The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-08
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT.
Highway Commissioner James II. Mac
donald's Effort to Organize the "Con-

Highway Commissioner James II. Mac
donald's Effort to Organize the Con
necticut Improvement Society"
Highway Commissioner James IL.
Macdonald is at present occupied IN
promoting q movement for the general
Improvement of the highways, and the
sewage and drainage systems OF the
state Mr.. Macdonald is convinced
that there is a necessity, perhaps an
urgent necessity for people living in
the different part of the state and rep
resentlng the different interests in their
localities to come together at frequent
intervals and talk over matters per-
tanning to the general welfare. Mr..
Macdonald does not attempt to conceal
the fact that the main object of his
movement Is to stimulate interest In
the good roads movement. 1t is his
intention to send to the mayors of cit
les, the se1ectmen of towns, the war
dens of boroughs, the boards of public
works, street commissioners, sewer
commissioners, and to all other public
officials who are in an official capacity
interested in improving the highways
and the drainage and sewage systems
Of the state, circular inviting them
to preliminary meeting to be held in
the capitol for the purpose Of organic
ing the Connecticut Improvement So
ciety."
Mr. Macdonald has not decided on
the date for this meeting. The holding
Of it will entirely depend on the char
u 1-aoa from
those to whom the circular will be sent
If these answers indicate general
sympathy with the object of his con-
templated society Mr. Macdonald Will
beside on a date on which to hold the
preliminary meeting. He has asked
Comptroller Mead for the use of the
hall of the house of representatives for
the meeting, and Mr.. Mead has grant
ed the request assuring Mr., Macdon-
aid that the hall, or the whole capitol,
if necessary, will be at his disposal on
the day he wants it.
| The idea embodied In Mr.. Macdon-
| AIDS plan is not a new one with him.
Two years ago in Norwich he first
| spoke about it, and perhaps 1t was not
then appreciated by those who heard it
| explained. AT any rate, nothing came
| out Of Mr.. Macdonald's exposition of
| it. In his recent visit to Massachu-
sets, when he spoke at the banquet in
| Springfield that was given under the
auspices of the Massachusetts High
| way association it occurred to him
! that the time was ripe for the organi-
| cation of a similar association in Con-
necticut He learned the great amount
| of good which the Massachusetts asso-
citation is doing for the roads in that
! state, how it is acting as stimulus to
| improving highways and how 1T keeps
| alive the good roads sentiment. He
realized at once what powerful aux
iliary he would have in a similar or
ganization in Connecticut. Mr.. Mac
donald thought, however that the
scope of the Massachusetts organiza-
ton was too restricted and he accord
/ ingly decided to widen the scope of the
one which he contemplates for Connec-
ticut by embracing sewage and drain
| age systems.
1 On Friday Mr.. Macdonald wrote a
letter to Professor B. G. Northrop Of
the town of Clinton, in Middlesex coun-
/ ty, asking his cooperation in the fur
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