Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-06-16
Road Meeting.

Pursuant TO adjournment, the citizens OF
Howard county assembled in Fayette, on
Monday, June 9TH, 10 hear the report of the
committee, on. Road Improvement. The
meeting was addressed by Messrs Aldridgs,
Graves and Shackelford, at considerable
length.
On motion of David Fisher, the report of
the committee was submitted and voted
upon by sections, when the following was
adopted:
The committe appointed ut mass meet
ing on the first Monday in May, TO draft q
plan for the improvement of the public
roads 10 be submitted 10 the citizens of the
county on the first Monday in June, would
respectfully submit the following plan:-
lst. We recommend the improvement Of
the road running from the river through
Franklin, and Fayette to Renick, and the
road running from Rocheport through Fay.
cite, TO the plank road in the direction OF
Glasgow, and miles from Glasgow on the
road leading to Boonville, that those roads
should be improved by McAdamising with
rock, gravel and sand, pankrng or grading
and throwing up the earth where it can be
made permanent and solid; that the i'm.
provernent of the roads above named, should
be commenced in the town of Fayette, and
all the known bad places permanently i'm
proved, as above specified; first with a
view TO their ultimate completion: that is
permanently improved throughout every
part of those mad ?; but as soon as the known
bad places are improved on the foregoing
descr bed roads; then the next most import
ant roads shall be improved in like manner
until all the bad places, on all the roads of
of the county, that are of sufficient utility TO
justify such improvement, as above men
toned, are improved.
3D. We recommend that the county be
divided into four divisions by the roads
first mentioned, and that the road running
from Fayette 10 Glasgow, a.d all that por-
ton OF the county lying between the Glas
gov road, and the road running from Fay
ellie through Franklin TO the river, shall
constitute the first division; and all that por-
ton of the county lying between the road
running from Fayet,e through Franklin TO
the river, and the road running from Roche
port TO Fsye,te, shall constitute The second
division; and all that portion Of the county
lying between the road running from Fay
ette 10 Rocheport, and the road running
from Faye.ie 10 Renick, shall constitute
the third divisions; and all that portion of
the country lying between the road running
from Fayette 10 Renick, aud the road run
ming from Fnyetie 10 Glasgow, shall consti.
tute the fourth division, and that commits
sioner residing in the district be elected by
the qualified voters Of each district, for the
term of twelve months; 10 work ont he roads
in his division, 10 purchase all the necessary
tools and implements. 10 employ teams and
10 purchase the necessary materials Tor the
roads, on his division. Should the COIN
missioners deem it necessary 10 employ an
engineer, they shall have power TO employ
one jointly, and the commissioner shall SUI
perintend, direct and manage, the construc-
ton Of the roads in their respective divis-
ions, and shall nave power 10 employ as
sistnnts, when positively necessary.
Sd. We recommend tax OF one tenth OF
one per centum 10 be levied, and collected
by the County Court, to be called the inter-
nal Improvement fund of Howard county,
which shall be collected by the Sheriff OF
the county and paid into the county treasu-
ry, and that the Sheriff and Treasurer be
required to give an additional bond TO the
cOun,y'for the faithful discharge of their du-
ties.
J. P. SEBREE, President.
J. O. HICKS. Sec'ty,