The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-09-01
The Bridge Proposition
FROM THE HIGGMsyLLE ADVANCE

The bridge proposition that is now the main topic of dis
cussion in Lafayette county, is in nutshell this:
Theodore Gary, chairman Of the highway commission speak
ing for the commission has writing bridge
is built across the Missouri river Lexington highway
ion will extend the primary spur Hggnsve through
ngton Richmond and north through Ray and Caldwell
and connect with the primary that connects st.
Joseph and Hannibal Also that the
from the primary road at Warrensburg Springfield
present federal law which becomes dead 1929 federal
will pay half the bridge Acting on these
facts committee Lexington men employed an engineer
to make and estimate bridge the at that
place This done at expense $4OO paid by
Lexington The Of the bridge estimated s9OOOO0OO
In addition this the approach the Lexington es
mated at 45OOOOO and Lexington has
The paying onehaf $5OO0OOO of the cost
Of the bridge the other half falls to Ray Lafayette counties
proportion their assessed valuation gives Lafayette $685.
10000 and Ray s92OO0OO five per cent interest
these bonds retired ay according the in La
fayette county for 1921 taxes the necessary would be FOUR
cents hundred dollars valuation But provide any
fucuaon value delinquency maximum rate is placed at
FIVE cents the hundred FORTY CENTS
the thousand dollars valuation with maximum fifty cents
These bonds would be retired twenty Any payer
take his tax receipt and readily the small PROPOSE
tion to him.
Now question comes What do we get in return for this?
The is first; Approximately fifteen miles primary
road Lafayette county which viii built by the state out Of the
sixty million bond issue and this road maintained by
the state The approximate Of this road $450OOO
double the Of the bonds Lafayette to provide This
road would Lafayette county and west
primary roads mean 70 the state would give connection with
the three roads that across Lafayette county from
east to west that is the Santa Fe Trail and Belt which
to be built and maintained by the secondary
the primary road in the south part county With such sy
tenn this in Lafayette county there would the
entire county four FIVE niles from primary
road It the county would this more frcas
road from the sixty million bond ISSUE which would
for all time by the state is doubt the last opportunity the
county win have receive dement's from the sixty million bond
issue other than those already desgaed and Lafayette well
congratulate herself the roads that have designated within
her borders roads, believe the county will
much mileage than other county the state and this
is due to her location and sze
In addition the and south road
it would give Lafayette connection with Msours primary
system and also direct connection with TWO NATIONAL HIGH
WAYS The primary road that through the southern part
of Lafayette is part Of the Old Trails that
the continent from the Atlantic the Pacific already
hard surfaced Charles No. to the Atlantic coast
with many hard western states Then the
connection at Hamilton Mo- would
to Ocean Trail" that hard surfaced from Springfield Ill.,
to the eastern and the road from Springfield Hannibal
under of construction So who deny the value
necton with two such national highways?
AS conditions the Missouri practically divides
the into With the bridges
proposed would bring the two divisions of the state closely
together Carroll county Saline Howard Cooper counties have
voted bonds for bridges and also has the Wavey road district
Automobile transportation is the greatest question before the country
today and dare predict what the next twenty will
bring along this line.
all printed against the bond propo
On not has the been advanced that north and
south road through Lafayette would not be benefit the
There has been such thought advanced is unanimous
" agreed that such road would be invaluable the and
especially nasmuch there will be three roads averg the
county from east to west.
AN the talk and literature against the bridge proposition
the standpoint that the funds would be isappoprated that
ngon would benefit the dermen other towns
would be located Of pass through Hggnsvi
the of would be higher than etc. futile
and idle talk, and for nothing with intelligent public The
proposition is clean Straightforward business By
careful study Of the primary it is evident beyond doubt
that the highway commission Influenced ota by
any political clique city community locating the primary roads
They did with only the best interests of the entire in view
and unhabe that they would keep ah with the people
this north and south road.
The benefits Of the unquestione by its
ardent opponents the only question be decided by the
September 9Th is does Lafayette county part
raising the fund for the bridge and in receive the north and
south built and maintained by the down the
bridge matter and have connection north south with p
mary road system? The question small matter when the
benefits that would be derived from the bridge is considered We
believe every thinking Lafayette county will agree
the the county would receive without Of is worth
times the county what the coun part Of the bridge
will cost
If believe this and want to help Lafayette the best road
system any county in Missouri the polls Tuesday Sep
tember 9th YES swayed by prejudice
into voting against your best interest by the how that
has long infested Missouri Good roads coming to Missouri
they have the eastern and older states and to the
and progressive states why benefit all
from the sixty million bond and whave that much
roads when the county builds them in the future This
Lafayee golden opportunity and those who oppose only