Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1917 — MOKE GOOD ROADS PROPOSED FOR JASPER [ARTICLE]

MOKE GOOD ROADS PROPOSED FOR JASPER

Progressive Barkley Township CitL - zens Petition Commissioners For Six New Roads. Six different petitions have been filed with Joseph P. Hammond, audttor of Jasper county, asking for the construction of fifteen miles of stone road in that township under she three mile law.

It is proposed to improve the road just east of the Barkley M. E. church which runs south and west to Marion township line south of the Ord Yeoman farm, a'distance of 2 3-4 miles. A second road to begin at the Geopp place and run north 1% miles, thence east to the Saltwell farm, thence north past the Fred Popp farm to the Gillam township line, a total distance of 2% miles. A third road is to begin at the southeast corner of the. Ralph Moore farm and to run north a distance of 114 miles to the Thomas Walter farm, thence west one mile to the Gifford stone road, a total distance of 2% miles.

A fourth road to commence at the corner just south of the Judson Adams farm and to run north 14 mile, thence east 14 mile, thence north 1 mile and thence east 3-4 mil past che John R. Lewis place and connect with the Gifford stone road, 'h total jlistance-of 214 miles. —— A fifth road to commence at Gifford and run 2 miles west and thence north one mile to the Union township line. Atotal distance of 3 miles. A sixth road to begin at the east end of the Gifford stone road and run east to the Gillam township line, a total distance of 214 miles. Petitions for the above roads were prepared by Attorneys Williams & Dean and the proper official notices were published in The Semi-Weekly Republican. If these roads are constructed it will give to Barkley township a splendid system of irpproved highways. That the people ■ along the highways that have been improved for so long will co-operate with those who have not beefi so favorab'y situated, there seems to be no doubt. The improvement will, it is true, be quite expensive, but the township seems to be amply able to take care of it in Very good shape. A bond issue of $62,000 will be allowed by the law and this will undoubtedly be more than enough to take care of the improvement. . „ _