The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-24

stevens, Senator Tunnel, Secretary
Chubhuck. &. i. killian. }. III.
Wclch, George Harmed, Ex Mayor G..
4. Bell of BoonYilIe, and others Of
cred their views, but the resolution
sas finally adopted i'll full, by an al
most unanimous vote.
the following are the resolutions in
uIl:
/. Roads. should be worked under the
Erection al Il competent county supervisor.
a. NOT6 on roads should he done as far
IS, pr;ict.cIhl, under the contract system
fhe contractors to give bond Tor "a faithful
performances III their contracts.
- LAT property tax Tor road purposes
-iiOui, IN paid into the county treasury ~
Il general county road iand. and should he
applied b. the road supervisor where most
Ieeded.
Poll tax Should not exceed two dol
lars to he paid b. all able bodied men over
p wear. 0i aye. The same to go into the
county treasury a. general county road
road fund.
j. All new and improved roads should
b. located On ground best adapted for road
purposes, taking into consideration mate
q! and grade, without any reference to
government lines or surveys.
6. Such laws Is will enable the counties
TO secure practical application of the best
methods of improving roads.
Z. \ local option road law that will en-
able countie. to accept or reject the pro-
posed road.
=. II is not the sense of this convention
that the present road Law be repealed. but
amended.
.. The general assembly should submit
TO the people 4 constitutional amendment
allowing counties to levy not exceeding ~
cents ON the 500 for road purposes, and
to issue bonds not exceeding two per cent.
Of the assessed valuation. for building roads,
said bonds to run not longer than twenty
years, the interest and principal to be paid
out Of the county road fund. The issuing
of such bonds to be determined by vote oil
the county wishing to issue such bonds.
10. We hereby declare our convictions
to be, that local option is the basis of the
solution OF the road question in the state,
and therefore provision should be made by
law, whereby counties, township district or
other subdivision of the state may organ
ize, upon vote Of the resident real estate
owners in such county. township or district
Tor road district.
IL. That the present road law should
be 80 amended As to provide a supervisor
Of roads for each county, who shall have
supervision and control oi all public
roads, and who shall supervise and instruct
district overseers.
That overseers he paid per diem.
Oyerseers should he elected nj general
election or appointed by the county court
with the advice and consent of the county
supervisor
That road districts SHOULD be formed
without regard to school districts.
L. That the chairman of this conven
ton appoint committee Of seven To- at
tend ut Jefferson City i'm conference with
the committee of the senate and house oi
representatives, ON roads and highways.
Is. That it is the sense of this conven-
ton that a constitutional convention be
called to submit; to the people new con
stitution.
A resolution of thanks on motion
of MIR. ThurmOnd, was rendered to
Mayor Stevens and the citizens of Sed-
ALA, and the convention adjourned
without delay ]
Chairman Erwin announced the
following name persons, as the COM
mittee to attend the legislature, and
in conference with the committees on
roads and highways, urge the legisla-
ton. j. l.. Erwin of Fulton; \. ID.
Thurmond of Galloway; Gen. James
Harding. Cole, DR.. +. ID. Porter,
Boone, III. G. Buckingham, Buchanan
J. b. Quigley, Pettis; and Chris
st. Louis.