Show COUNTIES WANT BETTER ROADS OADS DECLARE STATE EXTRA EXTRAVAGANT VACANT IN INROAD ROAD EXPENSES Central l and Southern Ut Utah Protest Against Methods 1 of State Commission in Proportioning Its Funds that Declaring th th v ar r. r that i. I AI they do v-c- v c C not i. i bellevo u A w v. v 6 ou J JUl u n. n pro u proportion portion of or state and federal road fun funds ls and that there is a a. needless and Wasteful waste waste Waste- ful tul expenditure of ot state road rod funds especially In the way of overhead expense expense ex ex- ex pense the Good od Roads convention c central and southern Utah went on record In a series of ot resolutions adopted at their meeting in SaUna The Tho convention Included delegates dole dele gates from Emery Sanpete Sevier r. r Garfield Gar Kane Kano and Millard counties It was held in tho the high school audi audi- Representatives from many counties In central and southern Utah were In attendance An ex executive committee was named I to enable outlying counties to re receive fair tall treatment In road construction and aad Ie legislative matters P. P C. C of t Sauna Salina ovier county was elected chairman of the committee Sn S. Are High The treatment that tho the counties concerned concerned con con- Had nad received at tho the hands of ot the tho state stats road commission was discussed discussed dis dla- cussed at length and the following was adopted That we do not believe we ar are re re- celvin our Just proportion of stat s state tato and federal road funds I That we believe from the reports made mado by the secretary of stat tita th f t there Is Is a a- a needless cS c'S and ad d wasteful te l e ex expenditure of ot the tho state road funds e especially In the tho way of ot overhead ex ex- pen pense se That a a. copy of ot these the resolutions be forwarded immediately by the tho of officers officers officers of- of of this convention to each member mem mem- bel ber of the st state state- to road commission Yesterday each member of ot th the tho rO road lIl commission received a a. letter from the tho officers ers of or the convention M. M M. M L St Steele ele Jr chairman of or Della Delia al arid tI David S. S Williams of Castle Dale secretary sec cc- cc signed the tho communication Want ant Other Roads nod The convention also discussed the question of a highway hway from Green River flyer through Utah Juab Millard Emery counties in Utah and White WhitePine WhitePine Pine county to Ely Nov Nev The ro road roid it itIs itIs itis Is said Is 19 practically completed no now and the residents of ot the counties concerned concerned con con- say that they want ant travelers through the tho state to see what the stat possesses and that o Is a Lincoln hl highway hway that there Is also other roads through their section of the state that visitors should see We Ve got ot tho same sarno thing that wo we have havo received heretofore when we wo have hac been before before- tho state road commission com corn mission promises in plenty said M. M t. t M M. count county road agent as of ot Millard Mil Mil- lard county following the conference with sith the state road commission yest yesterday yester yester- r- r day We have a project In our cO county the county rt the the fe federal eral project from Delta to Holden and Holden-and and we now have the tho promIse promise promise prom prom- ise that bids will be bo opened for the Cue work of or construction on August 15 iL Carl L. L B. B Brown C. C 0 O. O Warnick and C C. F. F Christensen commissioners of 1 Millard county also attended the con cun- ference Morgan an Want Action Actions s John S. S Turner county commissioner of ot Morgan county was also before the commission regarding regarding- the thc construction of the tho roal road between Devils Devil's Slide arid and Morgan Mr Turner told tho the commission commis sion slon that Morgan cOUnt county had waited walled for almost four years ears for improvements Improvement a aon on the highways in the county and they wanted to know why no action had been tal taken on The Tho road between Devils Devil's Slide and Morgan It was said was In bad shape and it was absolutely absolute absolute- ly h necessary that some work ork be done done- Dan B. B Shields attorney general w was s sIn in favor of or act action and it was as decided that a survey be made and work be lie started as soon as possible Three projects were approved n of ot which the state will pay half halt the cost They are arc 33 05 Logan Garden Cit City 71 1 Heber Heber-Fruitland The commission denied the petition of or Christensen Jacobs and Gardner for tor Continued on Pago pue 14 |