Show state gets it all jesse and B E R morgan of the state road commission were I 1 in n town yesterday to meet tho the county commissioners tho the object of their visit in tho the main was to obtain possession of about 1500 in the hands of county treasurer ballinger which ho he very unkindly refused to fork over this money is tho the proceeds of a tax levy made in 1912 mr ballinger contends that this levy was made for building and maintaining county roads and anil the fund thus raised can only bo be legally expended under the direction of the county commissioners the state boards claim was that the money belonged n to tho the aate road fun funo after discussing the matter iatter at considerable length and hearing bearing the evidence of D J thomas former county commissioner the commissioners finally decided to allow the road commissioners to take tho the money meney and use it as that body saw fit much to tho the regret of mr ballinger and many other taxpayers as this was all the money tho the county possessed that could be used for road work the commissioners felt however that there was no other way |