The Glenwood post., 1920-10-02
FOR
BETTER HIGHWAYS
Representatives, From Fifth
Highway District Hold h.
teresting Meeting
STATE OFFICIALS HERE

Last Saturday the county commits
sioners OF the ten counties of Colorado
comprising the Fifth Highway district,
together with many others interested
in the good roads movements, met in
Glenwood for the purpose of discussing
good roads problems and organizing .
district highway association. Mayor
Z. w. Darrow of Glenwood called the
meeting to o1ler and presided ~
chairman and A. j. Dickson was
named as temporary secretary.
County Commissioner John +. Nc
Coy Of Garfield county invited All
present to accept an automobile ride
up the Grand canon to inspect the
work that has been done, and now
being done in the cnon. The invita-
tion was accepted by unanimous vote.
AT the afternoon session j. T.. Ma
loney, engineer for the State Highway
commission, addressed the meeting
concerning the proposed highway bond
issue of 5000, 900 at the coming cleo
tion and called attention to the neces-
sity for carrying the measure, to the
end that the 1900 miles of state high
ways in Colorado might be maintained,
structed. Mr.. Maloney maintained that
through the aid of this bond Issue
county commissioners would be reliev-
ed of much of their present responsi-
bility to supply the highway commits
sion with county funds, and thus leav-
ing these funds available for the con-
struction and maintenance of much
needed county roads.
Robert E. Norvell of Hayden, menu
Der of the State Highway commission,
addressed the meeting on the very
great importance of voting this bond
issue. he said the highway commits
sion had condemned the proposed
$25, 900 bond issue, believing the
amount excessive at this time. They
did not believe the time had yet come
when so large a bond issue could be
used advantageously, and therefore
they preferred smaller Indebtedness
against the state, believing that whsn
the state received the benefit Of this
appropriation, through greater popula-
tion and more prosperity, it would then
be time for them to provide for
heavier Indebtedness for road purposes
if they desired.
After discussing the benefits that
would result from such action motion
was carried unanimously that there be
organized the Association of County
Commissioners of the Fifth Highway
district of Colorado. County Commis-
sioner Ed. Grover Of Pitkin county
was elected president and County Com
missioner John F. Mccoy of Garfield
county was made vice-president. Wal
ter J. Frost, county clerk of Garfield
county, was the first secretary elect
ed, and a vote was carried making the
county clerk of the county in which
meetings are held the secretary until
the next meeting was held.
The meeting was adjourned for an
evening session in order to hear from
State Highway Commissioner T. J.
Erhheart, who was delayed by bad
roads over Cottonwood pass. At the
evening session Mr.. Ehrheart address,
ed the meeting ou the necessity for
the adoption of the $5,OOO,OOO bond
issue and said his chief argument in
support of the measure was conta ined
in letter he had written to Cass E.
Herrington of the Denver Civic and
Commercial association. He was fol-
lowed in his remarks by Mr.. Brice Of
the U. 8. Department of Agriculture
and the Bureau of Good Roads.
Mr.. Ehrheart's letter to Mr.. Her.
rington is rs follows: