The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Plan is Now Being Discussed to
Secure Them.
Monongalia County Wastes More Than
Enough Every Year to Pay Interest
on Permanent Improvements-Chss.
A. Goodwin TALKS Of Feasible Plan
for Improved Highways.

for Improved Highways.
This county may have system OF
good roads. The agitation which has
been In progress. for years is at last
near to Tuition. A plan will proba-
bly, be submitted to the County Court
at the June term looking toward the
construction Of 140 miles OF roadway
in the county.
Prosecuting Attorney G. A. Good
win is very much interested In the
plan. He was seen at his ONCE this
morning and asked about it by NEW
DOMINION man.
You may say that l have consult
ed a number OF the taxpayers OF the
county and they are heartily 10 favor
Of plan which has been proposed to
them whereby the county may be grid
ironed with macadam roads, said Mr..
Good Twin.
" When the government experts
were here last fall l consulted with
them as to the cost Of such roads, and
they told me that they could be built
at cost of 81, 500 mile. Now what
is proposed to be done is to submit to
the people a plan whereby they may
have good roads,"
"The money may be borrowed by
the county from the irreducible school
fund at the rate of per cent. Fail
ing to do this it may be obtained at
not more that per cent"
Tn. plan as roughly outlined Is to
macadam lao miles IN the seven dis
tricts of the county, giving each one
twenty miles Of improved roads. This
would reach practically all the main
highways OF the county. The other
roads would follow 10 turn"
"The county now spends $14, 900 a
year 10 road tax. This goes into the
mud, and is permanently lost. The
roads instead of getting better are
getting verse every year. The tax
payers are throwing away every cent
which is being put IN the roads as far
as permanent results are concerned
"Of the amount Of money expend-
ed 10 the county probably IS, 900 of it
goes on the highways which are pro-
posed to be treated first In thirty
years which is proposed as the time
limit for the loan to run, saving OF
$240, 900 would accrue to the county
on these roads alone, or nearly enough
to pay for the improvement"
''There is no limit to the increase OF
value to the farm lands OF the county
by the establishment of good roads.
f.ar n
they can communicate with each 9TH
er freely in the winter the same as
they now do in summer. The roads
would be as free from mud even 10
winter as they are in summer and in-
stead OF being impossible seas OF mud
they would be dine, dry highways. A
man might come to town without
getting speck of mud on his buggy
"He might haul his product to-
market at any time and not be forced
to see his products waste for want OF
a Market"
"1he roads are to be sixteen feet
wide with travelled edges. All the
ina terial for them may be obtained in
the county and every cent OF the
money expended for labor and other
wise would remain in the county"
at would increase the value of
real estate and farms Ia the county
to the extent of millions OF dollars.
Nothing which has been proposed for
a long time promises to do so much
for the county In the way OF real and
lasting good"
"That the plan will receive the
sanction Of the tax payers Of the
county haven't the slightest doubt.
There will be petitions sent out
over the county for action on the part
of the people and these will be pre-
sented to the court at its next meet
ing"
'sIt is proposed il the work be done
that it be directed by government ex-
perts who will be sent to supervise it
SO that it may be done in the best
possible manner"