Show FIND GOOD ROADS SPIRIT GENERAL R. R R. R Lyman and Jesse Jewkes Return From Ten day Ten cay In Inspection Inspection In- In Trip NEW LAW ADVANTAGEOUS State Commissioners Report People in Favor of Im Im- R. R R. R R Lyman vice chairman of ot the tato road commission and Jesse Jewkes secretary returned yesterday from a 1 da day ton trip through the southern southern south south- em ern part of or the state The purpose of or orthe tho the trip was to inaugurate a movement movement move move- ment for tor construction of or better beter roads road In the tho cities of the state The road commissioners began with witha a tour of Inspection of or tho the cities cites of or Utah county The They were mot met by the commissioners of ot Utah county count James II 11 I. I Gardner Benjamin Isaacs and J. J F. F Bringhurst who accompanied them through the count county Meetings were held in ten tan cUe cities of or tho the county count and er e everywhere everywhere every every- where sentiment ran high hl h in favor tavor of or making all al the tho improvements possible to et city roads as C well wel as to count county roads Mr 11 Lyman said al yesterday vey vr W Law Jn Since the change In the law relative rela rota- tive tivo to taxation for road building purPoses purposes purposes pur pur- poses tho the construction of or good good roads has been given a a great stimulus A Athe As ts the tile law now reads the county count Is to toley levy ley its Is own tax which is not Ilot to exceed ex ex- ex- ex coed 5 6 mills mis This IB is a distinct ad advantage advantage ad- ad vantage over the old oll law especially the richer counties countes whore where tho former Cornier ormer r stationary tax of ot 5 I mills mis was as more than tho the taxpayers thought legitimate to spend on road rond construction ton Our special purpose In making the tue trip was wa to arouse arou o sentiment In favor of oC good goot cl city roads In Jn most cases uses the open roads and highways are much superior to the tho roads In Iii the tue cites cities We 0 want to see tho the cl city roads as good oot as the great amount of traffic on them en entitles el- el titles them to be We Vc found that a n great deal Is being done dono one In iii Provo to th tho within tim tho limits pi Plans s l i arc ilo now complete ic to lay concrete on Center street the principal street streel in Provo Throughout hout our entire entre en- en tire tiro tre trip we e found high enthusiasm After fter leaving Utah county Mr lr I Lyman byman Ly by- man a and t Mr II Jewkes visited Juab county coun coun- ty Th This commissioners found the road rond from the tho tto Utah Utah county line lne to Nephi in infine infine intine fine tine condition In Sanpete county the themore themore more morp traveled roads road were found Coun in good condition and well wel kept but the outlying and full more remote roads arc still incomplete the they said The he roads In Sevier Se county count are well uell wel graveled ra and andare are arc In many respects equal to an any in jn inthe inthe the state A fine tine steel and concrete bridge has Just been completed near Sauna Salina Salna and a road from Sigurd to Fish FishLake Lako Lake Is now in process of or construction with wih a a. n large fo force ce at work The Sevier county commissioners aro arc planning to raise ralso a large sum to construct outlet roads Into Millard lard Wayne Vane Garfield Garield and Piute Plute counties A A. special fund is beIn being being be be- In ing raised to care for state prisoners who are to assist In building the road from JQseph Joseph Cit City in Sevier county to Marysvale ale s In iii Pluto county count In order to stimulate the building of or city roads In Sevier and Sanpete counties countes the commissioners of both counties countes have told tod the tho municipal of officials officials of- of that the they will sill wi add 2 to every ery 1 that tho the municipality raises for tor city road building purposes Mr lr Lyman says S S |