The herald., 1895-02-08
THE GOOD ROADS CONVENTION,
Thirty Counties Represented in
the Congress.
A Little Row Over appointment of
Committees.
Governor Budd Welcomes the Delegates
and speaks Words Of Encour-
aEsment.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. THE third SEES.
sion OF the state road convention opened
here today, A. B. Lennon presiding.
About so counties are represented by
citizens of all csllings, Professor Wick.
son and Engineer Soule of the State
university being among those present /;
also Gen. Roy Stone, special agent and
engineer officer of road grading in the
department OF the interior at Washing
ton.
Governor Budd was present and made
a stirring address in favor OF good roads
and legislation looking to that end. He
said: 1.-The state owns an extensive
plant at Folsom, and with the work
done there to prepare the rock, itshould
be but a few years before the roads In
California, instead of being 0 disgrace,
should be the finest in the United States.
You will find many men who think
they know how to build q good road.
They know as much OF road affairs as q
hog does about Latin"
President Lemon read long report
dealing with the general principles OF
good road building and benefita to be
derived therefrom. He was followed
by General Stone. He said that just
what is necessary for the people OF Cali
fornis to do he cannot tell, as the various
por tions OF California are so different.
He believed that when the congress will
have finished it's work it will have ar
rived at a schsme OF state control that
will impress itself on the national legis-
lature, to the end that the efforts to OBJ.
At xrtI ha I'D IN
Huccess.
Great economics have developed in
the construction of roads since the gov
eminent inquiry on road building has
been working itself out. There is no
question but by whatever method good
roads are obtained. prosperity surely
will follow.
Then ensued warm debate on a
motion by Supervisor Aver of Santa
Clara, who asid his county got along
we'll enough with the present road law,
and he wanted il discussed section by
section. Brown of Calaveras moved to
amend by appointing eight committees
of five members each to take up the
eight chief subjects set out in the re-
port of the chair, such committees to
report at 10 a. m. Friday.
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vention locked horns and for an hour it
was bitter struggle, in which Mr..
Brown, Mr.. Reed. Mr.. Filcher, Mr..
Lawton, Mr.. Hinton and others con-
tended that what was necessary was to
declare principles. to set out needle and
suggest remedies which. crystslizsd,
would indicate what was the wisest and
most economical system; then on that
basis. possibly, suggeat legislation or
leave it to the joint legislative committee
to frame bill to reflect the aystem
agreed upon.
The supporters OF Mr.. Aver as warmly
intended that the idea of engineering
in road making was needless; that the
supervisors are equal to the duties that
may be imposed on them. Some dele
gates declared their counties Satisfied
with things az they are; others held the
road syatem to be a farce in their c0un-
ties and that the law elects an aristoO-
rscy under which the people put gov
eminent far away from them.
Finally the amendment of Mr.. Brown
prevailed, and the committees were
ordered and tbs chair took advice OF
the convention as to their composition,
while dozen groups fought the battle
all over again.
Finally order was restored and the
committees named. The convention
will meet sgain in the morning.