The record-union., 1893-11-01

SACRAMENTO DAILY
all. Still, the people wanted to be con-
vinced, and he favored the getting of
legal opinion at once. He believed cleo
ton boards could be secured to act with
out cost to the county, as had been
suggested; in fact, he was sure of it.
Daniel Flint thought there should be
named committee to secure legal advice
as TO the county liability question. To go
on without it might involve iost,laborand
useless expense. lie had talked with
many farmers and they wanted that
question settled. he said that Enter
prise Grange would discuss the road
question on Saturday at Walsh's Station.
The open meeting would be at o'clock,
and all the people were invited 10 1t. He
urged the committee to attend, and
thought special committee should be
appointed TO report the result Of the legal
advice at that meeting. AS to himself,
up to the time OF the county convention,
he had been 1.-THE fence as to bonds. He
was now inclined to favor bond issue. He
wanted good roads, and would stand an
extra tax to get them. He gave an ac-
count OF road making as he saw ii In
Chicago. 1t was a revelation TO him.
They first rolled the ground with great
lessly. Then they put on broken stone
and rolled and rolled that a long time.
Then came light gravel and they rolled
that, till il was hard and firm, and then
the fine dressing followed and they rolled
and rolled that. h e favored such gravel
roads. Ifthe round stones rise in win
ter, then run the roller over and sink
them down.
Mr.. Mcconnell said Mr.. Flint had de-
al 1or
W. ID. Lawton favored settling the
legal question. lie had diligently
studied many works on road building in
all parts, and gravel i'll all was placed last
as the least desirable. The Massachu-
Setts report of 1892 was very emphatic on
that point. The road bed must not let
water through it, and gravel always
does. and SO the road gives out. The
surfacing must be permanent and be
q roof TO the road. a gravel road seldom
lasts more than fifteen years; macadam
will last for hundreds of years, and the
poorest for fifty. The cost OF a gravel
road in forty years will more than equal
the principal and interest on the conven-
ton plan in forty years. the life of the
bonds.
j. L. Butler of the Hallway House
SAID he had just got in from his place
twentyfour miles i'll four hours and a
half with good team. With a good road
he could have made it in three hours at
the outside. Beyond the proposed twelve
mile starter, as proposed in the conven-
ton, he found the people opposed
to the new scheme. They ask, NV hat
benefit is twelve miles to us?" They
will not see, evidently, that the twelve
miles is of as much use TO them as to those
who live just at the end of it; each has
the same benefit from it. lie had thought
the S250,000 only half enough. 1t would
be better 10 have twice and complete the
whole work at once. His people wanted
one road clear through the county as an
object lesson. The Jackson road has i'm
mense travel. yet in summer it is so
dusty and bad that produce cannot be
hauled on it economically. If it was a
good, permanent road, the haul would all
come to Sacramento direct. He thought
it advisable to direct attention to the fact
that the new plan would not materially
increase the tax.
r. c. Irvine read figures to show that
the new plan was the most economic.
As good roads increase values the tax
rate declines, to say nothing of the other
benefits. Bonds need not all issue at
once, and not all run the full term. The
man OIL the trial twelve-mile stretches
suggested is just as much benefited as he
who is living on the new road. What
ever we build lnures to the benefit of all.
1t shortens distance and lessons the out
put Of power that much. He read from
authorities to show how much less the
cost of road construction is where stone
crushing machinery is used.
Chairman JohustOn had no doubt what
ever as to the legal proposition. He be-
ieved broken rock could be laid down
along the river as cheaply, if not cheaper,
than inland. He had reason to believe
broken granite for the substructure could
be had from the State quarries at Folsom,
even cheaper, at least as cheap, as gravel.
So, too, it might be had for the river
roads from Army Point, or rock even
better than granite.
MIR. Mcconnell moved the appointment
of committee of three to ask legal ad-
vice OF the AttOrney-General and others
as TO the disputed point as TO liability of
the city under bonds, to report at the
Walsh's Station meeting. The motion
carried, and Messrs. Johnston, Irvine
ard WOodson were appointed.
The Chair said he understood that Hon.
A. l.. Hart had offered to look up the law
in the public interest for the convention,
and doubtless would give the committee
the result of his examination.
Mr.. Mcconnell said there was plenty of
stone to be had this side of Folsom that
would crush we'll.
Mr.. Routier-Yes, there is plenty of it
all along the American River.
Mr.. Mcconnell called attention to the
wonderful lasting quality of the old ma
tional highway.
The Chair suggested a committee to
consult with the Prison Directors as to
procuring broken granite from the State
quarrles, and on motion of Mr.. Butler
such committee was ordered. 1t con-
sists of Messrs. Butler. Irvine and Me
Connell.
On motion of Mr.. Coleman a committee
was ordered to ascertain what proper
stone could be had for by barge-load
along river lines. and to ascertain what
transportation would cost for material by
boat and by car generally. The commit
tee consists of Messrs. Miller and Beck
ley.
y committee to suggest plan for road
literature and dissemination of informa-
ton was, on motion of Mr.. Hale, ap-
stock, Hale and Coleman.
MIR. Flint wished it kept in view that
whereas Sacramento was once gridironed
with toll-roads and bridges, now il has
none, and that gain the people should not
forget.
The committee was again urged to at
tend the Walsh's Station meeting on
Saturday. The committee then adjourned
to meet next Tuesday at the Courthouse
at l P. NJ.
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