Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-02

~ governor hao often been &C.
q bslne 'an oM girl, and he keeps
y ~ noeac, IN his messaee,b by COM
- NM euece iss most important
DoQooolenD IN . postscript which
~ ouoeg1ph 10 b added TO the
~ 0o1g pgeviously forwarded. The
~ ~ - many things to think Of
~ = the message, that hs over.
- ~ nssd Of recommending to the
1eefo TIE propriety Of enacting leg.
- - carry out the constitutional
n1ne upon carrying corporations. 1t
y vefy eood recommendation TO
y: nj Il has been made 10 often to
@ Le1hlAsure, and been 70 regularly
letd By it, that IL was hardly worth
- for The governor to bother about
snpAlng Is after he had forgotten
~t lt ID his original draft. Probably
~ reminded OF the omission by the
oDsy generals movement on the
80 of the Western Union telegraph
10y. We hope that the Legislature
~ induced at this session TO provide
! penalties needed to protect and de.
II Ne constitution; but we are not
o9naof any such legislation.
- governor makes . few other rec
nendatious that are good among many
- ~ bad or Indifferent. We think
- ~ 10 very sensible In advising that
epEssent state house building should
- - destroyed to give place to = more
o. eeonti0us structure OF modern archi-
s1eH Surely the Legislature has had
y Ting enough in the experience OF other
- Of the great folly OF doing away
- ancient and substantial state house
letcturss, with the idea that something
o11soner and better will be had. The
kQoctation seldom 10 realized. After the
4GDnditure Of millions, IN architectural
onstrosity rises up, that often refuses to
- up after it IL built. See Albany
nn6 - Philadelphia's miserable and
oo6fly city hall. Let not the state incur
- danger Of paying 20 dearly for Q new
Mpttol whistle. She has now ono Of the
- capitols In the country, and let her
Aoop Il. Let no modern architect i'm
- upon her capitol hill q mangled mass
tQnes.
Z ~ ~ heartily approve the governors
De0mendation that the Legislature
lond givsits earnest attention to secur.
- to The state good wagon roads. There
Dnothing In the way of legislation more
NEDently wanted, because there 10 no more
eEying need Of the people than
~ good roads. The present laws,
3myiDg road making to the unin.
1lEucted care of township supervisors
- the tovnship treasury, need refor-
Mneion. They did we'll enough when
'eeunty and state were financially
'Neak and when the people could
- b saved from the struggle of their
Inns through the winters mud or the
1sed Of paying turnpike toll to save them.
4hat day has past. The counties can
= lord 70 pay for good roads, and they
|cAould provide them.
Ihe governor recommends no plan to
- Legislature; but what In obvIously
rooded y arst, state engineer with sub
4 Innate county engineers; the smaller
8eunties being grouped together In q dis
llee under tho assistant engineer under
sNhom ahould be the supervisors.
This department should have charge OF
- laying out and the keeping In order
~ all the roads in the state. The county
ahouh pay the bills; and the authority Of
~ county commissioners should be re.
Guired for the construction Of all new
roads recommended. The present
nsehods arc out Of date from beginning
- end. The views and reviews, re.re.
viewers and re 70 re-reviews now invoked
befors road Is made or abandoned, are
- silly that It il . wonder that they have
- long survived. We want good and
1eedful roads. To get them we
nust have intelligent and skillful
9uod masters, and the county
easury to supply the funds. The day
Uhen the farmer Ia ordered out by the
supervisor who knows nothing about
Doad-making, to make road to pay
- tax; and . little dirt is thrown
- little furrow made, in tho intervals
& political discussion, while all trace of
- work done Is washed away in the
l1xt summers rain, should come to an
und; and We should get roads that will be
Noperly graded aud worked and make a
lAow for the taxes We pay.
The Care OF the AFFLICTED.