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Show ENGINEER BROWNING SUBMITS REPORT SHOWING SUMS PAID AND THOSE DUE VARIOUS COUNTRIES. " . Sanpete County must issue bonds , if the highway program suggested j at Tuesday's meeting of the state road commission shall be carried through, according to Ira R. Browning, Brown-ing, state engineer, who submitted a report on the financial stiruation as affecting this activity of the state and the countries. State highway finances are short of the amount necessary to carry out the original program, which 1 was made under estimate permitted by prices for material and labor existing in 1918, under which funds available were ample to meet requirements. When the situation was gone over, at Tuesday's meeting, the bonding proposal was suggested to the members mem-bers of a big delegation from Sanpete county, with the reminder that for every dollar provided by the county for roads the state and federal government would spend several , more, so that in the end the county would be gainer through cash outlay within its boundaries and resultant better highway factilities. Mr. Browning's Report Engineer Ira R. Browning, who is secretary of the state road commission, commis-sion, presented a report on the program pro-gram for the present biennium, which he says ws prepared during the construction con-struction "period of 1918, when the figures given were consistent with labor and material costs. "In preparing this program," the report says, "the cost estimates were based upon labor and material conditions con-ditions prevailing during the constru-tion constru-tion season of 1918, under which conditions the funds available were ample to carry out the program with what appeared to be a reasonable margin for normal contingencies. t However, due to constantly increas-- increas-- ing labor and material cost, it is evident that a given sum will not in 1920 construct as many miles of highway as the same sum would have in 1918, and it is equally apparent that, with limited funds, a 60 per cent raise in construction costs must be met by a corresponding reduction of mileage, or the elimination of part of the program. "I am therefore submitting here with for your consideration a report showing the highway construction planned for 1920 and funds necessary in each county for carrying out the entire program, together with a recapitulation re-capitulation of totals for each county and for the entire state. You will note that, agreeable with the provisions pro-visions of the act, the program herewith here-with submitted provides for the expenditure ex-penditure of at least $50,000 In each county excepting counties of the 13th class. "Attention is invited to the statement state-ment at the bottom of the recapitulation recapitula-tion sheet. As shown, there is now available from the department of ag-ricuture ag-ricuture on federal aid post roads the sum of $1,935,258.08, all of which is tentatively allotted to projects pro-jects with the exception of $71,873.-36. $71,873.-36. "You will also note that the total federal aid now available to Utah is $2,717,556.26, or $717,556.26 in excess ex-cess of the unsold state road bonds; and some provisions should be made to raise this sum to prevent a forfeiture for-feiture of this part of our federal aid." Amounts to Counties. Mr. Browning's report shows that a total of $1,173,500 of the $4,000,-000 $4,000,-000 bond issue has already been allocated to the counties of Utah. The following counties have already received in excess of $50,000 of that issue: Salt Lake. $140,000; Sevier, $114,000; Utah, $109,000; Boxelder, $96,000; Cache, $71,000; Davis, $69,000 and Wasatch, $67,000. Daggett county, the only one of the 13th class, has already received $11,000 of the bond issue money. Wayne, Rich and Piute Counties have received nothing, and still have due them $50,000 each. Kane has $47,-000 $47,-000 due it. Morgan and Unita counties coun-ties $4 5,000 each, and the other counties not already mentioned snial-i snial-i ler amounts. The total still due the :. counties from the $50,000 allotted to ) each by the legislature is $575,000. The amount still due Sanpete county, to make up the total of $50,-j $50,-j 000, is given in the report at $22.- 000. Under the program as made out in the revised arrangement. Sanpete San-pete could got an additional allotment allot-ment of$96,537.94. not inclusive of the $2S,000 already allotted to that ' county. Sanpete county has an unexpended balance from its 1919 slate road tax levy of $19,726.49, while a three- 1 mill levy in 1920 would raise $42,-277.65, $42,-277.65, or a total from this source of $62,004.14. The country is asked to contribute $140,205.41 to the road gram. To make up the $80,000 or more of a difference it is suggested that the county issue road bonds for this purpose, as well as to- take care of a county road program and some maintenance features it was tentatively tenta-tively suggested Tuesday that the issue is-sue be for $140,000. The proposal was agreed to at Tuesday's meeting and the plan will be carried home by the visiting delegation dele-gation to be presented to the voters. MOUNT PLEASANT DELEGATION RETURNS WITH REPORT; BELIEVES BE-LIEVES PAVEMENT WILL BE LAID THIS YEAR. The Mount Pleasant delegation returned home Thursday and feels that Sanpete will get ten or twelve miles of hard surface road this year. It is expected that ten miles ot pavement will be laid from Manti northto the forks of the road near Pigeon Hollow and then it is planned to build two miles of pavement through Mt. Pleasant. Mayor Braby, Councilman John Gunderson, Representative Repre-sentative Robert H. Hinckley and S. M. Neilson, former State Road man, met with the State Road Commission with other representatives from Sanpete San-pete county and represented facts to the commission relative to road conditions in Sanpete Valley. The Hub Club called a meeting at the City Hall and discussed matters mat-ters pertaining to the report of. the Mount Pleasant delegation. Mrs. Lloyd Greaves of Salt Lake City has been the guest of Mrs. Nellie Norris during the past two weeks. Harold Olverson of Preston, Idaho was a guest at the home of Henry P. Olsen this week. ' FAIRVIEW. A baby boy was welcomed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francella Stewart Ste-wart on February 28. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Brady are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby girl at their home March 1st. Harold Mower went to Marysvale this week where he has employment. The following Boy Scouts of Fair-view Fair-view went to Utah County this week with Scout Master C. P. Olsen, and played two games of basket ball, one with the Springville High School and one with the B. Y. High School. They were winners in both games. Asael , Miner, Russel Madsen,. Parker Miner, Min-er, Ojen Graham, Albert Madsen, Arthur Murdock and Monta Mord-strom. Mord-strom. They came home with colors ,'flying. Mr. Rollo Ri)?by, who spent the past twenty eight months on a mission mis-sion for the L. D. S. Church returned return-ed last Saturday. He labored in the state of Mississippi most of the time. The choir and a number of friends and relatives gave him a welcome wel-come home party at his home Wednesday Wed-nesday evening.' rAn excellent program pro-gram was given and refreshments "were served. . The American Legion of Fairview w ill give a celebration on March 5th. in honor of the soldiers who gave their lives for the cause of right. A good program will be given also honor hon-or certificates will be given put. Everybody is expected to help make the evening a success. Lorenzo Larsen went to Salt Lake City Thursday to undergo an operation opera-tion for appendicitis. His mother and brother, Mrs. Lewis C. Larsen and James A. Larsen accompanied him to the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Brady are guests at the home of Andreas Peterson. Pet-erson. Mrs. Jack Pritchett of Salt Lake City are spending the week In Fair-j Fair-j view. j Joseph Day, who has been in Uncle Sam's service the past four years, arrived at Mare Island last week, i He has spent the past two weeks i in Peking. China. His term of service ser-vice is out and he will be mustered out this month. He is the son of ;Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Day, Sr. |
