Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-07

Cerro Gordo county and several other eouaties
vote bonds?
Because they expect to ask for Marshall
- county's share of Uncle Sans money II we
fail to vote "yes' and they must have an equal
amount of their own money ready to match
Uncle Sans money.
What about the other roads1 How will vs
improve them!
All other roads are classed under the law a.
secondary roads and none of Uncle Sans
money nor any Of the automobile money can
ever be spent on them until they are taken INTO
the primary road system.
Who pays for work on secondary roads?
The county road cash fund derived from
tax of mills on all property in the county,
both rural and town property, pays for Inn
proving county roads that are not IN the pri-
II MILL paid by town property 10 given back
to the towns for work on their town rods.
All Of this tax on rural property and hvs-
sixths Of IT paid by town property goes ON
county secondary roads.
Is this an increase?
Yes. Formerly only mill of the mills tax
was applied to town property and all OF the
county roads shared in the funds. Now city
property pays the same as rural property and
the money Is applied to two-thirds Of the county
roads after the primary roads have been set
aside for Uncle Sans roads,
How about township roads7
Township roads must be improved from
township funds except that when graveled dig:
tricts are formed only half the cost Is paid
from township funds, one-fourth from special
assessments on land nearby and one-fourth can
be paid from the county road cash fund.
Can gravel districts be formed on county
secondary roads7
Yes. Get petition signed by 20 per cent Of
the landowners in any district the petitioners
may describe. If approved by the county board
one-fourth of the cost can be assessed to near
by land and three-fourths will be paid from the
county road cash fund.
GRAVEL FOR SECONDARY ROADS
Primary roads were selected from the county
road system by the state highway commission
as required by the federal government in 70
turn for federal aid The legislature then legally
adopted the roads selected. The rest Of the
county road system, about two-thirds, has been
designated as secondary roads. Township roads
also are called secondary roads.
Hereafter all of the county road cash fund
derived from levy of mills upon all property
within the county is set aside for county Sec
ondary roads except u of one mill upon prop
erty within cities and towns which is to be
spent upon roads within those cities and towns.
Heretofore mills out of these mills did not
after this year the mills will apply to all
property and will be used on county secondary
roads exclusive of the primary roads giving
more money In the fund and using 1t on two
thirds Of the former county roads,
If anybody wants county road graveled he
may by petition create district and have rs
per cent of the cost of grave1ing assessed to
nearby land, and rs per cent Of the cost Of
crawling plus all Of the cost of draining and
grading paid out of the county road cash fund
If anybody wants township road graveled
he may by petition create a road district and
have 25 per cent Of the most of graveling as
sessed to nearby land, Is per cent paid by the
county from the county road cash fund.- and the
remaining 80 per cent of the cost Of graveling
together with the entire cost of grading and
draining paid from township funds.
Township trustees may hereafter levy two
may use monies from any other township funds
not already expended. ~.
People on township and county secondary
roads should get busy with their graveled road
petitions so as to keep out Of the mud until
they can get onto primary paved road and
beat Il to their destination and back regardless
Of the weather,