Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-25 | Page 7 | Cache County Road Program Okehed

I CACHE COUNTY ROAD j I i II II I I PROGRAM I I Richmond Chamber Chamber of f Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce Gives Indorsement I II I LOGAN May 25 By By special Invitation President George B. B Bowen Vice President President dent de O. O G. G Cardon and Secretary M. M R R. Hovey accompanied bv by Professor Protessor William Wil VII liam Item Peterson Petro a member of the roads committee of the hamDer of commerce visited the chamber of commerce at Rt Richmond for the purpose of explaining the Logan chambers chamber's stand in voting to support he proposed road bond issue Professor Peterson explained the permanent permanent permanent per per- manent nature of the proposed construction construction construction tion upon unpaved roads and that the government would pay half the amount to be bo expended upon the paved portion about seventeen o of the miles Included in included included In- In In the road program It was shown that the state and county road rood tax for several years eats past had averaged averaged averaged aver aver- aged 5 mills and that more would be required for several years ears to come by doIng doIng doing do- do Ing the work piecemeal whereas by borrowing borrowing borrowing bor bor- rowing at 6 per cent with the assurance of oC selling the bonds at par the roads could be paved this year and a a. yearly early tax of 1 mill would liquidate the pal One mill would pay the interest and 1 mill would keep the roads In good condition On this showing the Richmond chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber voted unanimously to support the bond on election day June 7