The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-16

Discussing the Good Roads Question
AT the last meeting of the Deer Creek Far
mers Club the subject discussed was: "Per
manent improvement of the public roads anC
same"
Mr.. James Lee opened the discussion ant
spoke IN favor of the Shoemaker bill. 1t j
very much like the New Jersey law, he said
except more liberal. Where the former al
lows onethird. the proposed measure appro
PIRATES one-half of the total cost to be paid bJ
the state. Formerly he did not favor the is
suance of bonds by the county for the i'm
proyement of the public roads, but has chang
| ed bis mind. He considered that good, hare
roads were more beneficial to neighborhooC
than railroad. He was also in favor of ma
tlonal legislation on the lines laid out by the
Bfownlow bill. Hethinks the Shoemaker bill
bill. = -'NS
MI. J. B. Wysong agreed with Mr.. Lee and
was IN favor of the county issuing bonds; also
the bill for State aid, provided practical en-
gineer had charge of the work.
Mr.. J. Wilson Moore was glad to see re-
newed interest taken in road improvement
he was in favor of both bills; also an issue OF
bonds BY the county.
Mr.. ]. G. Archer did not favor bonding the
county. He thought it better to wait and get
all possible out of the Haman and Shoemaker
bills.
Mr.. ]. D. Worthington said that the senti.
ment In our county favoring good roads was
greater than ever before. He would like to
see legislation on the lines of Government aid
by the Brownlow bill State aid by the Shoe
maker bill, supplemented with county aid by
the means of bonds. Then there will be good
roads sure enough. OF course, there would be
the Haman bill to take the place of the Shoe
maker bill when the sum would be sufficient.
We should be prompt in pushing all these
measures, and let everyone give their united
support. =
issuing county bonds without ample safe
guards. The club should endorse the Brown
low BILL
Mr.. George e. Silver was glad that the club
had Sgain4 taken up the road question. 1t
should be kept before the people. If we get
Government aid, State aid, county aid and in
dividnalaid we ought to have good roads. He
was always opposed to bonding the county,
but put in proper hands, would favor it.
Mr.. s. A. Williams said that it was encour-
aging to see such interest taken in road inn
provement We should make use of every
available means. If the county does issue
bonds, make them available so that work
could be stared at once. The county should
see that the money was judiciously spent.
Mr.. R. Fl. Archer would use all other means
before issuing county bonds, as they would be
hard to pay. He thought that abutting prop
erty owners should contribute part of the ex-
pcuS6 Ol turnpike IOduS, say ten per Ccut.
Mr.. j. b. Hanna favored Government, State
and county aid, but not the issuance of bonds
under present conditions. If there was a
roads engineer and other safeguards he would
favor it.
Mr.. w. Beatty Harlan was in favor of all
the bills mentioned; also one for bonding the
county, if the money would be judiciously
spent.
Mr.. ]. D. Worthington, chairman of the
road committee, was authorized by the club to
correspond with Mr. Brownlow, telling him
of the hearty cooperation of the club in his
movement for good roads, He was also di-
rected to communicate with Congressman Tai
bolt, asking him to help the Brownlow bill.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Harlan, was adopted:
Resolved, That the Deer Creek farmers
Club approves the principles of National and
State aid to the permanent improvement Of the
important roads of the counties, and approves
the general principles of both the Brownlow