Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1913 — MISSED FRIEND OF MANY YEARS AGO [ARTICLE]

MISSED FRIEND OF MANY YEARS AGO

Thos. Grady, of Rochester, N. T., Called, to See Ed Honan, Who Was Out of‘the City. Thomas Grady, of Rochester,N. Y., eame to Rensselaer Thursday evening expecting to find Attorney Edward P. Honan here. He lived at Delphi tor seven years prior to thirty-six years ago, and, although Ed Honan was somewhat younger than he, they, were the best of friends. Mr. Grady had not seen Mr. Honan for thirty-six years, and recently decided to take a little" vacation from his activities in Rochester and visit some of the old scenes. He spent one night at Delphi and then came to Rensselaer, but Mr. Honaji happened to be in Indianapolis and he was unable to see him, but enjoyed a short visit with Mrs. Honan and Edward, Jr. Mr. Grady is in the road making contract business in New York and explained for The Republican the state road law, which he thinks is a splendid thing and worthy emulation in other states. Already that state has spent $80,000,000 for roads, and the legislature this winter appropriated $50,000,000 more. Briefly the provisions of the law are that the state pays for all strictly state roads and that two roads are to be built each year across the state east and west and two north and south. If roads are, built through the counties they are to extend through the county east and west or north and south and’ the state pays 50 per cent of this cost, the county pays 35 per cent of the cost and the towns through which the roads pass pay 15 per. cent. ' The roads are built according to approved plans and specifications and much better than were built under the olcTplan. Wherever they pass through incorporated towns or cities brick, is used. The width is the same as the road and if property owners want the street built wider, which they usually do, they pay the difference. The law has caused some roads of great excellence to be constructed and the people of the state have given it their approval in every way. Mr. Grady states that the roads as constructed in New York cost from SB,OOO to $15,000 per mile, but they are built for permanency and the upkeep is not nearly so much as we have on our poorly built roads in this state. He believes that all states will eventually adopt some system of state road management and aid, and recommends the New York law as a model to go by.