The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-08-27
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Ahe VouNoullOn Nntch haQ Oeen adVer- \
Used for two weeks, was held at the court
house Tuesday afternoon. W. G. McCaus-
and was made chairman, and W. @. Mus
grove and Frank Bowman were made
Mr.. W. II. Moore, Of St. Louis, editor OF
States Duty" who is organizing the
counties in the state, In order that they
may all take united and intelligent
action in regard to good roads, made a
speech 10 favor Of organizing. He organ
lied at Boonville Monday, aud there we're
800 people present. He said there would
be a good roads convention held at St.
Louis, November 22d, sd and oath, and
he hoped Lafayette county would be rep
resented by three, four or i've OF her best
men. The convention will be the largest
ever held In the state, aud good men
should be selected. There are now 100
papers 10 the state advocating the good
roads movement. Last year the people of
Lafayette county paid out $4,000 for
roads, yet not a new road was made. Al
the last session OF the legislature eleven
road bills were presented aud not mi
reported. The democratic state platform
overlooked a roads plank, though one had
been prepared. We are paying q million
dollars q year to arrest and punish crimi-
nails, and not one cent to put them to
work. In the south the tramps are made
TO work on roads; In Europe the roads
are kept In order by pauper and vagrant
labor. There are about 1900 miles OF road
in Lafayette county, and it will take s.
100000 to build them into good roads.
There are &c, 900 men In jail all winter In
Missouri every year. They are fed and
cared for by Taxpayers. Make them crack
rock.
The farmer has heretofore built all the
roads. This is wrong. The farmer ought
to pay his share, and the city man should
pay his share.
The estate Aid" plan is about as fol-
lows: The farmers In a certain district
desire 10 build one mile Of road. They
petition the county court for the road,
The court orders the surveyor to inspect
and report. The farmers having land
abutting the road will be expected to pay
one-fourth; the county and the state will
each psy one-half the balance. The roat
is let to the lowest and best bidder, ant
the surveyor sees that the work is don,
according to contract.
In order to build roads In this mannel
the state constitution must be changed
and the people must be educated to know
what they want and how to get it. Tn
county court should devote one hou
each month to hearing from road over
seers, and those Interested in good roads
After Mr.. Moore's speech, remarks wer
made by Judge McCausland, P. W
Osborn, 7. j. Duling, Jos. Smith, Gee
b. Gordon and Judge Lowe.
r 1t was voted to organize, and the cha
was authorized to select three men I
, report the names OF perma nent officer
The chair selected Messrs. Gray. Of Cha
o township; Gordon, Of Dover, aud Dulinl
o OF Lexington township. The commits
"a retired, aud after short deliberatlon II
reported as follows:
The name OF the association shall
Lafayette County Good Roads and Pull
lie Improvements Association"
N The object OF the organization shall
to awaken general interest in the improv
ment OF public roads and suggest methoI
Of building and maintaining them, secu
the legislation necessary for their esta
lishment and support and to foster SUI
u publications as may serve to educate Il
tax payer in road building.
Any citizen OF the county who is int
J, ested In the Improvement OF the roa
is urged to become a member Of Il
;, association and to sign the roll OF mel
~ bership upon payment Of IS cents.
:, The officers OF the association shall
a president and vice-presideut, one fro
each township, secretary and treasur
:, The president, secretary and treasul
shall be elected at the annual meetir
The vice. presidents shall be elected
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