California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways . d to share in the work, this Commis-sion being in part made up of W. E. Gerber, Archibald Yell,Philip Johnson, Philip Kohn, John Donahue and PhilipReese. Scarcely had these roads been finished before itbecame a foregone conclusion that further developmentmust take place, and in 1914 another bond issue was essayed,which failed to carry. No whit abashed and eternallyoptimistic, as all dyed-in-the-wool good roads enthusiastsare, the men who had taken part in this unsuccessful a
California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways . d to share in the work, this Commis-sion being in part made up of W. E. Gerber, Archibald Yell,Philip Johnson, Philip Kohn, John Donahue and PhilipReese. Scarcely had these roads been finished before itbecame a foregone conclusion that further developmentmust take place, and in 1914 another bond issue was essayed,which failed to carry. No whit abashed and eternallyoptimistic, as all dyed-in-the-wool good roads enthusiastsare, the men who had taken part in this unsuccessful attemptarose the morning after, girded their loins, and proceeded tolay the foundation for another campaign. In extension ofthis purpose petitions were put in circulation for the appoint-ment of a County Highway Commission, and within a shorttime, the necessary signatures being obtained, the Sacra-mento County Board of Supervisors appointed F. B. Mc-Kevitt, W. S. Caruthers, and G. N. Randle to lay out acounty highway system. R. C. Irvine is now serving inplace of Mr. Randle, who found that it was impossible to [204]. Si ^ ^ §- 8 ^ s? -Si
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