Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-03-30
Good Roads Assoc. alton

y line call for meeting of the either
st OF Augusta county to consiuer all
y, adopt some measures for the improve
ment OF the roads has received a heart
response. An organization was effecte
|. Monday morning at the count
S courthouse, and it gives promise Q
Re being an important factor in the BET
e terment of the roads throughout th
n county.
l. H. q. Eichelberger acted as tempo
y rary chairman and II. Jordan was af
forwards permanently elected to the
chair. s. Z. Brown was elected score
> tary, but III his absence r. ID Haislil
= was called upon To act III lis place for
the time
: The Object of the meeting was eX.
planned by +. l.. Gray in a well chosen
: speech.
!, The following resolutions, with
amendments Incorporated as regular
clauses, were adopted:
Wei the citizens of ugusta county in
mass meeting assembled
| Resolved 1St-That the object of
association is to- this adopt Il general
system of permanent road improve
ment for Augusta county. The plat
form of this association embraces all
of Augusta county, and all men are
hereby invited tc become members.
All men interested in road improve
ment are requested to hand their
names to the sc eretary of this associa-
| ton for enrolment.
Resolved 2nd-By this association
that the chairman of this association
do appoint three members from each
township, who shall he committee
with tie chairman Of this meeting
who Shall be the chairman Of tile com- |
mittee; which said committee shall |
form plan of general road improve |
ment to be drafted into a bill to be |
passed by the Legislature into law,
to be reported to future meeting of |
this association.
Resolved 3rd-That the chairman of
this association be given the authority
to Call future meetings of this associa-
ton.
Resolved 4th-That the citizens of
Stauntou be invited to become mem
betS of this association.
Resolved 5th-That this association
Is non-political in its character, except
so far AS II may be necessary to secure
the objects of this association
Resolved 6th-That the committee !
be required to report the rate of taxa +
ton necessary to carry said plan into
effect, and to report the same to this ,
association.
Mr.. Eichelberger, who offered the :
original of these resolutions, made a !,
strong talk in their support, in which :
le said that all partisan feelings +
should be suppressed. This sentiment .
'ecelved loud applause, and he then i;
Reclaimed in fOrcible Iangua ee that it
vas the duty of every true citizen to j,
lid in the worthy cause. r
He was followed in a talk by Capt. ;,
;. B. Koiner, who vigorously opposed n
ny such system Of road improvement. p,
lie favored the present plan of dirt h.
Dads, and said that it would largely q
Increase the tax to macadamize and if .,
he system was carried into effect p
here would be roads and nothing else. y
lie appealed to the citizens to vote y
ne resolutions down. He then made ses
resolution that the plans fomuia- r.
I'd by the proposed committee n,
lould not be operative until put to F.
Julie vote, and after much discussion ~ y,
was lost. ~ -,
Others were heard, but substan- o ~
ally to the above effect r.