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Show GOOD ROADS FOR WEBER COUNTY Chairman Oscar Mndson of the board of county commissioners states that the wot weather has retarded road construction, but that progress ia being made on tho state road near Pleasant View, a force of men being constantly at work thoro. Operations will be in full awing on the canyon road within tho next day or two." It is the determination of tho board of commissioners to mako a great Bhowing on tho two stato roads through the county this year and. while no action has jet been taken. It Is stated by members of tho board that a tax of flvo mills will be levied this year on property In districts through which tho stato roads pass, this being an arbitrary power placed In tho hands of tho county commissioners. commis-sioners. The special road tax election of April 30, Mr Madson says, will furnish furn-ish nearly $5,000 for road building in the dlstrlots of KancBvillo, Farr West. Hooper and Plain City, tho assessed' valuation of tho throe districts being nearly $900,000, tbo rato of taxation being flvo mills. The county commissioners, com-missioners, under tho law, will furnish furn-ish a like amount for tho uplift of the district road3, the total sum to bo spent amounting to nearly $10,000. The stato road will be macadamized, macada-mized, but, this year, all that can ho done with tho district roads will bo to properly grade them and place culverts at all points whore waterways cross. This, tho commissioners say, will bo preliminary to tho placing macadam on the country roads Tho election of Tuesday m tho four county districts was gratifying to tho board of commissioners, although in ono district tho proposition catno neor losing out. When the report of tho olecllon camo to tho commissioners las evening, they stated that building build-ing operations would begin aa early as possible, without waiting for the collection of tho tax. The "vote of ach district Tuesdaj and tho valuation of. the tnxable property prop-erty nro as follows. Kaneavllle: For, 19; against, 14; property Value, 4.19S.242, Hooper: For, 52; against. 9; prop-ertv prop-ertv value. $28382, ' ' Fan- Wost: For, IS; against, none; .property value. $191,059. t Plain City: .For, 37; agolnst G; p-oporty value,. $223,218. farr West suvc a unanimous ,voto for tho tax. |