The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-02
To MAKE PLANS
FOR GOOD ROADS
COUNTIES SHOULD UNITE
AND ALL AID IN BUILDING MOST
IMPROVED HIGHWAYS.

Plan Was Suggested ny Mr.. A. b.
Moore to Chamber of Commerce.
Would Like Chatham, Richmond.
Burke, bingham and ScrcVen Ia
Unite in Building Road TO Angus
ta-Visit of County Representa-
tives to Chatham Would Show
How Work Can he Done.
Good roads throughout the state are
highly favored by the Chatham Coun-
ty Commissioners, whether they are
built by the state or by the individual
counties.
The road question was informally
discussed yesterday by different COM
missioners, the discussion arising from
the proposed resolution of Mayor
Myers, which was printed in the Morn
ing News.
There are some objections offered to
the state building the roads with its
convicts, the chief reason being that
such a course would take money from
the school funds of the different coun-
ties. Otherwise the plan is considered
as very desirable, as it would insure
unity of action throughout Georgia.
The plan of having the representa-
tives Of different counties lying close
together meet and discuss plans. and
then decide upon a line of work has
also been suggested. This plan has
met with favor wherever it has been
mentioned, and the only question is
urb ne a1iofpfpu COMMITTEES xUouId
join such a movement
Mr.. A. b. Moore is one of those who
favors the plan of county union. He
has spoken of the plan at different
times in the past. and when the good
roads movement was being agitated in
the Chamber of Commerce he preached
this plan to that body. In speaking
of the matter yesterday, Mr.. Moore
said:
THE resolution of Mayor Myers |
read with considerable interest. l am
in favor of any plan that will insure
good roads, without hurting other
things which are partially supported
by the state.
For Union of Counties.
II am in favor of a union of counties
to secure the roads needed. My plan is
to have Chatham. Richmond. Burke,
EHlunBndAu ana oCIeNeH counties, unite
in this matter They could each send a
commissioner or other county repre-
sentative to Chatham county, and we
could show them what we have been
doing. BY a united effort good paved
road could be built from Savannah to
Augusta.
'"The only other course open for such
a road. the great value of which can BE-
seen at once, would be through Tattnall
q nd QrsxT1 n fae tt.Te 70
should be chosen. the Ogeachee road
would be followed, and the extension
built through the counties mentioned.
Should all the counties mentioned
unite on the project the roadway could
be built in two or three years and at
the same time an excellent road Sc
cured. The cost would be very light and
each county would do only its share of
the work. If this plan is TO be carried
out however, the Joint action of repre-
sentatiyes of the counties concerned is
absolutely necessary
Objection TO state Taking Charge.
1.-THE principal objection" continued
Mr.. Moore, "to the state taking charge
of the roads and building them with
its convicts, is the fact that the school
funds would be injured. The building
of the roads would mean that no more
convicts would be leased and the rev.
enue from that source would be lost.
This would do great harm, especial
ly In the poor counties, where prac-
tically all the money received for school
purposes comes from the state With
this exception the plan is a good one,
principally because il would insure good
roads, and also uniformity.
Personally / favor almost any plan
that will insure good roads Some
time ago l addressed the Chamber Of
Commerce on the matter and at that
time set forth my ideas in detail ]
believe that all the commissioners want
TO see good roads, not only in Chat
ham county, but throughout the state
and believe that they will indorse any
feasible plan that may be suggested as
means TO this end