Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1916 — UNION TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ROADS [ARTICLE]

UNION TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ROADS

Bill Bat of Union Township Gives Reasons For Voting For New Stone Road. Yes, gravel road, we have the gravel and think it makes better an: more durable highways than most of the soft limestone that has been used in this county. But whatever the material we use the next step for,a thorough system of roads is to hold an election; this is essential in order to sell bonds and make our payments easy. We have planned an excellent

system of road improvement which will be of vast benefit to the township as well as the transient travel. This system comprises about 30 miles of road, one-half of which is already partly completed for less than SI,OOO per mile. The new road will cost about $2,000 per mile. The total bond issue for all this improvement will be less than 4 per cent of the taxable property of the township after deducting all mortgage exemptions.

After the system is completed it can be kept up by the county. They will keep it in much better repair than we can; thereby saving us much trouble, time and expense. If any established state route should pass over our roads We will get state aid. If any national road comes our way, as the Jackson Highway is almost sure to do, we will be entitled to national aid. Thus there is no end to the benefi s we may receive by establishing and constructing this proposed system. After this is finished we are entitled to any road in the toAvnship not over three miles in length by petition, without an election. Thus we see that the county and state and the government are ever ready to help those who help themselves. All things are now ready. Let every citizen of Union township be loyal and go to the election and vote for the improvement. Build the roads and turn them over lo someone else to- maintain.

BILL BAT.