of the road.
B. All plans, specifications, con-
tracts. ETC., entered into by the Coun-
ties for the construction of primary
roads are under the full control and
supervision Of the State Highway
Commission.
s. Any County may without a
bond issue, without vote of the peo-
pie and for the purpose of developing
the primary system, anticipate it's al
lotment for the current and one sue
3ceeding year by the issuance of road
certificates.
Should any County vote to issue
bonds to anticipate its allotment from
the primary road fund, the County is
authorized to make such tax levy as
may be necessary to meet principal
and interest of the bonds.
z. No bonds shall be issued by any
County with maturity postponed more
than fifteen years, nor shall any bonds
be sold for less than par plus all ac-
crued interest.
8. The primary roads can be built
straight through towns Of less than
1000, but no permanent surfacing is
to be done out of the primary road
funds in cities.
9. The State Highway Commission
is authorized to cooperate with the
Board of Supervisors for the purchase
of road material or road machinery
desired by any County, and to pay for
same out of the primary road funds.
10. Establishes a secondary road
system consisting of the County roads
outside the primary system. This
system to embrace about ten thous-
and miles. The secondary road sys-
tenn also comprises the township
roads of which there are eight thous-
and miles within the State. All ex-
isting road funds outside the primary
fund are after July first, 1920, dedi-
Gated to the secondary roads and such
funds are increased by the spreading
of the two-mill road building levy,
heretofore applied to farm property
only, over all property within the
county, including that in cities and
towns.
II. Township trustees are author
lied to levy an additional tax not to
exceed two mills on all taxable values
in the township for the development
of the township roads of the second
aiy system. This is not compulsory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Scofield of Co
vina, Calf, have arrived for visit
with the A. B. Berry family.
Mckinley Antrim underwent an
operation for appendicitis, Friday, at
an Omaha hospital. His mother, Mrs.
Ella Antrim, went down to Omaha
Saturday morning, and says that he
& is getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kelly of Monda-
min were visiting friends here Mem
orial Day.
Otto Messer met with very pain
full accident at the Cold Storage on
Thursday. His right foot was caught
in the elevator and severely crushed
He will be laid d>up for some time.
Will Van Patten of Lincoln, Nebr.
was visiting his friends here on Sat.
urday.
Word has been received that Ever.
-ett Marshall, son Of Mr. and Mrs. S
G. Marshall, has arrived safely from
overseas.
Joe Tamisiea Of Omaha was the
weekend guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. D
Tamisiea.
A. E. Pawla, Of Aulger Bros. spent