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Highland Park Press, 16 Jul 1931, p. 23

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When advertisements for bids for the resurfacing were first made, a group of property owners in the vicâ€" inity of the route 20 lodged comâ€" plaints with Mr. Lobdell. The funds uged for the betterment of _ the road, according to Mr. Lobdell, can be used only for the improveâ€" ment and maintenance of the state bond issue roads. issue was made, the state included the road in the bond road system. Lake county was paid back $337,â€" 156.27.â€" All plans for improvement and maintenance of the highway were then transferred from Mr. Lobdell] to the state highway department. Road 16 Feet Wide â€" The road is now 16 feet wide and has the obsolete paving which has been considered improper for present day traffic. j « _In the brick resurfacing, the road will be widened to 20 feet. â€"The conâ€" struction â€"company ~â€"has~ started to block off the road to begin the work of repair. The highway between Volo and Grayslake was built by the county in 1920 and 1921, according to the recâ€" ords in the office of County Superinâ€" tendent of Highways R. M. Lobdell, When the $60,000,000 state bond road thod 2" "The road between Volo and Graysâ€" lake is in good condition as it is now," one of the county political leaders stated.*"If the stateâ€"department deâ€" sired to improve the highway, why did it choose the most expensive meâ€" Complaints have been made to the Newsâ€"Sun that the resurfacing of the road with 2% inch brick is an unâ€" necessary expenditure, and property owners in the county are making conâ€" eerted efforts to prevent further letâ€" ting of brick resurfacing contracts. Let Contract April 7 The contract for the road improveâ€" ment was let on April 7 for $156,164â€" .66. surfacing with cement, comâ€" plainants ~claim, . would have cost about that amount. e 4 South First Street Telephone 555 Hichland P state highnway department may have been good samaritans in their move to rehabilitate the brick industry in Illinois and given many unemployed jobs by contracting for the resurfacâ€" ing of 6.97 miles of route 20, between Volo and Grayslake, says the Waukeâ€" gan Newsâ€"Sun, but property owners in Lake county are seriously. comâ€" plaining that the brick resurfacing is a sheer waste of state road funds. REPORT CRITICISM OF BRICK PAVEMENT Waukegan Paper Says Lake County Residents Interested are Opposed to Use Thursday, July 16, 1931 Governor L. L. Emmerson and the GREENSLADE Electric Shop Electrical Contractor Highland Park With Tire Prices â€"so low why â€"not buy a &T 2 It stands to reason that Goodyearâ€"world‘s Everyone knows that one of the big thrills of getting a new car is riding on new tires all around. : : e msree Today new Goodyears are so cheap that you can have that same thrill on your presâ€" ent car. ; f You can have the safety â€"the fresh new tread â€"the stout new vitality of Supertwist cord â€"= the honest. mileage of Goodyear Pathfinders at the lowest prices in history. A whole set of Goodyear Pathfinders for: AUTOMOTIVE REP AIR SERVICE 214 Railroad Avenue 133 North Second Street T HE PRES S PASQUESI BROTHERS largest tire builder â€"=can give you the greatest value for the price you pay. More than ever before â€"Goodyear Pathâ€" finder is the quality tire within the reach of all. Get a set and forget tire troublesâ€"safety is on the bargain counter. Phone 227 Phone 612 21 Â¥ a +9 , i

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