Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-03-29 | Page 5 | San Juan County in Predicament over New Highway

SAN ISAN JUAN I IN PREDICAMENT OVER NEW HIGHWAY Two Iwo wc weeks ago ao o San Juan county voters oters at a special election do le tt to Issue bonds for or the construction of or ofa ofa a courthouse The board of I sinners of San Kan Juan count county has hns ju just t I held heidi a conference with Ira K lt Brownin Browning Brown Brown- in log ing state road engineer regarding the post road project In tho tio count and I the Information was imparted to tho the commissioners that In order to complete com coin pleto tho the road tho the count county will have havo to to raise ralso At l a mill 3 10 levy for i road rond purposes would only produce I a n. bond issue will bo be C necessary to lo complete the tho work warl But tho the coin coun- I r ly ty cannot do 10 till thIs for toa Iho tho reason that tho courthouse I issue brings tho the count county coun coun- t ty practically up to the Iho limit of us lis bonding capacity The count county commissioners have havo submitted submitted sub sub- the question to the attorney Y general for tor an Ln opinion as lS to whether or not tho the proceeds of or tho tIle bonds issued is Ja- sued mcd for the tho building of a a. courthouse could l x be c used for the Iho construction of ot tho the highway If his hla opinion Is adverse adverse ad ad- verse erse it is likely the tho courthouse s- s s suc- suc will b bO be cancelled and another election deetion dee elec- tion llon called to vote ote bonds bond for the tho highway high high- wa way a Grand Orand commissioners w ro also aiso In conference with the thc road rood engineer engi I neer and a a. bond Issue to complete the roads In th that t county of will pro probably bahl bo be called at an early carly date