Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
MIRED In THE MUD.
The Attendance at a Meeting Held to
Consider County Highways
RESTRICTED BY THE, BAD ROADS.
A Convention to Be Held on the 30th of the
Present Month.
PRIMARIES TO CHOOSE TIE DELEGATES

The farmers convention to consider the
state of the country roads and digest plans
for their improvement held in room No. 2 @
Common Pleas Court yesterday was not as
large as expected, as the roads were in such
horrid plight that, as rule, only those who
could go cross-lots or by plank walks to a
railroad, had courage to attempt the
trip. As advices could not be
gotten from those who were mired, 1t was
decided to proceed to business without
them. 1t was even suspected by some that
the path of rectitude had become impass-
able, and that, in consequence some super
visors could not travel it. 1t is known that
grass was growing ia it, years ago. and that
the average supervisor didn't care to travel
il.
County Commissioner Mckee called the
meeting to order and suggested John Snee,
of Jefferson township, as Chairman. The
suggestion was agreed to, and W. II.
Roberts, of Robinson township, was ap-
pointed Secretary. 1t is a feather in A lie
gheny courty's cap that she was the first to
move in the matter, ever before the COM
mission provided by the last Legislature had
shown the way. Some six weeks ago the
commission met, but did nothing further
than suggest a meeting of farmers. The
men who met yesterday had well defined
views of what is needed and their expression
will set the ball rolling.
PRACTICAL PLAN PROPOSED.
Squire Hill, of Scott township, moved
that one delegate from each election dis
A. +,l- H. .,to Iar nd
prepare bill for submission to the next
Legislature, asking for an appropriation.
Mr.. A. B. Boal, of Plum township, ad-
vised that no action be taken until all pres
ent had been given a chance to make sug-
gestions. He attempted to give some in
stances of bad roads, but as he had
not attempted to drive from the mouth of
CHARTERS creek to Moon run, his education
on the subject had been sadly neglected,
and the picture was feeble in the optics of
people who live between the Steubenville
pike aud the PIttsburg and Lake Erie Rail-
way. He had not had experience in roads
where eight ClydeSGales are necessary to
haul 3 000- pound boiler.
j. r. Johnston, the oil broker, was del |
egate. He regarded the present condition
OF the highways a blur on civilization, and |
no one said him nay, He might have added |
that the methods usually resorted to in their |
care were dishonest, not to say criminal.
There was one delegate present who did |
not indulge much In discussion, but be is |
said to have given more than usual satis-
faction as supervisor in Robinson township,
and that was james W. Bell, ex-County
Poor Director.
Squire Hill hit some enterprising farm
ers pretty hard when he said he neither be-
lieved filling mud holes with mud and
brush, nor in charitably feeding tramps for
their work and paying wood tax thereby
with a credit o! 81 25 on each days work by
the tramp. 1t is quite common in dull
times TO hire nondescript at IS cents day
and board himself and turn him onto the
road at 81 %.