| Show SHOULD BOND FOR COUNTY ROADS there is much macli discussion nowa now a days anent the proposition to bond the county for tor for road purposes the proposition strikes individuals differently and when the election Is held on the at 0 this month there wil undoubtedly be some borne who will vote against bonding unless a vigorous campaign is instituted to explain to the people the situation A number of individuals have taken the news to task for or boosting the proposition and those are the kind of people that need laboring with to bond under circumstances in which dox box elder county is in at the present time does not mean serfdom or a millstone around your neck for the simple reason that box elder county has ample resources by alch the bonds can be redeemed when they fall due cut but to bond now moans means that box elder county will get funds with which to budd roads that are badly needed right now whereas it if the people would have to wait till the regular income could build and maintain the roads a number of years must necessarily go by before the public highways will be in anything like the condition they should be in another thing and a very important one at that Is this A commission was appointed by the last legislature to investigate the pro position of 0 creating a public utility commission whose function will be to collect and disburse all the taxes paid by the great public utilities of the state taking those funds from the vari ous counties and disbursing them throughout the state at large that commission will be called upon to ro re port to the next legislature two years years hence and that a favorable report will be made there Is little question this commission was appointed with a special eye on dox box elder county for the reason that this county has always been b een 1 ti i el eat ri oniell oni oni ebl ital has h borgi more of afi the big C corporations within her b borders or than most of the other counties gov spry made aade special mention of this fact in his message to the legislature and that the intention Is to carve ft a big slice out of this countes coun tys revenue there can call be no doubt box elder county has over 1000 miles of roads to maintain every year mole moie roads than any other county in the state and bridges right now there are six bridges needed over the malad river one in dox box elder canyon several oer oe deep creek and several over grouse creek all of which were washed out by the flood in january this alone entails a heavy expense and the county is bra broke ke right now all expenses having to be paid with interest bearing warrants now Is the proper time to bond and the funds are needed now and the good roads accruing from the expenditure ot of that amount of money would enhance hance the value of 0 property throughout the county increase the facilities for traffic stimulate commercial intercourse ter course and build up the county generally besides possibly forestalling the appointment of a public utilities commission or the slicing off of part of the county in colorado on tuesday the senate passed a measure making a constitutional amendment to admit of bonding for for road purposes the question Is a serious one and Is worthy of thoughtful consideration |
