The Glenwood post., 1922-02-16
County Commissioners and State High.
way Commission Arrive at Amicab|e
Adjustment Of Differences
BOTH SIDES WELL SATISFIED

When there is q difference or mis-
Understanding between two parties or
organizations and matters have reach
ed a point where it seems difficult or
impossible to reach settlement, the
wise and profitable plan in nearly
every instance is for the contending
parties to come together and talk
matters over IN sane and sensible
fashion, each being actuated by a
reasonable degree of the give-and take
spirit, in an honest effort to settle the
controversy.
Well, that is just what happened
last Monday when the county commits.
sioncrs of Garfield county met the
State Highway commission in Denver
and discussed Garfield county's al
legged shortage with the commission
and the result was highly satisfactory
10 both parties, and the amicnble rela-
tons which have heretofore existed
between the two organizations are to
be continued.
fcr n long time there has been a
dispute between the commissioners of
this county and the State Highway
commission as to the financial obliga-
tons of the county to the commission,
tn, commission having billed the
county for $37, 400, and having assert.
ed that not cent of state money
would be allotted in the future to
counties that were in debt to the State
Highway commission.
The visit Of Chairman NeGins s.A
Comm lssioner Coulter to Denver and
their conference last Monday with the
state Highway commission resulted in
nm agreed settlement by which the
commission agrees to accept $3.50 in
full satisfaction Of all claims which
the state has against the county to
January l, 1923.
This arrangement completely clears
the atmosphere, and affects a saving
to the county of more than 100000 OF
the disagreeable alternative of enter.
ins into litigation, or of forever being
n baA sAss witA tie State Highway
commission, neither Of which horns Of
the dilemma l. At al dssi.ahh.
Tho trouble dates back to August
lSs0, when our county commissioner
sought financial assistance from the
n'shway commission o. . $3.50 basis
Tor federal aid project No. 1856 and
were told that the commission wa
without funds, but that If this county
would supply the commission s half of
the 10000 necessary, so as to enable
ut commission to draw its allowance
O' federal aid money, the county com,
'nissioners would be reimbursed later
ior the $4,000 thus advanced. The
work was very much needed and our
commissioners consented to this ar.
rangement, and passed a resolution in
~Hordance with this agreement.
Hut since that date tho personnel of
Inc State Highway commission has
changed completely, and 1t seemed for
time that the present commission
would ignore or repudiate tho agree.
ment which our commissioners had
with the predecessors Of the present
highway commission.
Other matters involved in the DIFF
ierences included the construction of
INC New Castle concrete bridge, the
''ncrete retaining wall at Lacy Hill,
and work on the state bridge at Glen.
wood. There was also involved in the
original claim made on the county,
payment for = portion Of the Grand
canon work which extends into Eagle
county, and our commissioners aatuf.
A'y felt that they sho~ld ~ b held
accountable for highway work doae
outside Of the county.
AZ rssait II 1fonAay's confsrsses
many oe tho ssa4easieas Of tie AigA-
IVY commission wsee waived and Ia