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Show ipAYERS REQUEST COUNTY ! 'HISSIONERS TO I FLOAT ROAD BONO I trl(ed and largely attended trcounty held yesterday . the Central school, It i.iy iMWod to ro,,"08t ;fom'nls8loncr8 lo-author; Ktlon (or the purpose of K 0,000 bond hsuo tor V'l state highway from K me Juab county lino and KtpleUon of Iho county H, now ni"10' construction " ,( wa8 evident from tho mA( meeting that all present Ed in tho opinion that tho K avail Itself of tho hieitl aid In tho construe to road, but that Uioro Clded .difference of opinion Stbe county's sharo of tho H,id to raised. Kotions wero prosontod for Httoi. State Senator J. Wit-Et Wit-Et moved that tho meeting Ed to the county commission-Htbond commission-Htbond Issue, whllo Loo II. Hher of the State Dank of introduced tho motion that Laf recommend to tho com-L com-L that they rnlso tho necos-Kufor necos-Kufor the building of tho road IH tuition. Hfcmei D. Tucker, president fcctl "Rotary club, presided Hiaeetlog, which was called Kood roads commlttco of tho Etmfcer of Commerce at tho o! the county commissioners nt the public sentiment In Eo the acceptance of fodoral Cretr of Provo explained B (total road board had offer-Bf offer-Bf (0 per cent of tho cost of jBKd road construction and Htt the county accept tho offer. '," to an ln(lulry' County iJKjih James T. Gardner r,Kit the state road commission ' .Hb); refused to pay any mora ,, BL state road purposes in this . Ht bad also refused to recom-i. recom-i. H the federal road bureau a 7G-25 basis for aid on tho proposed road. Ho ulso stated that over and above the last bond Ihsuo for tho county courthouso tho county must ralso ?Gl),CDi.C8 to pay for tho prosont contract for tho suporstructuro of the building, and that un additional $100,-000 $100,-000 wus needed for its completion. Ho maintained that tho road work and tho courthouso could not bo comploted without a bond Issuo. "If wo aro to participate in the federal road money," said Senator Knight, "wo must act quickly. Although Al-though I realize tho difficulty In raising rais-ing monoy at this present time, 1 think tho only thing for us to do is to. accept tho offer." . In making his motion that tho monoy for tho road bo raised by direct taxation, Mr. Taylor declared that if tho accoptanco of tho federal aid was at, important as had boon stated, no chances should ha taken In having it defeated In a bond election. Supportors of Mr. Taylor's motion, among whom wore II. E. Thomas of Provo, Clifford E. Young of Amor-lean Amor-lean , Fork, Ulshop John Johnson of Benjamin, Iloger Creer and Dr. Joseph Jo-seph Hughes of Spanish Pork, declared that by reducing tho school and other taxes, tho road levy might bo increased in-creased without increasing tho total county tax. Secretary Elmo Cunningham of tho Chnmbor of Commerce stated that tho federal aid was proffered to relieve tho unemployment situation, and that it would be to the advantage of tho county to accept tho offer. Ho was of tho opinion that tho taxpayers tax-payers would vote for tho bond Issue when they realizo it would bo the means of lowering tho taxes. "I don't want anyone to sneak bo-hlnd bo-hlnd my back and ralso my taxes," said Mayor John S. Doyer, Jr., of Bpringvlllo In speaking against the dlroct taxation method and In favor of tho bond oloctlon. Others speaking speak-ing In favor of tho bond election were Qeorgo W. LaDaron of Santaquln, Mottdenhftli of BprlngvilU, Pro.ton d. I tenon, George Swan. Alex HodqUlst ' nl ProrMor John c. Sw f j Provo. Whn Mr. Taylor'a motion was re. J lected. all ,rosont united In support . of the bond electlon.1'rovo Pout |