Report of Better Roads Committee to Governor Clarke Iowa 1918
The committee reports ample gravel for surfacing in most counties, with 66 counties having local material and 22 with surplus to aid 83 others. It urges permanent road work funded by pro rata tax methods, cites Indiana Ohio Minnesota and New Hampshire surfacing levels, and notes Iowa’s low road surface percentage. It warns tax burden is high but can support permanent surfacing with faster, bonded financing and efficiency.
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Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New Hampshire
State Highway Commission
United States Department of Public Roads
Union
Cour
Iowa
Quay
Ohio
Office of
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Missouri
Tlinois
Boards of Supervisors
Hayling
Crawford County
Clay County
Texas
Arkansas
Illinois
Nia
Atate
Atate Rouda
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Better Roads Committee Proposes Permanent Highway Plan
The Better Roads Committee argues for permanent hard surfaced highways and bridges funded by long term bonds and state county township cooperation. It urges use of motor vehicle licenses for road surfacing and maintenance, county bonds for major projects, and local district levies to fund favored improvements with fair benefit distribution among landowners.
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Wisconsin
State Highway Commission
Wsteley
Oiny County
Mason City
Marshall County
Nrarest
Utah
Indiana
Ohio
Missouri
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Dodge Brothers
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Chicago Sunday Tribune
Mary Carstairs
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