New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-09
A MODEL COUNTY.

Evervbodv interested in the movement Tor good
roads. which is making itself manifest IN 50
many parts Of the country must take peculiar
satisfoction in the circumstance that New-lorK
State has within its borders one county aple 10
mako so good a showing in the matter or high-
NOV imnrovement as Queens So far as 1t mas
como This county is a model which not only the
o,hor counties of our State but the people or
noichboring and remote States may study win
rroft II Is somewhat surprising that THIS Is
90 sinco we do not ordinarily look TO the rural
oountios of Long Island to see the implanting
and frnctifcation of progressive ideas But IN
this case the unexpected has happened, ana
ouoe,s has set an example which we trust some
Of our other counties will no- be slow 10 take
pattern after
In accordance with the provisions of the new
,,w Comfy Engineer Mclaughlin on Monday
aled with the County Clerk his map Of the coun-
ty road system. 1t shows that the system III
cludcs seyenty-fve miles Of county roads, when
have been macadamized at an average COST Oh
$4,000 n mile There are three main ilhes
through the county. running, In general e'S'
and west That on the north size eA'ehu'
from Long Island City through Flushing 10 KOS
lyn. and is twenty-five miles in length Inc
middle line reaches out from Jamaica 10 Jerlcho
taking in the Jericho Turnpike. and is likewise
TWENTY-FIVE miles long. Then on the south size
are The roads best known TO the people OF New
York and Brooklyn-especially the large NUMBER
If them who ride bicycles-the Merrick koad
the Rockaway Road, etc, embracing nlhe'eeh
miles Besides these. there are 4 dozen miles OF
lateral connections built at the cost Of the coun-
~ But all this covers only about onehalf OF
wbat has been done 10 supply Queens County
u,,b 6ne roads. for seyenty-fve miles more have
been built by the various towns, ut COST on the
average. Of S12, 900 mile. Hence there are IN
the comfy $50 miles Of macadamized Nigh
WAYS. involving an expenditure OF upward OF
100000
That Queens County is satisfied with the re-
suits obtained through this liberal outlay IS EVIL
dent from the fact that only last week contracts
wore entered into for extending the north side
svstom so as 10 provide n line from Jamaica
through Newtown 10 Flushing. and to carry the
North Ucmpstead Turnpike from Roslyn TO East
Norwich making an addition Of thirteen miles
70 tho roads already provided. Queens County,
ossuredly. has done and Is doing well. Such a
demonstration ought not to be without effect on
rho remainder Of the State And it should be
horne in mind that the Long Islanders did not
wait for the passage Of general or special road
acts by the legislature The work done IN
| Queens illustrates what can be accomplished
by any community which is in earnest
on the subject Of good roads. Few II any
counties in the country have more wisely
planned road system, one more thoroughly
carried out We hope ere long TO see the con-
tagon of this example affecting some OF our
Il ole inU N
The State TO do their work for them They ought
70 take hold of it themselves without further
delay. When once a start is made the people
will see what is to be gained by improved roads,
and will he impatient to press the work forward
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