Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1919 — COMMITTEE ORGANIZES [ARTICLE]

COMMITTEE ORGANIZES

HIGHWAY COMMITTEE GETS BUSY TO LAND NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD. The members of the highway committee selected at the Wright road meeting Monday night, held a meeting the judges’ chambers in the court house Tuesday afternoon. A number of persons in addition to the committee, among them the following from Remington, Frank Peck, A. B. Coleman, Walter E. Johnson and H. W. Gilbert were present. The committee was organized with -Frank E. Babcock as chairman and Ed. Nesbitt as secretary. James Washburn and the men from Remington were anxious, if possible, to get the proposed state highway to run on south from Remington for several miles. However, these gentlemen agreed that the most important proposition is to get the road laid out north and south through Jasper county. (With this in view a route, which will be recommended, was selected as follows: From Remington to Rensselaer, north to within one half mile south of Kersey, from here west two and a half miles, from here north to | the county line passing through DeMotte. A number of the committee and other citizens will go to Crown Point Saturday to take the matter up with that city with a view of having Lake 1 and Jasper counties make an united effort for this route. The enthusiasm of the committee and of the citizens of the county in general assures an active and efficient and, we hope, a successful effort for the securing of this most important improvement,. This road has as we have said before the very important feature of being the shortest route between Indianapolis and Chicago and we believe that if the proper effort is made that it will be selected by the state highway commission. The committee also planned to take up the proposed roads to be improved under the County Unit law. This is a very important matter and should be given the most careful attention and all should co-operate in the proposition to construct those roads which are at thi stime the most needed.