The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-06
Grady and Canadian County
Commissioners Favor Rails
ing of $4,000 to Help
Span River.
REACH AGREEMENT
IN JOINT SESSION
Advantages Of Bridge Pointed
Out; Can Get Federal and
State Aid in Project,
Opinion Given.

Announcement that the Grady and
Canadian county commissioners fa-
vor a levy of $4,000 in each coun-
ty " be applied on the construction
of a bridge over the Canadian river
etween Minco and Union City, was
made yesterday afternoon by the
Grady county board upon the return
Of the members from Ell Reno
where a joint meeting of the two
county boards was held.
At the meeting a joint resolution
was passed being signed by J. A.
Temple, Ira NJ. Johnson and r. A.
Thompson, Grady commissioners
and J. B. Deardorff, J. S. Palmer
and J. L. Wicker, Canadian county
commissioners.
The resolution points out that it
is the opinion of the two boards
that it is for the best interests OF
the counties they represent and for
the State Of Oklahoma, that a per-
manent high water bridge be con-
structed across the South Canadian
river on what is known as the Meri-
dian highway The resolution also
stated that it appears that the sem
timent of the citizens of both
counties is that definite steps should
be taken at once toward the fin
ancing of such a project, wherefore
the boards pledged themselves as
favoring & special levy in each coun-
ty sufficient to raise $4,000 in
Grady and a like amount in Cana
dian, the levy to be made during
the ensuing fiscal year The boards
also agreed to use their influence
to secure suoh other financial assist
ance to the project as will be nee
essary to construct permanent
bridge on the site designated.
The Grady county board members
were accompanied by r. c. Cox,
county clerk, who recorded the mini
utes of the meeting.
In speaking Of the matter this
morning, Mr.. Cox pointed cut the
probability of securing some fian-
cial aid from counties north of Ca
madam and through which the
Meridian road would pass, if defi-
nitely designated through this Sec
ton of the state.
I'VE can count on some state and
federal aid" said Mr.. Cox this
morning. "Just how much, is im-
possible to determine at this time.
Also, in the event the S5OOOO,OOO
road bill now before the state leg
islature becomes a law. we could
doubles get some financial aid from
that. There are several ways by
which financial support to the prop
osition could be secured. The COM
nlissioners Of both Canadian and
Grady counties did not favor a bond
issue, but preferred a special levy
instead"
"In the first place, the Meridian
highway will be one of the biggest
road propositions in the state and
the sections through which it is
designated will be indeed fortunate"
said J. A. Temple of the Grady coun-
ty board this morning. Now that
bridge acros sthe Canadian between
Minco and Union City is an abso-
lutte necessity if Grady county wants
the Meridian highway designated
along the proposed route through
here Without the bridge, there will
be small chance of landing the per-
manent road in my estimation. That,
l believe. is only one of the many
reasons VIII ythe bridge proposition
should have due support"
1t is through that that the bridge
would be desirable there and would
cost from s15O.00O to 100000. No
estimate has as yet been made, how
ever.