Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-03-14
GOOD ROADS MEETING.
The Business League In Called Meeting
Discusses and Resolyes-Diseus-
sion OF the Water Question.

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The good roads meeting of the
Business League at the opera house
yesterday afternoon was fairly we'll
attended, aud the audience was COM
posed Of the leading business men Of
the city.
Mr.. w. T.. Saunders called the
meeting to order, aud stated the OBJ
jet OF the meeting.
Judge A. G.. Board was By motion
requested 10 address the meeting.
Judge Board treated the subject
from the standpoint Of the exper-
fence he has had during the last tour
years In working on the roads Of the
county with the county convict force.
He showed the uselessness Of agitnt-
ing for macadamized roads for Braz-
os county, 10y stating the cost, which
Is altogether out OF proportion 10 the
taxable values of the county. Ho
suggested as one of the secrets OF
road making in this section the mat
ter OF drainage, aud emphasized the
. importance OF the landowners deal.
Ting literally with the roadworkers
Ia the matter of allowing drainage
through their property where pos
sible without too much damage. An.
other secret Of roadmaking be had
learned was the importance Of hav-
Ing sand applied 10 clay roads. He
stated facts about the expense Of the .
present system per auuum which .
were brought out In these col. .
umns some days since. He said
II his plans OF woodworking are sat.
isiartory 10 the people, he will.
keep ON az DO in the present man
ner. and said bee himself believes
that the only change advisable
would be- 10 increase the amount
of money available 90 be- expended
in reinforcing the work cot t.e force
W. II. Johnston being called uu.
stated that lu his opinion there 4, uo
use Of chewing the blt right now. bee
cause the recent uuprece dcut.d.
weather would necessarily make bad
roads He approved the present -y.-
tenn OF working county convict, on
the roads.
f.. +. Parks approved the present
plan Of working the roads. and
thought $1,000 per year should be
available for expenditure instead of
about 500 ~ az present.
Il. Il. Knowles suggested a plan Of
using planks Ia a manner which he
explained, and which he had found
to work well.
q. ;. Parker commended the
efforts Of Judge Board To make
roads, believed bee was doing good
work ana the policy should be- con-
tinu5d.
Judge Board explained that more
men was not OF 80 much consequence
~ good facilities 10 work witl,-good
teams implements, etc, aud enough
" them.
W. 7. Connolly offered the follow
Ing resolution, which after discus
sion, was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That IL il the sense of
his meeting that the present plan of
working the couyicts on the county o
.ohds ~ wise policy; that the work
mould be extended along the same ,
ines aud when needed, or when iu
he opinion ut the county Judge and .
commissioners, % can beeNt.ud.d d, =
,opd purpose, more money should be q
pent ia the work than heretofore. y
The attention Of the league WAS
Iere diverted from the roads quss- v
ion to question Of getting good 3
water Tor Bryan Ed Hall suggest =
d the discussion Of the subject. saw !,
ng, first, that be- was In hearty (,
with action already taken d
D regard 10 the road question. JB g
tovenson, being called upon, made b
good sensible talk about artesian q
'ater and the chances Of procuring $
at Bryan, and laid proposition v
eiore the meeting. Mr.. Stoyenson's A
roposition was that he would bore p
u artesiau well and guarantee "A u
ood flow of water, for the sum Of g
2OOOD; provided that II he went y
depth Of 300 feet and got am A.
1undant supply Of good water, the
.ty is TO take the water from his
ell pumped by him into a stand
Ipe' at prices to be agreed upon. ~
nus giving him show 10 get even o.
0 his guarantee, even though he el
ID not get flowing well. His pro- dc
lsition was commented upon with en-
'eat favor by number Of citizens. er
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