Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-12
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posed highway, the governor said that
Perry county will pay only y per cent
of the $90O000 1t will cost, while the
other counties of the state will make up
the remainder. He said this arrange
ment is fair because all of the state is
interested in the development of state
roads.
In his speech here, which followed the
speech at Cannelton, Gov. Goodrich de-
Tended Capitalization of power in the tax
board as necessary to the enforcement
of the tax law He declared that if John
A. NJ. Adair, his democratic opponent,
had been elected his administration
would have enacted just such a law.
The governor intimated in the course
of his speech that the legislature in the
special session, which he promised to call
in a short time, will be asked to i'll
crease the levy for the construction Of
state roads He declared that there is
no politics in the commission and that it
builds roads as nearly perfect as any in
the United States
ENGINEERS TO GO
OVER ROADS.
There Is just one thing that every cit
izen of this county desires and that is
that state road. The county is almost
entirely isolated with a poor railroad
and almost no roads that are passable.
Every citizen of the county appeared to
be talking roads every minute of the day.
The governor played up to this de-
side for improvements. He told his au-
diences that engineers would be here in
the spring TO start the maintenance of
the road designated as state road. He
HaN1 -
sibe for this road being designated and
said that the only other request be had
made of the highway commission was
that il should improve no roads IN his
district, the Eighth until after roads
had been constructed in every other dis
trct
The audiences apparently swallowed
this. hook. line and sinker. They have
their weather eye out for those engineers
who are to come here this spring. If
they fail to appear there win be a howl
that will be easily heard at the capitol at
Indianapolis.
There is one other thing which is wor-
rying the citizens of these two towns,
and especially Cannelton. on which the
governor did not touch. This is the fact
that. through the control of the tax levy
by the state board of tax commissioners.
the total revenue from taxation is so
low that 1t is impossible to make neces-
sary improvements, The citizens of Tell
City and CanneltOn have considerable
civic pride and they appear to be nearly
unanimous in their desire for improve
ments, even at the cost of higher taxes.
So far has this feeling gone in Camel
ton that a meeting has been called for
Feb. % for the purpose Of raising $1,000
by public subscription for the purpose
Of making improvements.
Perry county citizens have not yet
been before the tax board for the pur-
pose of asking permission to issue bonds
but they are expecting to do this. as 4
school house at Cannelton has been con
demned by the state board of health and
a new one must be constructed Just as
a friendly tip to the tax board, 1t might
he said that 1t will be well to grant
the petition for these bonds of the state
administration expects to keep the south
ern part of the state republican.
REASON FOR SEEKING
FAVOR IN SOUTH.
There's a reason" for the attention
that Gov. Goodrich and his administration
Is giving to the southern counties. They
are not used to so much attention and
they appear to be somewhat fattered.
The administration will attempt to keep
them In this frame of mind until after
election, for the reason that q large ma
jority of the voters in this part of the
state are democrats. They voted repub-
lican two years ago but they can not be
depended on TO vote the republican ticket