Show A PROTEST to the county commissioners of rich county gentlemen i A number of tax payers of rich county avail arall themselves of this opportunity to protest against the expenditure of any of the monies of rich county in the building or construction I 1 of the proposed mont monte I 1 cristo highway froin woodruff if to huntsville for foj your information we show below a copy of the of a meeting of me alu stute state road commission 1 january 22 1929 minutes Il of ofa a meeting ot 0 the wate fi hoail caffi held at ja nal nury 22 21 aws I 1 present chairman blood commis reter aou and ki hi ct n ui AsSI assistant stunt Engin cee prank frank v iturrey V P li iu indall andall and il A lorris weber county commis lowrence johnson and mar baull u all V L astman rich county cow A 11 Ui gelow at al smith and J C brown luu que on u of building a roads road frota iun desville into etith county by I 1 wa va ot of maute CAs to was discussed I 1 those preset it all voiced we tins sentiment abat they were in far of such abroad a road but the financing ot of the project was djs tile serious after cons discussion it was decided that survey should be made tuc con omlei i flug r the estimate con coit co it af 0 same lag OM 00 johnson suggs suggested aed that the state and county cooperate ou on a u 50 50 basis not orak on on this survey but wn some betterments neves sury to gravel short sections on the existing load chairman blood explained that the status or f the state highway fund at tills this particular time was absolutely certain but felt that provided rich county would levy the maximum 3 mills the he state would be justified in participating with them on the basis set forth mr blood made it plain ho weyer that any agreement or og understanding der standing would be contingent upon the gas tax being left as at present by i jhb legisla legislature legislature tur e county commissioner stratford assured all present that weber county I 1 favored the project but that all state road tax funds in sight for far 1 1920 2 and 1930 would be consumed in constructing the pavement from death curve to street after that time the county would be glad to do their part it was with rich county that it a badoi ot of GO 50 50 would be established on the tee aulvey pis as well as better ments contingent upon the acceptance of the meadum levy by rich county people and upon the status of abe efam line tax fund remaining as at adjournment this Is the alie last and only action taken by the state road commission with reference to this road these minutes speak for themselves res A number of taxpayers are 0 of f the opinion that nil taxes hereafter levied in rich county for state road purposes can fiest beat be spent in the improvement of 0 the ves lessary iw essaiy sary state highways within our county we are further of the th opinion that the best interests of rich county and ofte of tax payers can lie be served by improve ug the roads with I 1 in our cou county rity if it Is clear upon its face that the sole sifi purpose f for or 40 agitating tating the building of tb this Is highway Ts IS to divert tourist traffie traffic through kemmerer and into ogden an object which no matter how bene bial acial to ogden or weber county it may be can can be of little or no bep befit to rich Cou county rity with fourteen miles of mountain road to be constructed in rich county it can hardly be hoped to construct this road at an expense of less leas than DO one halt half or more of would have to be in any event borne byrich by rich county at our present county valuation of approximately it would require the maximum m three wills mills levy for state road purposes for over ten yei years rs to pay tor for 60 50 per cent of the building of this road so far its as 4 number of tax payers are able to ascertain the re resulting gulting benefit to rich county would be ne Ilg ble and during daring the ten years in which we might gle to pay for our share of the building of this liag highway hway we would be afi entirely neglected neglect ed inthe improvement ot of the state roads now within our county on which we must of necessity depend twelve months out of the year for our transportation to and from railroads the tax payers have been unable after a careful investigation to gain any assurance at all that this MIS new highway could be kept open moro more than from five to seven months out of the year biar itis it is of primary Jm importance to every tax pay payer of 0 rich 1116 county that roads upon which we must depend for transportation twelve months a year be constantly lm proved and to tc this end all of our available funds should be expended A rumor Is current in the errity that this athla road read eadi can he be built wit without bohl ex pense pens to itle bice S county we wish to respectfully represent to your honorable body that there la Is no foundation in fact for any finch tumor and we ve challenge those who nay j be the J a 1 I thors of the rumor to cite us to an anyta reliable authority to justify any sue such rumor we have ezre carefully fully and dill gently d the matter and as far as we can ascertain the facts rich county could not hope to have this road rutlt b allt unless the county itself contributes at least a minimum of 50 per cent of the cost coat thereof we therefore respectfully submit that the present agi agitation tation in favor of 0 this road be set at avreet rest by your honorable body voting in n opposition to any plan construction of said highkal at p or in the im mediate future respectfully suba submitted edi no |