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PART ONE
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VOLUME XII
THK JOOSHAL, Val. Sd. No. IS
FLORA. ILUNOIS. THURSDAY. MARCH 27. 1924
NUMQER 28
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FACTS m FIGURES REVEALWC CONPrnOlt
Of Ftaaaees la Barter Towaoh^ Bond ami Rridae Paado VnAar .
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Tka poolUon of township hWkwoy oommtosloner to very difficult to fUt In the matter of keeping ap reada and conoerviag the tiaaacao. Tha of¬ flee to oo Importaat that aoaa bnt the best' men ohonld be ehoeea. It ¦hodid uot be gevemed by polltloal «r personal frtendohip stondordo, but hy eCflelent public eervioe.
The hlfhway commissioner elect¬ ed In HarUr townahip aext Taeaday VlU oerve for fear yearo, laotead of two yearo. ao at preeent. We have no erIMctom fram a political or pereeaal otandpolnt toward the preooat high¬ way commtooloaer, hnt we believe he hao foUed to eonoenre the funds and pdaolhly throagh poor maaagement, hao allowed a btg debt to pUe ap agalaot the peoiMe ot the township. Thto debt drawo intereet ot the rote af • per ceat aad wUl have to be paid.
We ore pnbUghlag in thb orthde the figureo ohowlag present flnon- eial condition ot the rood and bridge tji^do, beUeviag the taxpayers ohoiUd .Kate thto latormatea oo thot they aaa be guided as to whether they warn to contmue Mr. Walton for four yearo mare or,elect Mr. Hlller eommtooioaer, thuo changing the maaagement. It Is more than a poli¬ tteal or personal qneotlon; It to on ilaaae that eoacerao tospayero of tha townoblp wtthont regard to political oftUtotlon.
Theoe ore the figures compiled trom official sonroes:
IBSOMO BT OOMMISnONRR Op to Sopt. 4. IMS. orders 91,110.67 Op to Sept. 4, IPtS, wor-
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la these troublesome timeo. when The club officers hove heea for- ¦- rohllc oftlctols, both BUte and Na- tnaate In securing F. c. Raad of St. ^^o"- ^^ being accused of grafting I.ouls, preoldent ot tbe lateraotloaal **** *-*^' P«ople by meaao ot ualag of- Shoe Co.. to make the addraos of the '>
Object Description
| Title | Flora Journal-Record |
| Masthead | The Flora Journal Record |
| Date | 1924-03-27 |
| Month | 03 |
| Day | 27 |
| Year | 1924 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 28 |
| Decade | 1920-1929 |
| Geographic Coverage | United States, Illinois, Clay County, Flora |
| Description | An Archive of the Flora Journal-Record Newspaper in Flora, Illinois. Flora Digitial Newspapers Collection. |
| Subject | Flora (Ill.) - Newspapers, Clay County (Ill.) - Newspapers |
| Rights | Digitized with permission from current newspaper publisher. |
| Contributing Institution | Flora Public Library |
| Source | Microfilm |
| Type | Text |
| LCCN number | 9054782 |