The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-02-14
Sixth District Road Meeting.

luS GUN laSb lueSuay afternoon, ana
held meeting in the Hall building,
in the room occupied by Mr.. VIM.
Brown as an office for his agricul-
tural implement business.
VIM. Coale was called to preside
as chairman and E. E. Ewing acted
as secret airy. Lloyd Balderston was
invited by the chair TO start business
by stating the object of the meeting,
which he did by brief speech on
the Importance of better roads. He
reviewed the manner in which roads
were kept in order, or rather not kept
in order, and offered some sugges-
tions embracing his ideas of teas
able pan to remedy the general
public evil of bad roads. The roads
are largely a local accommodation,
and he suggested thct local enterprise
and local capital must be largely de-
pended upon to remedy the evil.
Those most nearly interested should
make the movement by pledging a
conditional amount to be expended
on the roads contiguous to their
ands and that the county commits
sioners be petitioned to contribute
an equal sum or nearly so; and that
an effort be made to induce the com.
missloners to allow the moneys
which are appropriated and expend-
ed in scattering repair of all the
roads in neighborhood, to be con-
centrated mainly on one of the most
important roads in that section, and
expended in putting stone surface
on the worst parts of that road which
would be permanent. Mr.. Bladder.
ston felt quite sure that if deter
mined effort was shown and begin.
ming made that wealthy capitalist
whom he did not name, could be in
6uced to donate large sum to be ex.
pended in making permanent roads.
Several members cited instances
where very bad parts of roads had
been dressed with stone or corduroy
ed many years ago which were firm,
and comparatively good roads today
A letter was read from Joseph H.
Lincoln, who was not able to be
present on account of an attack of
the Grip, Offering to be one of 10
men who would pledge $25 each to
be expended in piking the worst
parts of the road between Harris.
vile and the Sun. Mr.. E. r. Buff
fington, who was called away from
town on business, authorised the
Secretary to say to the meeting that
he would make one Of the proposed
10 persons to raise the above named
sum by subscribing S25.
For the purpose of giving a prac-
tical effect to the suggestion of Mr..
Lincoln-and the meeting seemed
to be unanimous in their approval
of that method. and embraced in the
remarks of Mr.. Balderston,-t fol.
lowing committee was selected to
carry out the purpose above named:
Joseph FL. lincoln, E. r Burlington,
K, l.. Tosh. This committee will
confine their efforts TO the Harris
vile road. For the road leading from
Rising Sun toward the Brick Meet
ing House, the 70 lowing committee
was appointed-A. L. Duyckinck,
William Brown, A. Brom6eld. The
committee to take charge of the road
between Rising Sun and Pennington
are. Thomas j. Wilson, w. r. Cam
eron, Morris Reeder.
Tbs first named on the above com.
mittees were designated and request
ed to act as chairman of the respec-
tive committees, and the above sum
mary of the proceedings of the meet.
ing will suggest the initial steps to
be taken by the committees who will
confue their efforts to the roads
named. A fourth committee was
also appointed, whose duties are to
have a more general scope, compos-
ed of the following persons-Lloyd
BaIderstOn, Henry j. Briscoe, f. +.
Ewing, who will report plan of &C
ton at the next meeting. The spec.
ia! committees requested to also re
port what progress they have made,
to the adjourned meeting; and it is
earnestly hoped that they will be
present and also, to take Immediate
steps to set this ball IN motion.
The meeting adjourned to meet in
the same place on Tuesday afternoon
next, the 18th, and as early as one
O'Clock if possible. Plans of action