The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-14

The Coming Highway state Convention Ia
he held In Springfield.
The following is the programme Of the
Fourth Annual meeting OF the State Con.
yentlon OF Highway Commissioners, which
will be held In the state house, Springfield,
April 1910, 1883.
Highway commissioners Of the state are
delegates, and II is expected that there will
be u large attendance Of citizens interested
In road improvement.
The programme gives every assurance
Of an interesting and profitable meeting,
The question of road improvement, inter.
ests both The press and people, and should
be agitated until some remedy is found for
bad roads.
PROGRAMME.
Wednesday, 10 O'Clock a. m April 18th,
Call 10 oder.
Address Of welcome, Governor Richard
j. Oglesby.
Roll call.
Reports Of delegates as 10 the interest In
road Improvements In their respective
localities and suggestions for the consider
alton Of the convention; speeches limited
10 live minutes.
Appointment OF committees on rcsOlu.
tluns, finance, legitgtlOn, nomination Of
officers for ensuing year.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Presidents address report Of secretary
report of treasurer.
Road Drainage-ThOmas 5 Mechanism,
Monmouth, Ill. Discussion
Trees on Highways Jas Cochran,
FIeeport, H. Discussion.
Gravel Roads-Hon + A Washbmn,
Princeton III, Discussion. Question box,
EVENING SESSION.
Construction OF Dirt Road-CG Elliott,
Esq, Gilman, H. Discussion.
Road Bridges-J II Burnham, Esq,
Bloomington, Ill. Discussion.
MORNING sEssIoN-THURsDAY, APRIL 10.
Road Legislation-Hon Il s Chapman,
Jerseyyilie, Ill. Discussion.
Cash vs. Labor System of Constructing
Highways. Discussion.
Road Making Machinery. Discussion.
Extent of Road Districts. Discussion.
Question box.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Report OF committees - Resolutions,
finance, Legislation, election of officers.
Application has been made TO the lead.
ing railroads for reduced return rates. Ho-
tells will accommodate parties in attend.
ance at the following rates. Leland, $3.50
to SO per day; st. Nicholas, So single,
$50 double; Revere, $3.50 per day; Ho.
tel Palace, $500 single, $3.50 per day
Headquarters at the Revere house.
Il. q. LEWIS, Pres, Deer Park, Ill.
o. ii. HICKS, Secretary, Bushnell, Ill.
The followingis added to our highway
commissioners:
State Convention of Highway Commits
siOners, Office of Executive Committee
Springfield, ILL.,, April 4, 1883 Dear Sir:
AS commissioner of highways you are
deeply interested In all questions relating
to practical and economical construction
and repairing of public highways, as we'll
as the building of bridges. The executive
committee desire information on all mat
tiers relating to the public highways that
should be considered by the State conven.
ton of highway commissioners to be held
In Springfield Wednesday and Thursday
April IL and 10, 1888.
You are therefore respectfully requested
to give answer to the following interoga-
tories and send answers to each ques
ton by early mail, to the Undersigned
with any other suggestions you desire to
have considered by the convention
First-Has your township adopted the
cash system for meeting all highway ex-
penses? you answer yes, annex your
opinion as to the advantages of the cash
sy stem over the labor system. And In
either case give clear and candid compare
son of the condition of the highways
throughout the county, comparing the
present with the past, say ten years ago
Also your views as TO the economy of
either system In producing the desired
results, viz: good roads
Second-Has your township adopted the
plan of grading and graveling your roads
Ii you answer yes, give the number of
miles per year of each and Soth, what ma
chinery you use for grading, and whether
ycb oNS ohN 6'h'pA W tuS bhJ vi Nv
contract. What II costs per rod to grade
and what to gravel, botn separately and
collectively, also whether you prefer high,
narrow grades or moderate, gradually slOp
Ing 70 either side.
Third-What system Of drainage do you
adopt, whether 10y means of tile or open
ditch9 How low, and where as to the road
bed, do you place your tile, and how con
struct your open bitches compared with
depths and outlets?
Fourth-When gravel or other material
for hard roaLs are not within reach, which
do you consider the better the deep, suo
soil or the surface soil, and give your rea-
SONS for your preference,
Fifth-ln bridging the average streams,
would you retain the use of the extreme
long bridge, or would you substitute
shorter bridge and provide for water es
capes before reaching the bridge.
Sixth-Would you contiAue the poll tax,
or would You recommend that all recessa.
ry funds for road purposes be levied and
collected and paid In 10 the supervisor and
paid out by order of the proper officers
like other township fuuds'
Seventh-Giive your opinion whether
one efficient, competent, practical man
would not supervise the highways more
than under the present system