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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1926
Page
5
Citizens are urged to decide on road funding using personal judgment. The note emphasizes individual choice in transportation projects rather than party directives, highlighting the central role of voters in determining infrastructure priorities.
Voters hear that approving the bond issue would connect counties with improved roads and enable year round long distance service. The plan promises immediate countywide road work and cost savings versus a longer state program. It would fund a 15 year tax levy on property plus existing car license and fuel taxes.
A reader argues against a proposed county road bond, noting debt risks and slow buildout. They warn urban residents may benefit sooner while rural areas bear costs, with claims of oil use, car depreciation, and land value gains from road improvements.
The state bond issue titled FURTHER INFORMATION will fund primary road system upgrades. A 3 mill levy will be assumed by the state, relieving county taxpayers with no special assessments and applying gravel standard of 1500 yards per mile per State Highway Commission. Counties voting for improvements include Black Hawk Cerro Gordo Clinton Floyd Greene Hancock Kossuth Marshall O'Brien Polk Scott Woodbury Jolson Des Moines Jefferson Wapello Mahaska Jasper Linn Appanoose.
Sixteen men from every township in Washington County have laboriously supported a county tax program deemed best for the most people. The Board of Supervisors and the community party stance approve it. Officials at the courthouse offer first hand details, urging residents to seek facts and avoid hearsay.
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