Show I TOOELE Il IS NOT READY WITH CASH j I Commissioners Write That They Are Unable Now to Build Highway J AGREED TO EXPEND County Explains Financial Reasons for Receding 1 From Former Stand T T LITTLE ITTLE If I any an work will wi JJ he undertaken in count county this year if I the lie Tooele county commissioners commissioner commission commission- ers a adhere here to their de decision mad madl known to the state road commission yesterday to rescind their action acton taken take at a good roads meeting at the aH Lake Commercial club a l 0 Sal April Apri l u H to ex pend to meet a like a in nn z I from rom the state Vi good roads fund to Im Im- prove pro the Lincoln national highway natoMI through their district In Iii l letters to the Commercial club of or Salt Lake and E E. R. R Morgan state sate cub road engineer yesterday e the Tooele com corn missioners advised that after considering consider consider- r. r ing the counts county's finances Ing for the l they ther had come to the conclusion th that the count county could not stand the tue or of the lie road improvement ement program aj as outlined at the Salt SaIL a Lake meeting In ia Apri April b Il It Is known that the state Stata road commission com corn mission agreed to carr carry carr Tooele county for or the amount of Its Is appropriation until after the collection of oC th the he s t tarn tun this fall so BO that the fal county count would n not have havo o ha to pa pay anything from Its Is treasury until about November 15 This matter mater was explained to the Tooele count county by E E. E R. R Morgan lorgan and others of Salt Sl Lake tto R made a a. visit t to Tooele Monday londay and it was believed etl at that time that a war had hal been reached tc- tc begin work at once onre toward putting the route in first n clan condition The letter leter received jest yester- yester yesterday r- r da day morn morning In stating the position of th the th Tooele county commissioners came like Ilke a a. thunderbolt from a clear sk sky as a o os osgood ote e good roads man expressed it I it and It has temporarily upset the plans for r putting the roa road in shape shap for or o travel tra el Charles Charle Tyng consul for tor Utah for or th the Lincoln national hl highway hwa however is undaunted b by the tho action ulton of the commissioners a and nd declared declare yesterday that thal the lie road rod would be put in shape 11 His plans are not read ready for or announcement announcement announce announce- ment at this time Letter Li Following Is the letter leter to the road commission from th- th thai tho Tooele slon rs lion lon E Fl E R It R lor Morgan an Secretary Stats State Road Rond Commission Salt Sait Salt Lake City CUr Utah Dear Sir In regard to Tooele comic coun cOln ty participating In the state road building build ing fund tumid for 1915 After fter long deliberation of ot the foregoing foregoing fore fore- going we have finally naly determined determine In Inmost and nd most respectfully advise you ou that ir wt f deem we are not justified In appropriating an amount equivalent to th the amount available by the state stAe or any part thereof for tOl the state road rod construction con ton In Tooele county for the current cur cr- cr rent year car We Ye beg leave to state further further fur fur- ther that our sole reason reason for tor this action Is Js simply b because cause tho the tho county count hasn't the mone money Permit Perm I t us to call can your attention to the state road commissions commission's statement of or May ra 1 1915 to the treasurer of ot Tooele Too Too- ele cle county which shows there Is tn the sum of or 26 79 available after April 1 I 1915 to be expended upon the th roads of this county counts the major portion porton of 01 o said paid amount to tobe be lc l In n Grantsville Grants Grants- ville le Tooele and Clover precincts precincts iou rOi of or course understand that the th major portion porton of oC the desert in Tooele county is embraced by these districts districts We have further to stats state that It if your our Is correct our county is Indebted to said road districts and nd subject sub to being called upon at any tine tim of oi now for mone money for construction oi tt roads of or said ald districts to the extent 62 7 Our treasurers treasurer's statement Ia shows balance in I tb the e May 1 1915 a balance county's count favor faor of oC hence tn the count is indebted to the st tat M county road fund Cund alone virtually in the sum of oC Ji Inthe D we ha e in inthe In m excess of oC the amount the treasury consequently with oin other compelled to me meet obligations we are ore we concluded that we had no 15 i done don have ha tivo than to do 10 as we this matter mater Respectfully yours ours R II M. M I. I j J 1 A. A AHLSTROM R H T. T BROWN Board of County Count Copy Cop sent to secretary comm club Salt alt Lake j t |