Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1917 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Resolutions Adopted By the Indiana State Organizations Highway Committee Recently IT That we favor the creation of a State Highay Department con(lucted on a basis of non-partisanship and 2. That the State Highway Commission should consist of four memb . s and not more than two of them from any one political party. 3. Tl at the-State Highway Commission be appointed by_the goverEOS. ' -—4.- T4+at the nrembers -of-the State •Highway-Gommission -serve-with-out pay other than their actual 5. That the state highway engineer be appointed by the commissicii, and serve at the pleasure of the commission so long as he is • efficient. - 6. That the commission shall have power io fix the salary of its ■ i■ ■ . • engineer. ■ 7. That the commission shall have power to get the best man for state, highway engineer, either within or without the state. 8. That the state shall give aid in the constructing of roads, the _ cotm'y per .cent, .and.the.state..or_thAstate and.national.. Government paying 50 per cent. . , -fr-** 9. That the state shall give aid only for those roads forming a connecting series of main market roads approved by the commission. 10. That the initiative in construction be left with the county. 11. That all plans and specifications for such roads be subject to the ‘ approval, of the state highway engineer. . * ' . . , ' 5 12~ That the contracts for building such roads shall be subject to ' the approval of the state highway engineer. 13. That such roads shall be constructed under supervision of the state highway engineer. 14 That the state maintain all roads hnitt with state aid' and all roads built by counties expepted by the state commission as a state road. 15. That upon petition of fifty freeholders of a county the plans, specifications and contracts for the construction of a road, costing more than $2,000 per mile, other than a main market road, ■ 'I by the county shall be subject to the approval of the state highway engineer, and upon a like petition the work shall be subject to the'supervision of the state highway engineer, but paid for by the county. '. 16. That the state engineer give advice and assistance to the county • road officiate wjflST requested. ... ... - Tl That the state engineer have authority to require county and township road officials to give him such information>rf their- local . road conditions as he may see fit to request. ' 18. That the State Highway Department be financed by general tax levy and by such other indirect taxes as may bo available. —- --.- J 19. That the counties provide funds for their portion of the cost of roads built with state aid either by tax! or bonds of the county. 20. That where roads receiving state aid pass through towns and cities, that state aid should be allowed inside the city limits in proportion to aid given outside the city limits. 21. State aid for bridges: on state aid roads~should ; be limitedto $10,060 for any single bridge. Federal Aid. If a State Highway Department is established it means that Indiana will receive her share f federal aid, amounting to $2,109,000. She cannot receive federal aid without establishing a State Highway Department. All states in the Union excepting Indiana, South Car--ulina and Texas, have such departments. ; f