Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-09-09
Road Improvement.

10 ALL INTERESTED IN BETTER
ROADS IN ADAIR CQUNTY:-The
time OF the yeac L. now at hnnd
when road working should ba
done. Mary districts haYe gone
TO the expense Of procuring excel
lent road graders. Next comes
the problem Of getting I'll to take
hold and do the work, If there is
no previous arrangement 10 make
it binding all to do their part.
Some will volunteer few days
and some viii not. Then q hard
feeling vii! be the natural result
Of them that work against them
that wont. To prevent any IN
fairness or wrong treatment
against each other call u meeting
in each road district, estimate
the needed work per mile for
grading, nZing culverts and bridg-
es. Say ten dollars PEI mile, more
or less, as circumstances may in
dioate, and count out the amount
ii would come to and divide in
proportion to each mans worth,
like d tax, then put price on mon
and teams work per day and have
al agree to do it or put their
names to it az q subscription and
require nonresident property
owners to pay in same proportion
in money or work. And it can be
equitably done and cost us less in
reality that il we had law and Off
GERS TO make us do If. For there
would he no per cent. TO Day for
collection snd all would know
when their part was done. The
districts that have no graders
should procure the use of them
that belong to the county or get
them from neighoorlng districts.
Don't let it be put off foT more
convenient season bnt 90 at it in
good earnest and have it done.
Some will say it is the wrong
time of the year, but we cannot.do
it any other time during the year.
Ask them how they would like to
be compelled to take time and do
it next spring; better do it now
and take the chance OF dry fall
to let it settle. Il some distriets
should be unfortunate aud have
some that would refuse to do their
part, let some who are better VOL
unfairly assume their part an} do
it, and let them know in friend
ly manner how much is done and
tell him you will wait on him till
they can get ready to pay it, and if
they are not too bad they will be
ashamed Of themselves and will
pay it. That is the way that they
have made very big road improg-
ments about Kansas City. There
could be much more said about
the necessity OF US all going to
work on our roads, but I don't
think any one has forgotten how
we were situated last winter, end
we can prevent it being SO again
by making openings for water on
both sides Of the roads, grading
up in the middle, then il deep
rut should be made, make some
arrangements to have it filed be-
fore it gets too bad Let Us not
wait for laws to be made to CON-
pell us to work our roads. Such
bad roads as we have had are 8
great damage, If not 3 disgrace, to
q community where they are. Let
roed districts get up q compe-
tition and see who can have the
best roads in them. The proper
ones to call the meetings, l would
say should be the road overseers.
Let each one take plan to notify
all at what time and place they
should meet, q few days before
hand and when you get there, talk
roads to purpose with earnest
good will mot politios.) 1t will
take two Or perhaps three years
before we can get any better road
law. We can not afford to let our
roads go as they are that long 80
[ say get up and get at them.
JOHN PATTERSON,
President of Adair county road |
improvement Society.
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