Show 1 U 0 ROAD representatives of bear river valley give reasons for opposing new road north from Brig brigham halIL A large delegation of 0 taxpayers from the bear river valley and the western part of the county met with the county commissioners commissioner this morning the meeting having previously been appointed by the commissioners to hear protests and arguments in opposition to the construction of the proposed mountain highway between betwee ll this city and the cache valley line near beaver dam at a meeting of the commissioners held in this city monday afternoon february 16 a delegation of 0 about taxpayers from the eastern part of 0 the county met with the commissioners and presented petitions signed by a large number ot of taxpayers asking that a standard gravel highway be built this year between brigham and cache valley line by way ot of honeyville deweyville Dewe and collinston collingston Col linston at that time residents of 0 the valley opposing the proposed road construction asked the privilege ot of presenting their side of 0 the question and the hearing bearing was continued until this morning the meeting was called to order by chairman L S pond at 11 and the time turned over to the representatives from the valley the general sentiment ot of the speakers opposing said road construction this year was in effect that owing to the heavy crop failure of last year sad md the present financial depression generally especially among the farmers it would be unwise to increase the tax levy for this or any other purpose at the present time however it was felt that it the proposed rod road was left over until another year tull lull support from the valley would be giten it among the speakers from the bear river valley were C G adney and A M reede r of corinne P C of east garland john P Ho holmgren lingren ot of bear river milton H welling ot of fielding B 0 jeppson ol of brigham lorenzo weidman ol of bear river david Ho holmgren lingren ot of tremonton Tre monton james bigler of east garland R A johnson of 0 deaver beaver dam moroni T ot bear river and others it was also the general sentiment ot of all present that the people ot of the county should get together on this important matter and by no means let this road question divide the tax payers of the county into two separate and opposed factions E W dunn speaking in behalf ot of those favoring said road construction expressed his pleasure in the expressed sentiments ot of the previous aspea speakers in th necessity ot of hanging together he pointed out that the expense would be comparatively light and it needs be the road might possibly be built without raising the tax levy ot of box elder county the matter is still under discussion as we go to press today but the impression one would gain by being present at the meeting is to the effect that unity will prevail iu in tho the county and that a solution in the matter will be found upon which all concerned will unanimously agree |