Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1913 — FRIENDLY PRIMARY DEFEATED ROADS [ARTICLE]

FRIENDLY PRIMARY DEFEATED ROADS

Union Township Friday Night Disposed of Proposition to Build Extensive System. For some time a proposition has been discussed in ever progressive Union township to. build something like 30 miles of stone roads and there has been a lively discussion in which all agreed on j?ne thing and that was that any disparity of opinion would be settled without any serious Union township family row. -■ Two public meetings were called, the second one being Friday night, when a number gathered at Center school house and talked the project over. It was found that the township could twwbonded for only $43,000, which wbuld not build as much road as had been proposed and that it Would cost from $2,000 to $3,000 per mile to build a substantial road. There were a number of farmers and land owners on hand to oppose the project, among whom were S. A. Brusnahan, W. L. Wood, B, D, Comer and Firman Thompson. Felix Irwin, F. M. Goff and others were there to talk in favor of the improvement. The Republican is unable to determine the correctness of the different versions of the meeting that have reached us. One was to the effect that there were one hundred at the meeting and that a vote was taken and resulted about 2 to 1 against the project. The other was to the effect that there were only 12 to 15 voters on hand and that there was no voting at all but that those who were against the improvement made speeches and that the others saw the futility of arguing it before the small gathering and withdrew. Those who favor the project say that they are going to do all that they can to carry it.