The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-01
A HOLD UP.
County Commissioners Standing In The
Way of Good Road Movement
In This County.
REFUSE TO CONCUR WITH TOWNSHIPS.

1905, the sum of SIX millions,
three hundred and fifty six thoJs
aud, two hundred and thirty two |
dollars and forty seven cents, was
appropriated from the State
funds for the Improvement of the
public roads of this State, to be
distributed among the several
counties IN proportion to the
number of miles OF road IN each
county. The condition upon
which any township may get the
benefit of this appropriation IL,
that the township and the County
Com missloners shall Join in ask
ing for it, and agree that the
township and the county shall
each pay one dollar as often as
the State pays six dollars: If
but one township in the county
applies, then it may have the
share that belongs to all the 9th
er townships. n the same way,
If but one County in the State
would ask for St5te aid, then the
county so applying would get the
whole sum appropriated. But no
one county has a clnch like that.
Scarcely was the ink dry on the
bill, when the Governor signed
1T, until the dirt was flying in
dozen counties, and there was
general stir among the more pro
Sgressive portions of tha State.
Fulton county's citizens were
not behind their nelghbors IN re
cognizing the advantage that was
to come to them IN the improve
ment of their Dads. Not having
railroad or trolley facilities, they,
more than any other people in the
State, needed good highways,
aud now was the opportunity to
have them, and to have somebody
else help pay for them. But the
following taken from the records
Of the State Highway Depart
ment, shows just what progress
is being made, and who is respon.
sible for the delay
In May, 1904, three Townships
in Fulton county made appllca
ton for State aid IN the recon.
struction of the following roads,
the County cooperating in each
petition and agreeing to pay an
equal share Of the cost with each
township:
Wells 44,S60 feet
Bethel $4,000 "
Ayr 5000
64,8S5 Z" or
about twelve and a quarter miles
of roads.
Bids were received by the State
Highway Department for 30 day 5
prior to March 25, 1905, covering
the construction of II, 900 feet of
road, II feet WIDE, IN Wells town
ship, extending from Huntingdon
county line, via Wells Tannery,
along the road leading to the
County line of Bedford.
A petition protesting against
the improvement of the above
road. sighed by the owners of a
majority of the assessed valuation
in Wells township, was filed in
Court, and the township Super
visors and County Commission
ers refused to sign the agree
ment which must be entered int
between the State, County, and
Township, before a contract car
be executed.
Bids were received for 20 days
PRIOR to August Goth, 1906, fol
the construction of 5000 feet O
road, Is feet wide, in Ayr town
ship, extending from poin
about 2000 feet north of tn,
bridge crossing W. II. Duffey',
mil race, and running south b,
Webster Mills.
The agreements, based upol
The bid of the Harrisburg Con
struction Company, were sent t
the Fulton County Commission
crs for signature on August 23d
1906, and on the l0sh day OF Ser
tslnber, communication was re
ceived by the State Highway Dc
paftment, stating that ''The Con
'nlssioners Of Fulton county, Pa