Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-28
ON PECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER
our county Roads.


our County Rosds.
A LARGE MEErING-MucH TALK, BUT MOTH
iNa DoNE-ALL IN FAVOR OF IMPROVEMENT
BUT CAN'T AGREE.
In response to q call circulated yesterday,
signed by NJ. w. D. Hog head. R. y. Harnsber-
ger, James c, Cochran, John H. Crawford, Da-
vid Beard, E. A. Fulcher. and W. ]. Hunter, .
large number Of the citizens of the county
gathered in the Courthouse. shortly after -
O'Clock. to consider measures for the improve
ment OF the roads Of the county. s., s's-&
A,G. Christian called the meeting to order.
After some little hitch In the further organize
ton, Mr.. II. F. Lyle was called to preside. and
the representatives of the Press asked to act as
Secretaries. ~ 'ioei 47st aT5af
Mr.. Lyle explained that the object Of the
meeting was to devise plans and measures to
improve our codnty roads, and he should be
glad to hear from any one present their views.
After some little waiting for resolution to
be offered, Col. J. L. Peyton arose and addressed
the meeting, expressing his regrets that the
signers of the call were not present with we'll
tligested plan for consideration. and urging the
should be after mature and deliberate consid-
Grafton. In the course of bis remarks, he re-
ferred to the proposition submitted to the peo-
pie of the county last year to McAdamize the
roads by means Of a loan, and Of its defeat;
therefore we should proceed in way which
would give us some assurance Of success. and
there could none be anticipated unless plan
was adopted, sound, efficient. and practical.
a n nff a no
pie. The plan OF improving the roads. by
means Of a loan, was defeated. in his opinion.
BY reason Of the heavy weight Of debt under
which the people Of the State had been stag
gering since the war, and the people had wisely
determined to entail no further obligations OF
this kind upon themselves and their posterity ;
end, to raise that money by tax. He sug-
gested the appointment of q committee to d.
gest plan for adoption by the people. and to be
submitted to another meeting.
/ E. Houtf favored petition to the Legislar
ture to SO alter the present law as to require
four days work on the road in q year. VI
MI. J. Il. Crawford for the purpose Of getting
something before the meeting, offered the fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolved LIST, That a committee of two from
each Township be appointed as q COMMITTEES
to draft q bill for presentation to the Legisla-
snt svstem q "a LOOKING to The General I'M
provement of the roads. 80
2nd, mat Inc committee prepare the Dill
meetina Of this BODY. ~ 80 ~
Col. Peyto warmly opposed their adoption.
saving that he and the rest of the naorle do.
sired q knowledge of the features of any bill
that might be drafted, before it went to the
I.ooie1otrra os or.noting fr,r, +ham ora .
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p..o,,..l, nr.,a+ ~, .,,o,r,,,a.,, ,,,,,,,
ure COMMITTEES of two from each Wapisterial
District, whose dnty It shall be to consider the
uIss pan ,of @ PYLE sne equity % ia
Townshtp pian. or that OF Rock bridge county
and report &c future meeting, at the same
~ Is prepss,t.. tha aasars 'neir views
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the mast He favored borrowing money to i'm
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M Hopfr 70 v,o,,raa . r.. ,rn ~ t,,a .rown.
shfr system
AT this no,nt a letter wa read from Mr. n
Mason who hos hear onsooad IN M.Ad.u;1-
.us ioaus ~ oo slV!ns us es.lma'e =.
~ oos' ae 80 ~, .le ~. .o"" Ven ieo'
waco rock crushers anu other proper macnlne-
ry were used. ana Inc material f,r the metal
was convenient.
LIZ. 1ate again urseo Lhe return 10 the TOWN.
sup system, ou' WAS ALSO III iaVor oi McAoalni'
Ains 'ne nialn loaos VI 'ne coun'y, ou' a' tne
same tlme wanted some system aoopteo mat
wouia Keep the country foaos IN q cono1tion
tnat nelgnDor couio WISH nelenoor'
Coi. Huooiph TURK tnousnt, IN adopting any
system, IL was important 10 inquire upon
"non tae Duroen OF Inc expenditure woulo