Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1916 — BETTER ROADS VOTED IN UNION [ARTICLE]

BETTER ROADS VOTED IN UNION

Election Carries by a Vote ot Nearly Three to One CONNECTS ENTIRE COUNTY Only Sixty-nine Votes Were Cast Against Improvement of Twentyfour Miles of Township Roads. The proposition to improve twen-ty-four miles of Union township roads, which was voted on at an election held in that township Saturday, carried by a good majority. There are two precincts in Union township, the north and south. In the north precinct there were sev-enty-five tn favor of the roads and thirty-two against it, while in the south precinct there were ninetysix in favor and thirty-seven against. This made a total in the township in favor ot the improvement-of 171, and a total of sixty-nine against it. This election was watched with interest by the people of the entire county, as the improvement of the roads in Union township will make a through route the length of the country of improved roads. At certain seasons of the year several miles of the roads to be improved were almost impassable, and caused a great deal of inconvenience to residents of the north end of the county in driving through to Rensselaer and other points south. was, of course, some opposition to the improvement of these roads, and ther,e were someg who doubted if the election would carry, but the vote of last Saturday demonstrates the futility of trying to defeat any proposition for road improvement. The bonds for the proposed system of roads will be sold in the near future and work will be started on the construction soon after. The people of Union townhsip are to be congratulated on the success of the proposition, and those who took an active part in working for the improvement are deserving of much credit. The estimated cost of the improvement as reported by the viewers at the September meeting of the commissioners is $47,376.41.