The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-07-27
S25,OOOBond
lssueProposed
shamber OF Commerce of Churchill
County Met and Endorse Road
Bond Issue Proposal

" Shuit thiit county NE. Monday
evening and endorsed without dis.
senting vote the proposal of ratlon
business interests and state high
way authorities wherein commission
ers of this county would issue road
bonds TO the amount OF $4,000 10
cover Churchill county share ef
new highway work 10 be performed
on the Lincoln highway between the
Grimes ranch and Sand Springs.
The eonnty's executive heads rave
signified their willingness 10 aecede
to the demand, now apparent. for tie
road bond issue and will take cfion
on the proposal at the regular Aug
ust 5th meeting.
Those behind the move argue that
the county's participation In he ex-
penditures projected viii be al the
ratio OF five and one-half . one.
In other words the federal and state
government and the Lincoln High
way Association viii provide addi-
tional moneys which combined with
the $4,000 to be put forward here
.
This amount will be necessary il
the route is To be brought up ID an
average standard of exeellanse. It
is asserted that the embankment
constructed about year ago aCross
the Four and Eight Mile Flats VII
be total loss unless Il is completed
and that no moneys Will be available
for this new work unless this count
ty acts in consonanee with lhe fed
eral and state authorities As pro-
posed by local business interests
through the plan endorsed At the
chamber of commerce meeting
In the meantime protesting petit
tions are being circulated by local
residents against the bond issue, the
single argument being put forward
that taxes are already too high aud
that retrenehment OF expense must
take precedence even over highway
construction.
The resolution adopted hg the
local chamber Is as follows.
At a meeting OF the Churchill
County Chamber of Commerce. held
at its rooms on the evening Of July
rs. 1921. l. H. Kent presented a
memorandum signed by Floyd o.
Booze OF the State Highway Commis-
sion and showed the necessity and
adyisability of issuing and disposiag
of Churchill County Road Bonds 10
the amount of S25.000.00. to be
turned over to the State Highway
Commission as It's portion of funds
necessary 10 complete AMI surface
the public highway from Grimes
Ranch TO Sand Springs
WHEREUPON. the chairman ap-
pointed committee of five COM
posed of the following members:
l. IL. Kent. W. d. Moody. { L. Ben
adum, b. c. Archer and Z II. liursh,
to draw up a set of resolutions com
mitting this body to this policy, urg-
ing the Honorable Boar1 of County
Commissioners of Churchill County
TO take the necessary steps TO pro-
vide the funds as above described as
promptly as possible, aud gnaran-
teeing the cooperation Of this body
in the disposal OF said bonds.
After a short interval the above
named committee submitted tho fol-
lowing resolutions. which we're un-
animously adopted
To the President of the Churchill
County Chamber of Commerce:
We, the undersigned. your com
mittee appointed 10 draft a set OF
resolutions endorsing the issuance Of
Churchill County Road Bonds by opr
Board of County Commissioners, do
hereby submit the following report
WHEREAS. from data submitted
in memorandum 10 Mr.. I. Il. Kent
by the State Highway Commission,
IL appears that the finishing Of the
construction of the state llighwaa
between Grimes Ranch aud s4no
Springs is practicable al this tine,
providing portion of the fuuis are
furnished by Churchill County and
WHEREAS, IL appears hat ihe
construction and completion Of thi.
portion of the highway At tits fin'
will be of vital importance and beae~
ri to this community, and an oppor
tunity that II would be almost Grim
inal negligence to overlook, there
fore,
RESOLVED. that the Churchill
County Chamber of Commerce docs
hereby place itself on record as most
heartily indoreing and fafofins such
action to be made by the Honorable
Board of County Commissioners OF
Churchill County as will imme'late-
ly provide the necessary funds,
amounting to $25, 10000. from the
sale OF County Road Bonds, the is
suance and sale OF which mas been
provided for by the State iegisla-
tare in previous session for this
specific purpose; and further
RESOLVED that the President
and Secretary of this body be di-
reoted 10 present a copy Of 'hese res
olutions TO the Board OF 'opnty
Commissioners at their next regular
meeting on August 5th and urge up
on them the necessity Of taxing
prompt action In this matter, ana
commit the members of this BODY to
cooperation In the disposal Of said
bonds.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that copy of these proceedings De
proyided TO each OF the Fallon hews-
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