Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-16
GOOD ROADS COMING,
The County commissioners Think tho Move
mont Mas MI Reno County and Hi Hard

One Of the topics which has been
upermost as Il reform and n great step
In progress toward better conditions
during the last ten years, Is the sub
iect of good roads, five are to Judge
from the number Of delegations ana
the enthusiasm of each that was be-
fore the county commissioners the lat
ter part of last week, this county Is
in n fair way to progress In the line
of this reform, not exactly at the
"pace that kills the county com
mlssoners, but surely at Il gait that
surprises them. They were lllst aJ-
tackled by u delegation from down
the river consisting Of about twenty
gentlemen headed by Frank Mcguire
and Doc. Myers rs orators. Their
claim was for new bridge accross
the Arkansas river about three and a
half miles east and the same dis
tance south of this city, and ON the
line that runs north from Godcr.
They also filed u petition. This
bridge II 1t should be built will be
about half way between Hutchinson
and Haven,
The next lot Of followers OF the new
creed of good roads who wanted to
show their faith by works which the
county was to do or help to do, were
from north Of town, and they wanted
the county to build or assist In build
ing a good passable road through a
couple Of miles Of sand hills on the
line that runs north on Plumb Street
This was virtually disposed Of by the
/ county agreeing to pay $3.50. If the
interested ones would raise $3.50.
among themselves.
The next batch of good roads deyo-
tees were from NickersOn and they
wanted the county to help improve Il
couple of miles of sand road west OF
that city. This was not exactly set
tied but It was rather intimatcd that
they would receive one or two hun
dred dollars ON certain conditions
similar to the others
The county has just paid $3.50 for
improving the road running west from
Fourth Street to the Wolcott bridge,
over the Arkansas river, This was
agreed to some little time ago If the
farmers interested would raise $3.50.
to put with 1t which was considered
necessary to put the road in good
condition to accommodate the. travel
from that part Of the county. A few
months ago number of the farmers
Of that neighborhood commenced an
agitation to have another bridge built
across the-rlver one mile north of this
bridge. This was in order to bring
to town the trade Of large section
that was practically shut of by the
sand roads which neceSsitated the
hauling Of heavy loads either to Nick
erson or way around by the South
Hutchinson bridge. But the county
commissioners thought this too OK
penslve, especially when the county
had built one bridge to accommodate
this trade. They therefore considered
that it would be better to fix the road
to the bridge already existing. Sol
Ricksecker, Chester O'Neal and Mr.
Marks constituted the committee that
raised the $3.50 to put with the $3.50.
voted by the commissioners, and 1T Is
said that this road is now in fine con-
dition, and will bring to Hutchinson
large trade that has largely been go
ing elsewhere. OF the amount raised
about $3.50 was donated by merchants
in this city.
Yes. Reno county Is on the high
tide of the good roads movement.
And as this is all done without vot-
ing bonds or creating debt it is surely
matter for public congratulatlon.
AR Nho chow