New-York tribune., 1902-07-09
A GOOD ROADS MOVEUENT.
PROPOSED TO BOND SOUTHAMPTON FOR A
NEW 100000 HIGHWAY

Southampton. Long Island July (SpeciaD.-The
more the resorts the eastern end of Long ISL
and grow the more they want 10 grow. 1t has
been recognized by The leaders OF the progressive
policy OF the resorts that OF the essentials 40
advancement is good roads Other States and
other parts of this sine have built for them
selves good systems Of macadamized roads. and
the benefits accruing therefrom have been enor-
Realizing the Importance of good roads, In
fact the necessity for them, public agitation has
been started and the whole matter made an issue
at the elections
Just year ago the good roads movement
inaugurated in the town Of Southampton. A COM
mittee appointed to investigate the matter
and 10 report upon its findings. Its report
handed in early this year, and is to be voted upon
in the coming election. 1t is. in part. follows:
That the present good roads movement has be
come both national and State in scope and de-
action IS evidenced by what we see going on all
around us in every section where progressive
in some measure at least. has Joined in this move
taken in everything pertaining to the improve
ment of its highways and a growlns demand that
primitive methods OF former. years The first evi-
dence Of this came IN the substitution OF regular
toned and ineffective working out of the road tax
Owing to the wonderful increase in the prosperity
OF the town (due, we think, very largely TO the
INDEBTED Itself in 1868 for $4,000 and Of the whole
as the a m the city f Of
there has suddenly arisen in this country large
dence the 9inuteness Of whose caieuiations in re-
gard TO the advantages OF the various localities
kind that would astonsh those whose more simple
methods Of life have led them to be less exacting
residents is regard TO the character OF the roads
With the disappearance OF the whaling industry
as the result of petroleum, and the lessening OF
from the competition OF the West, the eastern end
of Long Island would long ago have greatly de-
cined In Importance, even as compared with its
earlier days had it not been for the comparatively
recent DEVELOPMENT or this section a summer
ness Judgment to cultivate the utmost this phase
Of development which is so largely II not exclusive
last Ia 1 tWentyr5ye yesTse e which have grown from
with these preliminary observations the under
signed present to the voters OF the Town OF South
inte}est of the Whole town that the sum of about
$4,000 be raised by bonding the town in that
az n ea ahe n9 Pi wa fSsa for abas ry fse
broad with l6,foot wide macadam road in the
upon the amount of Anticipated travel.
The prop9sition submitted is that this road be
erly and westerly from Sag Harbor through the
ampon the shinnecock Hns canoe s Paee ae Good
Ground, East ouogue, West Hampton Beach.
of road bs b@ om oose aa efesk m
thFGgsh S Flanders n6et to to the the RVeghsad line
dreaded use Of the PROPOSED new road 6S
ly increasing use of this of locomotion must
hst the Of s IS cass Sea dn fast be
way will by creating greater necessity there
retarding. an efficient regulation of their speed
class boad oye 9s p na& d Py furnishing
the proposed new road would do away with the
present narrow dirt bicycle path A'p'"s up the
The calculation of expense is based upon a care
every 100 feet made BY Robert sa Was levels taken ser
assistance OF Addison M, Coop, OF BridgehamptoI