The courier-index., 1920-06-25

 MAKE STATEMENT
.n RESTRICT OFFICIALS AD- fo ",sr PUBLIC OF STEPS TAKEN :, CONNECTION WITH CON- AFFILIATED IMPROVEMENT

u, Roard of Commissioners or me 1r,nrovement District No. z, Road .h a the secretary, F. N. Burke, tnrou:sn u:sred the following statement to hs the public: .ho ho.rd of
 lne :ss;oners of Road improvement conll;llN c;nt No. 2 was instructed at the alstiio sst meeting of the board to issue iass sstatement to the public giving q. I Sr;ef an account of what tne m .d u has done to date and as far Ooa,u ,nossible it's plans for the near as po'I Tn accordance the secre- iusui in', will keep the public informed sSrsough the local paper.
 uiUa The hoard unanimously resolved
 .ho first meeting that under pres q. % conditions it would be unwise ens ,+ton,nt the construction of roads " h;s lime: that the organization ~ T the district should be compieted; ; " ts.t complete survey and com n1ote plans and specifications set- p.sxs forth the exact location; the. Snet s.s.t tyne of construction and as, saarlv as possible the exact cost of .sa roads should be made so that ths Az hoard and the taxpayers would save s exact data upon which to base an intelligent opinion. It was also amread an I that the board believed that tSe G fees usually paid attorneys and engineers in this state are excessive and committees were appointed Tor inc purpose of ascertaining whetn- sr ar not this board could procure the services of attorneys and en- r;raers at a more reasonable rate.
 After two months investigation these committees reported that Daggett Daggett had agreed to accept the attorneyship of the district for fee of one per cent of the cost of the construction This being oae- third of the usual commission re ceived by attorneys in other dls- tricts the board felt that the offer was reasonable and employed Dag gett& Daggett. The committee that was appointed to investigate the question of engineers reported that it had succeeded in getting in com munication with a number of en- gineers who would agree to take the work on a salary basis instead of the usual five per cent. The committee was of the opinion that if competent engineers could be procured on a salary basis the dis trict would be saving thirty or forty thousand dollars on the engineering work and advised the board to em- ploy the engineers on a salary basis if that could be done at req sonable figures. About fifteen engineers were then requested to make propositions to act as engineer-managers for the district on a salary basis. AS soon as these propositions were re- ceived the committee and other members of the. board began in- vestigating the ability and integri- " of the various applicants. After about six weks investigation the board came to the conclusion that all things considered the proposl-
 ton offered by Torrance and Stew
 enson more nearly fitted the re-
 qulrements of this district than the
 opposition of any other cngin-
 eers Accordingly they were em- ployed by unanmous vote of all nose voting. One member did not
 vote because of indirect relation
 Mlp to one of the applying en- gneers.
 The board immediately instructed Me attorneys to take all legal steps ascessary to complete the organiZa- uOn or the district and to prepare complete set of plans and spec;fi- sstions giving every detail possi- v1e together with the closest possi- sE estlmate of the cost of construc- Svn s'n oi said roads. The engineers "Ai begin work July 1st and expect nave the plans ready for presen- %s'oa to the public about Decem- sss ist As soon as the plans are tsssuy, the board, in addition to
 srs ang all the steps for publicity a sau submission of the question to se people and the County Court l ~se ,equlred by the law, will call a | neeung of all the land owners of | sae district. At this meeting, or SIstssalngs, if necessary, the com
 tma.u plans, specifications and es- s,asae aaseo cost of the roads will be
 mtsIHIa'eo mtaII;o to the taxpayers. If the dss;das d;disent citizenship of the district thssa after having investigated
 sbonla plans and cost that the board | sama proceed it can indicate the | ines 10 the board at these meet bend II It is thought best to sus-
 or ;s operations for a year or two | do m, 'ne people decide that they thevv vVs s. want to build any hard roads |
 Iftaaan S so state at these meetings. |
 and ur snoa:s! sae completion of the plans
 tation' n'pescsitl.e;ations ss and the presen-
 the hoass the same to the people |
 ton at1 na.a Will take no further ac-
 directsa,a,' after it shall have been
 joritv 70 do so by a decided ma
 of tho J Ji the intelligent citizens