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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
4
Des Moines reports the Bergman plan to transfer township road maintenance to the county board of supervisors. Senate File 163 would define township roads, shift duties to the board, and impose levies and a poll tax for funding. The measure stalled after initial votes and was not acted on before adjournment.
The article outlines yearly selection of township road superintendents and their powers over maintenance, culverts, and road work, with compensation set by the board. It explains centralized roadbuilding trends, contrasts with Iowa’s secondary system under local officials, and enumerates township and county road funds and sources, including levies, gas tax shares, and bond proceeds. It ends with a note on Caligula ordering senators to wait at dinner.
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