The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-17
ROAD CONVENTION,
A Representative Gathering of
Farmers and Citizens from
All Parts of the County.
The Bond Issuing Idea Prevails
as the Only Way of Getting
Out of the Mud.

IL O'Clock and Mr.. B. G. Giles elected
chairman and Mr.. George p. Warner sec
rotary of the convention. The convention
was representative one and was largely
attended, the delegates from the country
comprising three-fourths if not seven
eiGhths of those present. This circum-
stance, in the face of the fact that many
eff the roads are still impossible and quite
a number of delegates necessarily absent,
showed the interest manifested by our
citizens atlsrge in this matter. Secretary
Warner read two communications from
different points in Travis county received
from the chairmen of suE-conventions
which had been held and whose delegates
could not be present, and which ex-
pressed their unanimous views as to the
importance of the movement.
Mr.. r. M. Castleman moved that COM
mittee Ct five be appointed on credentials
and basis of representation, which, after
an amendment by Mr.. O. w. Thorp, of
precinct No. 6, to make the number ten,
was carried. The chair appointed the
committee, who then retired to an adjoln-
ing room, and the convention took a re-
cess until 2 O'Clock.
Promptly at 2 O'Clock the convention re-
assembled, and the committee submitted
the following report:
The committee appointed by your
chairman on credentials and basis of rep
resentation report as follows: - HHiS&,
First-We find the following named to
be regularly accredited delegates to this
convention:
Precinct No. DIR. j. F. Dean, E. B.
Taylor, j. I. Mccall, E. j. Cavelicr, W. H.
Hays and Ed Burleson.
Precinct No. %. W. Groom, Edgar
Wlldbahm and John W. Brown.
Precinct No. Be. w. Holler, r. E.
Teasdale, @. A. Graves and L. Caswell.
Precint No. 10. W. Thorp, Jas. Hol-
man, o. G. Jones, A. G. Kemp, VIM. Nc
Elroy, Louis Bevill and D. W. Parker.
Precinct No. 5-John j. McCuistion,
VIM. Chappell, Cal Bonner, j. A. Patton
and N. Mowinkle.
Precinct No. &C. D. Martin, Doctor
Maxwell, Den Norwood, Ed Selling, Ebert
Houston, Jack Shaw and j. II. Tulk.
Precinct No. 7-E. Matthews and j. B.
Singleton.
Precinct No. 81. H. Shaffer and ]. G.
Cawfield, and from the city of Austin: A.
p p. Woodbridge, E. Saunders, E. Bremond,
R. M. Castleman, Walter Tips, John Orr,
W. B. Walker, P. Warner, E. Taylor Moore
and d. @. Dunn.
Second-That the basis of representa-
ton and manner of distributing the votes
in this convention be as follows: The
city and country delegates each, taken
collectively, be allotted voting strength
of fifty, taking 100 as basic. That the
fifty votes apportioned to the delegates
from tho country be divided as follows
Six to each of the eight Justices pre-.
cinots represented and one additional vote
to Precincts 2 and 6, making in all the
fifty votes allowed the country delegates.
Tnird-That this committee recommend
a permanent organization, and that B. O.
Giles be appointed permanent chairman
and George P. Warner be appointed per
manent secretary.
[Signed. O. A. GRAVES,
Chairman of the Committee.
A member from the country objeotiDg
to the report on the ground, substantially,
that it excluded many present from par
ticipating and voting in the meeting, the
report was not adopted, and motion pre-
vailed instead, that every one present in
terested in this matter be considered q
delegate and a member of this convention.
Mr.. Woodbridge thereupon moved that
this convention be considered perma-
nently organized, and that B. O. Giles be
considered chairman and George p. War
ner secretary thereof, which motion was
carried, and the convention got down to
the subject matter in hand.
Mr.. Saunders moved that Senator Glass
cock, who was present, be invited to ad-
dress the meeting on the subject, he hav-
ing taken considerable interest in it and
being engaged preparing bill which he
proposed to submit to the legislature.
The senator was requested to give his
views, which he did at length. His bill
provided subs. italy the authority to
issue bonds to certain limit for road
improvement, and also a sort of local OPP
ton as to special taxation in localities for
the same purpose, by communities desir-
ing to 80 tax and improve locally.
DR.. Sheppard favored increased taxa
ton On real and personal property, and
also poll tax of 50, in addition to the
present tax, and believed in the "pay as
you 90" theory, claiming that enough
could be so raised as to improve the roads
needing attention most.
Judge Rector then Addressed the conven-
ton and claimed that the only true method
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nently and with the least burden was to
bond the county and let posterity within
the next twenty to forty years, who would,
with the present generation, reap the ben
efits of good roads, bear part of the bur-
den. He was of the opinion that the sum
raised by DIR Shappard's method would
practically be useless and still burden.
His opinion was shared in by Mr..
Woodbridge, Mr.. Graves and Mr.. Giles,
who made practical remarks on the sub
ject. DR.. Shappard's resolution was
tabled.
Mr.. Todd then offered a resolution,
which, after some discussion and amend
ment, was adopted by vote of the con-
vention, the resolution being as follows:
Resolved, That it ia the sense of this
convention that we favor the issue of
county bonds for the building of county
roads; and,
Resolved further, That we favor asking
the present Legislature to furnish the relief
required.
The convention then adjourned.
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