Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-04-12
THE coon ROADS MOVEMENT.


&ssxeesfions a. 90 Methods For the Improve
ment Of Highways
The Lewis county (Wash.) road or
| ganixation committee makes these sug
gestions in regard 10 road construction
and Improvement:
F1rst-The cost should be borne in proportion
70 tho benefits.
second Construction should he from III.
towns out and without fnteruissicn.
Third-The roadhed should he OF such a ma
turo as 20 permit Of heavy freighfing and rapid
travel the year round. IL should have as di
reet n course as possible and avoid steep grades
Fourth Work should be done only by con
tract. excepting minor repairs.
FftA-PrimAry supervision and construction
should be with county officials
The first proposition is eminently just
and its publication is well timed. foi
there are some farmers in Illinois and in
all other states who seem 10 think that a
state plan of road improvement involves
state taxation that must be born by com.
munities that reap httleorno beneitfrom
the money spent ON improvement Of
roads in sections distant from their own.
But there is no danger Of any such in
justice being done.
The object Of state legislation should
be 10 enable such communities as desire
10 obtain better roads 70 raise capital for
constructing them. either by direct, tax
alton Of the lands benefited by such con
struction. or by the issue Of state bonds.
or BY the Issue Of county bonds. such
bonds. whether county or state, being
liens upon the lands benefited by the ex-
penditure Of the money derived from the
sale Of such bonds and upon no other
lands
By { q county bonds thousands
Of miles Of mud roads in Ohio and In
diana have been converted into macad
anizeio or grsveled highways. and though
IN every ease q improvement there was
= protesting minority yet the wisdom Of
the majority thar voted Tor the Issue q
bonds has h~n indicated by time. and
many who were the NEST bitter oppo
nsnts have become the sssnchest adve-
GATES q .road taxation. Bat il sto h
kept in mind that where the majority Ct
& inhabitants of a road district DO ret
rant god roGis no tax vii b levied
for the construction u good reeds Lo
cal opsion Is the rule Is 10 srzts or eoun-
" AID
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