The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-02-21
The Adjourned Road Meeting.

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The adjourned road meeting of the
Sixth District, came together at two
O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon, with
VIM. Coale iu the chair. The min
utes of the last meeting we're read
and Lloyd Balderston, chairman OF
the committee appointed by the pre-
vious meeting to report general
plan for reaching the object which
all had in view, read the following
! report and after remarks by several
persons present, the reading by par
agraphs was called for and each par.
agraph discussed as read The re-
port was finally concurred in as en-
bodying the purpose of those who
had chiefly interested themselves In
the movement; which was the out
lining of a general plan to he pur-
sued as best adopted to obtain the
object in view The following is the
report as embodied by Mr.. Bladder
ston:
WHEREAS: 1t is the purpose of this meet
ing to promote judicous expenditure OF
labor and money to secure permanent good
roads. To bring this abont we first lay down
the position, that all leading roads should
have stone or gravel basis. Where nature
has not provided such basis, it must be Sc
cured by art and labor. As we do not favor
an increase of general taxation this inl-
provement must be work of time. Ii
should be begun on the most important
roads, those leading TO our railroad centres,
and persons interested in the traffic of those
centres should bear an extra part of the ex.
pense of putting their particular highways
in order.
We believe that a vast amount of labor
has been wasted in past time in putting
earth upon the roads. If thrown on the
hills it has soon been washed away; if upon
level spaces it has apded to the depth of the
mnd, wherever there could be mud.
We therefore propose that system of
turnpiking all roads needing it be at once
inaugurated. Let the taxpayers of any
defined district meet and decide by ma
jority, Tor those representing majority of
the road tax paid,) upon which road they
would have such turnpiking commence. Let
those living upon such roads, or more es-
pecialy benefited by its improvement, in
cur an extra portion of the expense of such
improvement. For the purpose OF expedt-
ing the work on any such road let the tax
payers propose to the Commissioners, that
the allowance on all other roads in the es-
pecial district be limited by the bare neces-
stiles for the time being, that the one road
first undertaken may be completed, the APP
preparation of all the money. commonly laid
ont on the other roads, except that required
by such oare necessity.
While such leading improvements are be-
ing made, there will be many, farmers and
others, standing isolated, having stone at
command and means to move them, who
are specially interested in other sections of
road. All such should be induced, either
individually or 10 connection with others,
to turnpike sections of road at their discre-
ton. Let them do the work thoroughly SO
far as they go, making the weak continuous,
and deep enough to not be cut through.
And future additions to such work may
make substantial roads leading somewhere.
With reference to this class of improve
ments we would rec ,mmend the commits
sioneis to appoint two inspectors to view
all such sections of turnpike of not less than
20 yards long, and state 10 the commission
ers the proper compensation TO be allowed.
With our limited means and time we would
resolve that at first, all such turnpik ing be
made for single track, (l0ft. wide). The
width may the increased in future years
where advisable. All this improvement,
whether of short sections or more continuous
lengths, should have but little earth put on
it. We should aim at final completion by
coat of CRAWL or pulverised stone.
Joseph H. Lincoln, chairman of
the committed on the Harrisville
road, submitted the following paper
which was read by MIR. Balderston
To THE FRIENDS OF THE RoADs:-I was
born and raised within two miles of this
town and have grown up with it, and as We
now have the facilities by rail to two of the
largest cities for transportation it is calcu-
lated to bring oyer our public highways a
large amount of freight of various kinds.
Therefore 1t does appear to me that it is
public necessity to improve the streets OF
this town by plking ano the roads leading
into them, as far as lies in onr power.
Now am not an advocate of any man or
Sc. of men TO 60 in debt beyond their ability
to manage. but If were one of the author
tiles of this town [ would advise them t.
borrow sufficient and pike every street as far
as The corporation limits. 1 see by the
papers that the county seat of Carol county
passed resolutions to pike all the streets in
their town, few days ago, as they got tired
of the mud.
Then appoint standing committee of 8
men for each road leading into the town,
whose duty it should be to raise by subscrip-