Show FEDERAL AID FOR FOIL THE PIKES PEAK ROAD tho the times independent is informed that the federal bureau IZ 0 p public roads at ogden and the state road commission have creed r e to the plan plait advanced to construct a federal aid highway along the route of the pikes peak highway or midland trail in grand county this plan contemplates the construction of tho the road by tho the unit system covering a three year period without additional taxation grand county could appropriate the proceeds of a one mill road levy each year to the project and the federal bureau would match this money under tho the 76 24 plan that is for every dollar douar given by the county the government would give three dollars this would provide roughly speaking per year for the road or enough to construct a unit each year in a few years yom the pikes peak road through the thle county would bo be converted into a finished highway there is no doubting the importance of the pikes peak highway and this importance will surely increase as the years pass the county senses the responsibility it has of keeping the highway open and the people generally realize that some permanent construction work should be done on it under the unit system advocated a good highway can be constructed without increasing the taxes one cent the people of grand county will undoubtedly approve most heartily anything the county commissioners can do to further the project and hasten construction work on the highway |