Show sentiment strong against changing anding effig highway T iff 0 way route rou e at a mass mooting meeting called by tho the county commissioners co in miss loners and hold in the high school auditorium tuesday evening for tho the purpose of discussing the proposed change tit in tho the state highway through denver beaver tho the citizens and taxpayers were unanimous in declaring themselves against any change in tho the present route commissioner cains F harris was chairman ot of tile the meeting and explained vox the object of tile the meeting me etin 9 waa as to obtain tile the sentiment of tile the poo plo of deaver beaver relative to tile the proposed change in tho the highway through tho the city mr harris stated that no less leaa than ivo surveys had been mado made by the government in running tills this federal aid project through tile the town but that only two wore were now considered one running straight south and tho the present route tho the government strongly favors tho the route south in order to eliminate tile tho two turns in town hut but considering tho the additional expense of tho the now rood rond and the abandoning of tho the present highway through a part ot of tho the business section of tile tho town a motion recommending to tile tho state highway cominis gion that no change bo be made in tho the present route wits waa nindo made and carried by a rising voto veto of those present not ono one dia enting voto vote was recorded A number of excellent talks wore were nindo by 0 A murdock Al 0 D white chase murdock Al J F tolton and others nil all favoring maintaining tho the present pro sent route while the government in tho the federal eral aid projects pay 74 per cent of the construction cost of tho the highway and tile tho county 26 por per cent yet the county is required to furnish the right ut of way tile the land south of town through which tile tho now highway would run would have to be purchased and paid for by tile the county ranking making tho proposed route considerably moro more expensive to tile the orn arh null and giving tho ali city no tito engineer asked for this expression of sentiment from tile tho poopoo of beavor and it Is hope alint it il will havo rome effect and carry weight in tile final do cission of tile tho federal aid board in fit deciding the alio route for tile now highway |