New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-06

roors NJ communication between one place and
another before the iron horse came to render
Grst.rate highways less necessary than they
would otherwise have long ago become. That
condition Of things is passing away. and the
need Of good roads disable in all weathcrs is now
coming TO be generally recognized.
Our own State has not kept pace with some
others in meeting this need but We are making
nrorress In the right direction. committee OF
the Assembly is now holding weekly sessions in
ALBANY for the purpose Of obtaining information
ON This subject. and will gladly welcome suGgcS-
tions from anv quarter. Apparently. 10 I'M
nortont LEGISLATION In reference 10 reads will be
had NJ This session, but If The committee does lis
duty II will be able TO furnish TO the next 1egs-
Ioture the groundwork of such law as may be
deemed desirable. The law whose passage Gov
crnor Flower secured two or three years ago has
NOT vet borne any important fruit. believe.
put os y matter of fact 10 legislation Is required
- any community in the State desires 10 I'M
rrovc It's roads Already much has been done
here and there, though 10 general system Of road
;mnrovcmont has been entered on. In the VI
cinity Of Ncw-York we have TO go no further
away than Staten Island and Queens County 10
SOC what can be accomplished. In the last few
have been constructed in Queens and Richmond
making wheeling of all kinds easy and dcligh'fni
=, matter how bad The weather; and no longer
ago than last Saturday news came from oys''r
Raw / /. that a committee appointed at a citi-
zcns' meeting has formulated plan OF genera
read improycmcpt for that township. and Will
hold hearings on the subject in several villages
in The course Of the next few days. Apparently
pau. h..i m
the dcpth and width Of macadam put down
VARYING according Ia the probable amount oi
travel over them. This Is decidedly encouraging
and we trust it will prove stimulating 10 o'hcr
communities.
Ncw-Jcrscy has successfully pointer me WHY
I'm the matter Of road bclicrment, ana me WORK
IS to be carried much further Immediately HUI
son and Bergen counties have done considcrabi''
Union County has done more. camden ana h"r
u,c,,n have shown "A like commcndablc spirit
Now Morris County Is giving an earnest 81 us
purposc 10 keep up with other progressive ''uh'
lies About 100 miles Of road III mar county "r"
10 be- improved This season, ana II y 'S'ihla''"
that - 900 men viii be- kept ~ work Tor S'N'r''
months Not only are these roads I" De mac
odamizcl blll the grades are Ia be- lmpr"N'''
4 per cent grade Uhat H. a rls" Of nol more IMAM
four feet IN 100 focu having been adopted Mn'h
heavier loads can thus be- carried 10y the farmers
and all others engaged In transportation, WINE
for pleasure driving aud bicycling Morris county
bids fair to bccomr paradise. The entire work
f. under competent engineering direction Nor
ris County lust now is furnishing valuable Oh
ice, lesson io M who are Interested In roi1 re-
form
I'm connection with this subject. "" would cal
,ncclol attention to the letter from Colonel \ y
pope printed on another page. describing whl'
| Massachusetts, has done In behalf Of good r"Id-
| In that state there X a permanent Highway
Commission under whose authority N'""" j.
being expended in building state roads THIS
sum has been divided among fourteen counties
The general plan is 10 build. section 10y Sccil"n'
roads 10 connect business centres ANA Join them
with through roads In other States. Colonel
! pnpc who j. an enthusiast on The subject ~
! good roads. f. convinced that The Massachusetts
plan is superior 10 that - any other state. Ger
tain I, IS that Massachusetts has taken hold ~
fine matter In earnest aud with Intelligence We
are glad 10 learn just what Is being done there
| and are confident that The example ~ that STATE
will prove fruitful II good results elsewhere.