The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-03-12
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Thtu Baaoe.s M.bsssmtrt A ples For
Batter Tow Afuitisttsiiou
Of Road Al

Thee ltssiinss tenn 70 isGirsis The,
road nsite,s sie spirs srtrs Nj ssiirs
~ tho Far pres ,to has bssa nsde 10
road inpto,rmsBi ,hteashcas lhe tt,is.
bet for .Ipsntiprs made se might DO
better
Dstins tie ten years OF Siss cid 10
tosrs fSr bishw.y i@pfc,rnstt. there
he bsea sIpsb6sd u stats nobry the
sum of tss9 Gao. spd 10 tedilion to this
The tssniy per eteti thai iowbs srs 10
qolrsd TO fsi.s Ter read msilisuspoe,
vbich 10 the tsue ptnoi ~ time has
. nou' ted 10 ., ies,l s3.biS. $50 ustin
total ,Ipendillrs 10 TIE lest ten yess OF
a AIS. 40, shieh IL 1926 Tor .ssr, mis Of
road 10 the st.,s. az average ptry year Of
sbout f3) per mile Cone dsrius that
this ineiaies ell tifeets. ioais. bsek coup
ny lssss, aud t,.fJ,sios tha 10 90 open
tosd. and iskias Into sesonut The large
mil sgs OF psfrow bset roads that ere bot
little used end bnt little money syp,uded
upon them. tins sb0aing !. DOT ss'isfsc
terry.
DissatiAisiion sppssts 10 come sections.
10 the number al towns that applied Of
the lee, se.Aion Of the Lesnl.ture for sa,b
GRITTY I, elect "a ore tbsr e,e road commits
sionsr 10 each Of those toSps. TIE p'o
pie OF these towns are chs dae uuder exist
ing conditions. hat Their relief gill be
icuDd 10 inproviug town Naturalization
iustesd Of creating more OF IL We we're
interested TO cote that these touns hsve %
usliy elected . new. ipeIpeiisnctd read
com o issioner each yer, and have never
settled down 10 sny contincu, good road
policy 90 II may reasonably b expected
that simply increasing tho number OF road
commissioners will ssersvsts or increase
,he dificulty instead OF diminishing it.
Ansly zips the subject TO nod the essss
Of icisncy. uabusinessliks methods
10 town management. will be found the
Chief cause. The blame cannot oil b
placed upon the road commissioner. Hs
10 the chosen seebt or servant Of the town,
ssd The road business 10 town business |
The management Of public road sorh
should be deles ated to none but sspsble
msu. The mistake has frequently bsep
made Of seleclios men for road Dom mis-
sionsrs because they could sccomp ish .
large amount OF labor or boss . gang OF
men. bat iaoking 10 com prshspsion, good
road Judgment and business ability the
most essential quality.
Thers 10 altos ether too much work dors
upon tbs roads tbst amounts TO but little.
There 10 . eres, loss ircm work being done
Dot Of season that should have been pre-
rented BY slight work done al the right
lime, Nsglscling roads thu! ere good, OF
lsirly good, until they become bad snd
,xensivs 10 rebuild 10 poor sud wsateiu
Towns should GOT keep
10 ofhce Who neelects the
.oads to attend 10 lie personsl Af.irs. end
works the roads when convenient Tor him
'sli. The responsibility Tor such conduol
esss with the town. Tor shis IL town bus
ness. II
More economic measures should be
dop,td for msints inina rosds. end a ore
i the town money should be used With
b. 3 Ate money for perm neLt fopd work
/ COTS much less 10 keep cool rosd
God ihsn is nov use uroo poor Tosds
hs' gro rtrpetually poOt
Towns thai ere tDc,eedips best 10 in
r0vius their roads ere usins 40 incress
u portion Of their town furd. 10 conpec
on With the S.ts appropriation. 10 road
uildius Of = permanent character And
tosbs were u qulrsd by Law to provide
least one third OF ,hs smouat .hst i,tI
ended 10 thoss ioSns under State super
lsiop, 1t uonld induce . better sdminp
stioc, aud Increase the NIL age u good
,sis.
We pr,e cOCsii.rs.ion OF thesa m alters,
I'D Gall siieullon TO he county road
setting Vii ID viii eoon be- b Id. At
YES nssii0gs all hese n. .t.ers ere t.ik
over and freely discussed. tfforts are
.de 10 plan out end secure the adoption
bst.er methods and . general working 81
stem. The commissioners form their -
lens and &c. tbs hey note for the yssfs II
ork. and there should be vidt.iw,ks
,nGrsl interest 10 tbese met tnas and the q
i j,cls there considered, Ssleotmen e.
'clsily should be Interested Tor their
sps. and to aid IL advancing the cause ii