| Show ROADS BILLS ARE NEARLY READY The Convention Accepts Nine Measures to Be Presented Soon ONE NOTE OF DISCORD D O. O R Roberts Wanted Neglect to Be Classed as a Felony The nine bills framed for tor the construction construction con con- and maintenance of better rO roads dR throughout Utah Ut went through tho the Good Heads convention yesterday afternoon with a rush These hills bIJl cover er every phase of ot the tho question Nearly Nearh ever every bill Woo won passed unanimously and they were referred to the committee on resolutions to be he pu put Into shape shapo for presentation to the thel l legislature The Tho only ono one where tho slightest t lack of harmony harmon was apparent was In tho the case of Bill Bm No Xo 8 an act providing pro pro- viding siding a 0 penalty In the case of ot destruction destruction de de- of or injury to the road and defining the tho duties of or officers of counties counties counties coun coun- ties and municipalities with regard to the enforcement of ot tho laws In this thit respect respect- The bill In Its Us original form provided that th the non-enforcement non ol of the law against Injury to the road should constitute negligence In office which Is a felony and b ba ba a term of or Imprisonment a fine or both I Feeling developed as to whether or I Inot not riot It was as advisable to have such heavy y penalties attached to tho bill Tho The flooding of the roads In Irrigating a majority present was willIng willing will will- In ing should hould be classed ed as a 0 misdemeanor meanor but the felony clause stuck One or two present l wanted tho word wilful In tho the bill with relation t. t to the commission of 01 the offense and this was eventually e allowed The bill finally passed after the wilful of both official and farmer In the tho matter of ot water on the roads was wn nominated as a misdemeanor punIshable punishable punishable punish punIsh- able by a fine tine of or six months months' Imprisonment or both Convict I Labor bor Dill Bill No 1 6 C. C providing for the employment em em- of oC convict con labor on tho the road of ot the state and counties at the rate of ot 2 a n da day to each convict occasioned some discussion on the score that the pay was too high for tor convict labor and antl this title was finally reduced to The bill providing for tor the compulsory use of a l tire of ot three Inches or mor inor In n width after Janna January 1 1915 1916 with witha a remission of poll pon tax taz to all who would use such a 0 tire before that time Uma went through h In a hurry Other bills defined the width of ot roads and sidewalks ditches and gut gut- ut- ut tere ers and nd the duties of ot the county and und tate state of officers who whose e work It will beto boo bo be to o supervise their construction and maintenance The right of taxation by tho county count commissioners Is defined defined de de- de- de fined tined In another which provides n a yearly carly fee of ot COc GOc to 3 for each bu buggy and pleasure vehicle used and lud of 12 j to 20 for each automobile Ta automobile truc trucks s and vehicles used usell I for tor actual work arc not nut taxed The final Inal bill was In the form fonn of ot a a. memorial asking tho the le legislature ture to au authorize authorize nu- nu the use of 3 acres of ot otla la land nd of or the acres set a LIl b by tile the government as 09 public domains for the equal benefit of tho the state capital capi capi- tot tal and the good roads movement Governor Go William Spry was as named b by the tho committee on permanent or organization organ organ- n- n I as president ent of the tho Good Roads commission the announcement of the tho committees committee's choice being recel received cd with great applause One vice Ico president from each cacti county count was waR named with an executive committee to consist of two tO members from Salt I Lake ke and one each from froni Ogden Provo and Logan Log of or Jon Yester Yesterday ay mornings morning's s 's session was Vas taken up lar largely with a a. lively discussion discus discus- Ion sion an as to who should constitute the proposed Good Roods Roads commission D. D R p. Roberts of Cache county count In dIscussing discussIng discussing discuss discuss- ing the plans for the proposed reforms stated that this commission should be composed of the governor o state cn engineer engineer engi engi- l- l neer and state treasurer V A decision was Vas finally reached to add to the thc commission commission com corn mission an nn engineer from the staff of the University of or Utah and the Utah Agricultural college Roberts Unhesitatingly un unhesitatingly unhesitatingly un- un hesitatingly declared that such a step stop would savor of politics and that he lie was against It Tho The commission went ent through h In Its original form Following are aro the permanent officers officers cers core who ho will servo o r o for tor the tho ensuing year year- Vice presidents ll presidents Beaver Beaver count county n R. R p R. R Tanner Cache Joseph S. S Alvin Carbon Gomor Gomer Thomas Davis If W. W T. V W. Whiteside Emery Jo Joseph Grand J. J E. E Brown Juab T. T II H. Bur Dur- ur- ur I I ton Kane John F F. Brown Blown Sanpete C. C W W. Madson Madsen Salt Lal Lake c John Dern Oem I Se ler H. H C. C Larson Edward Dalton Utah Joseph Dunn Washing Washing- ton Thomas Thoma Jefferson Weber Lyman I Sl een Summit George e Smith Executive committee Salt committee c Salt Lake John Dern Darn and Orson Urson H. H Hewlett O Ogden Ogden Og- Og den O. O B. B Madsen Logan Lostan Hershel Bullen Bullen Bullen Bul- Bul len Jr Utah A. A B. B Walker Voles Voto of thanks were moved In recognition rec ree- guItion of ot the services 8 of ot Governor Spry John Dern Oem and J. J K E. Jennings and the Salt Lake Commercial club Vice presidents will be he appointed In all counties not named at ot the mooting meeting by the executive committee and th the n president res I dent dont |
