The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-04


il find them. hut should make recon
. mendations for the solution of tn
o problems which we have failed I
Q solve. Our continuation az free stat
Il and the perptuation OF our free II
r. stitutions depend upon the educatio
. OF our people. We cannot, therefore
shut our eyes to tho situation whic
conironts US and which Is recoknixe
I and appreciated by all.
Roads and Highways.
The Congress has adopted the polio,
! OF appropriating funds to be expende,
In the several states In aiding IN,
state authorities In the construction O
permanent highways There has beer
allotted to the State of Oklahoma, un
der this plan Of Federal Aid to IN.
States, the sum OF 81 1900, 600. 90 avail
able for the year 1920 that Is yet un
matched by State and County funds
and $2,30c,l11.0O for the fiscal year OF
1921 and approximately $2,3O0, ,OOO. .OO
VIII no doubt be allotted for the year
1922.
Under the provisions of the Federal
Aid Act. the State is required to at
least meet these allotments OF Federal
Aid with equal amounts and the com.
bined funds are then expended in The
construction OF permanent highways
under the Joint supervision OF the
State and Federal authorities. Federal
Aid projects have been prepared and
approved by the State and Federal
road authorities covering the Federal
Aid available TO and including 1920.
Should the legislature fail TO make the
necessary appropriations to cover
these allotments totallinE approx.
mately $4,000, 100000 Of Federal Aid.
the same, although sorely needed, may
be lost. 1t Is clearly the duty OF the
state. through the Legislature. TO pro
vide the necessary funds to cover
these allotments Of Federal Aid In the
construction OF permanent State high.
ways and In addition thereto, to pro
vide an adequate SUM to be expended
in aiding such counties of the State as
do not participate In the said Federal
Aid in the construction OF permanent
highways and, in this manner, the
benefit OF State aid can and should be
equallzed among the Counties.
Prior Legislatures have wisely
adopted the policy OF extending State
aid to the counties In permanent road
construction, but the Seventh Legisls.
ture. on account Of unfavorable condi-
tions and other causes deemed suffici.
ent, omitted the needed appropriation
This commission should be supplied by
this Legislature.
We believe that This is the oppDr-
tune time TO construct permanent
roads. The labor is available and de-
serves employment. The price of ma
terial Is assuming more favorable
level.
II is therefore, recommended that |
the Legislature give thoughtful con-
sideratlon to this most pressing need
OF the people of theAState.
In addition to The above, l desire to
call your attention To- few other
Items, in this connection, which may
be of interest.
The question of inspection and SUI
pervision OF highways and bridges is
Of The utmost Importance, yet no ade-
luate provision is made by the State
law for such work.
One OF the glariEg defects in this
matter is the question OF salaries for
engineers. II is impossible to gel efflci
INT engineers for $500 per day, es-
Declally when the man who pushed a
yheelbarrow on the work is drawing
rom $500 to $500 per day.
There has been some complaint
the method of collecting
automobile license money. There are
ONE who think this duty should be
by the counties sincerely
ope that no such change In the law
Fill be permitted as it would only
end TO inefficiency and confusion.
II might not be amiss TO call your .
ttention to the fact that the Highway
has collected, during the
asst year, for automobile registration {
ees, the sum of s2,293,787.51, and L
as issued license tags to the number ,
,697. Ninety percent of thesefees Ii
ave been paid back into the county u
which the automobile is located, t
lille ten per cent is paid to the gen b
raj revenue fund of the State, which p
Ioie than pays the operation of the Il
attire Department. O
Teachers Pension Fund. y
Chapter 70. Session Laws of 1919. il
set providing for Teachers Re. :,
rer'ent and PeIUos Fund, a very a
uch needed law, but which, unfor- :.
na,ely, does not provide the necss- a
ny funds 10 enate it to properly =
notion !.
suggest that this Act be amended !,
I'd vitalized by providing for the :,
cation Of a fund that will properly !,
re for the objects and purposes OF
9 law. Such fund can easily be
divided for by requiring compul.
~ fee from all teachers and by u
oper contribution by the State. ne
Su
Profitcers. ~
During the war when conditions in DC
commercial world were so much II