| Show ti 1 Expenditure of on The Ro Roads ds of Utah tah Planned is s 1 it Recommendation to the st state te legislature leg leg- V of a program of highway construction which will mean the thet t I expenditure of more than period ending In 11 1 Jn in the year five-year r 1921 with Utah and the federal government gov- gov eminent dividing this amount was one of several Important things accomplished accomplished act ac- ac t at a recent session of the he i 1 S state Ite road convention at its biennial gathering fI I In addition to recommending that Utah accept accept the conditions of the i rural post road act four our other measures measures measures meas meas- ures were a approved proved All these measures measures measures meas meas- 11 ures had been prepared by the state road commission and were favorably i. i i l' l voted upon by the county representatives present The measures submitted are for forthe i tho- tho Ceding of 01 credit and Incurring ni I Indebtedness with lI limitations so su that unties may secure funds to tonti I Instead r s tart start work pork early each year r f 4 of waiting walling until the current taxes I t are Bre collected providing for leaving I to to the locals local the width of highways to s r I 4 authorities providing for using not I more than thau as a road buildIng building build- build V Ing jag equipment fund for the purchase by the state road commission of machinery machinery ma ma- chinery to be bo loaned to counties upon r f agreement that depreciation shall b be paid by the tho counties ar arranging for forthe forthe the issue and sale of bonds for road purposes by the board of loan com mIssioners In the sum of 1 I bearing Interest not exceeding 4 w. w per pcr cent and not to run over twenty I years Sears I Considerable discussion arose at atc I c caucuses of the hc county commission ers rg held at intervals over the lodging f of the pr present sent amount of authority al commission and In inthe 7 in the state road the manner of the hand handling ng of state stat road funds A A series of resolutions n made In the Interest of economy econom f and efficiency and In view of the fact tha that public opinion Is that the power of expending tho road money is too far removed from tram the people was a adopted v i Lt J iv IIo r 1 rM Y Th The committee which waited wafted on Governor Simon Bam Bamberger erger with the rough draft of re recommendations was wab asked to draw dra w them up in writing for a future conference The rhe governor opened the morning conference with an address of w welcome welcome wel wel- l- l come In which he lie stated that the conference had been called to make to-make make certain suggestions and also to get the sentiment and opinions of the county officials Resolutions Adopted The resolutions adopted by the county commissioners commissioners were as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows We Ve the county commissioners of the counties of the state of Utah In convention assembled do hereby petition the legisla legislature legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture and the governor of the state of Utah to enact the following following following follow follow- ing law pertaining to state roads 1 That the funds appropriated for state road work be bo distributed distributed distributed dis dis- dis- dis to the the- several counties i ti from the ollice of the secretary of state i 2 That said moneys be placed placed placed ed with the county treasurers to be known as the state road fund 3 That the said money be and Is herc hereby y placed under the supervision of the county commissioners com com- missioners to be expended by them as they see fit on said state roads In their respective counties 4 That the county commissioners commissioners commis commis- are hereby authorized to select a county state road agent To Render Accounts 6 5 That said county state road agent shall be under the direct Sl Ie supervision VISion and control of the county board at all times C. C lie Ifs must render to the county ty commissioners a full rull and true aC account oun of f all work done and antI moneys expended during the Continued on Page Pago Eight Nf l LL 1 J. J MILLIONS MILLIONS- FOR ROADS I Continued from Page One I preceding re month 7 That said pay pay payroll roll and bills hills If It correct shall then be tie approved by said board J J ty and the clerk shall shail be he ordered ordered to draw the warrants on ou the count county treasurer treasurer treasurer treas treas- in inn pa payment for for bills pertaining per per- to state road work o out t of the state road fund fUn held by him 8 That all state roads shall lI lIbe be constructed constructed in accordance with the state state law governing state stat roads 9 We recommend that the county count commissioners have equal power with the state road commission commission com corn mission in designating state roads within their respective Uve counties We Va make the above recommendations recommendations recommendations in the interest of ot economy econom and efficiency and in view of ot the fact tact that public opinion opinion opinion ion Is that the power of ot expending expending expending expend expend- ing the money is too far removed removed ed from the people Would lieu Hall l Politics The committee signing this rep report ft comprised A A. A R R. R Capener Boxelder chairman D. D F. F Smith Davis county secretary H. H E. E Maxfield Millard f fAlma Alma Nelson Washington J. J L. L Griffiths Beaver J J. J J. J Facer Cache Soren Anderson Sanpete The committee named to confer with Governor Bamberger on these resol resolutions u lions comprised J J. J Parkinson Beaver county H H. E. E Maxfield Mil MIU lard D. D F. F Smith Davis A. A A R R. Capon CaleU er Boxelder and C. C F F. Stillman Salt Lake county Professor R. R R. R LY Lyman of the University of Utah a member or of the state road commission made mado a stirring stirring stir sUr- ring address at the afternoon session against any tendency to put the expenditure expenditure ex ex- of road money into poll poll- tics lie He said In part When Utah first started road work on a system systematic tlc basis the federal official of ot the road bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau a at Washington recommended recommend recommend- ed that there be but three on the commission as he stated that through such a board was the only way to get value forthe for forthe forthe the great sums expended Brings Poor Service The p poorest orest servi service e ever rendered rendered rendered rend rend- ered on roads iu Utah was when the commissioners of one county county county coun coun- ty insisted that men of experience experience experience ence should be removed for political po- po political political po po- reasons I appeal peal to your patriotism and loyalty to Utah and beg in earnestness of you not to put the r roads ads in the hands of a board of f politicians If a different sort of ot board is wanted write the officials of- of of Maine New York Pennsylvania Pennsylvania and Michigan and ask their experiences Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners Commis Commis- should not be paid forthe for forthe forthe the best service is always rendered rendered rendered rend rend- ered by th those se disinterested sufficiently sufficiently suf sut- to serve without com om- corn corn- And if you rou want a commission of three let the governor appoint appoint appoint ap ap- point but one and let the other two be appointed through some political non-political organization The state road commission has been given considerable authority au- au au au- If in III any case this authority authority au au- authority au- au has been abused or neglected neglected neglected neg neg- draw our attention to it so that It may be remedied and not occur again Federal O Officer Spooks Speaks The evening session at the Hotel Utah was addressed by T. T Warran Allen general Inspector of public roads and rural engineering west of the Mississippi river Mr Allen ex ex- explained explained the method of ot state state an and federal operation co-operation under the rural post road act which It was pointed out would mean a higher type of ot construction in Utah Of the total amount appropriated the government government govern govern- ment allows 13 per cent for overhead overhead over head expense ense surveys engineering and like liko matters Of this amount it pays 3 per POl cent and the state 10 per percent cent C. C H H. Kendall senior highway engineer en on of or the office of public roads representing the tha Utah district of the tho forestry service with headquarters t a-t Ogden explained in detail to Interested In In- delegates the distribution of or orthe the federal money over over o er the year five period i I Among the points brought out Inthe in inthe f. f I the discussion of the day was th the fact that during the biennium of 1914 the overhead expense in the ex ex- of road money had been but 6 G per cent whereas the other 96 pier per cent had actually gone Into the construction on of roads It was also brought o out t that the sum of 60 79 had been assessed assess assessed assess assess- ed a as the S state state r road a tax for the I e coun counties coun ties In 1916 |
