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Show CONCRETE HIGHWAY FOR DAVIS COUNTY PLANNED KaysvlUe. July 28. The commis 6ioners of Davis county have under consideration construction of a concrete con-crete highway from om- end of this county to the other, a distance of about twenty-seven miles State of flclals are strongly urging that the work be commenced this year, and the governor has announced thas, If the county will go forward with the project, convict labor from the state prison will be furnished free and tho I stale road building equipment will be I placed at the count s dispo.-al The estimated cost I? $5000 to 6, 0011 per mile for a fifteen-foot road-wax road-wax Tho work already done on the countv road the last year or two will form an excollent foundation for the concrete, and the 40.000 already expended ex-pended will, according to those who are favorable to the proposition, be In this way made ot permanent value. At a meeting of leading Davis coun ty men hold here Saturday, County Commissioner John Ford laid the matter mat-ter before them The meeting had not been called for the purpose, and hence Qo definite action was expect ed. but from tho explanation made and the discussion that followed. It was evident that opinion is divided as to the wisdom of doing the work The commissioners will hae to reach a conclusion within a week, for me roasou mat, 11 (he task Is to be-undertakon be-undertakon this car, a tax levy of 5 mills on the dollar will have to he made for road purposes, and the levy must be made August I It is believed be-lieved that the progressive element of the county and the different commercial com-mercial r 1 ub? will campaign durlne the coming week in fax or of the con crete roid It waj thought at one time that a bond elertion would curry in this county, under which $150,000 could be secured for road purposes), but the vote against school bonds recently has made It seem advisable to attempt at-tempt t, jssue honds for the purpose and the $160,000 needed if the road Is to be built, will probahh hae to bo secured by a tax lew of 5 mills during each o the next four or five ears The concrete road would be economical. eco-nomical. Its advocates declare, be cause the constant upkeep of earth .roads would be eliminated, and thi ; Item of about $10,000 a ear added to the 16000 that It costs to keep tbo road sprinkled would mu h more than pay interest on the entire sum the concreto road would cost The road would connect Salt Lake ami Ogden. 00 |