The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-03-10
GOOD ROADS
CLOSING
SESSION

The Good Roads convention clos
He'd at the opera house Friday night
There was a large attendance at the
might session and d good representa-
ltion Of ladies. Chairman S. Il
Reed presided and Senators A. X.
Thorn and Ira L. Robinson, of Graf
ton, made short speeches. Col. W.
I'll. Moore. president Of the National
Good Roads association, was the
speaker of the evening. He min
Iutely described their systems of road
Ebuilding and Illustrated the same
with stereopticon views. He also
gave some very interesting views Of
| the roads in the Old Country and
the Holy land
The leetl rs highly instructive
land was gre appreciated.
Col. 7, Isixey's speech Friday
lafternoon was impressive and in
lstructive and was listened to with
much attention and was greatly ap-
lpreciated. Among the forcible ideas
advanced by him was that there was
mo more sense in mans working
to pay his road tax than it would be
for a man to teach out his school
tax, which would be a ridiculous
proposition. He plead with the
convention ito do away with that
plan Of road-building. He asked al
so that there be a law to use con-
yicts in building good roads instead
OF assassinating them by cooping
them up. He believed in giving
them free aid. He saidsall the iail
prisoners ought to be put to work
on the roads.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported thefollowing resolutions, and
ltheywere adopted by the convention:
Your committee ON the resolu-
tons of the Good Roads convention
assembled in the city, respectfully
report:
I'VE are heartily IN favor Of the
movement for the improvement Of
our public highways. A system Of
good roads brings our community in
direct communication and promotes
At. once the freest intercourse be-
tween the country and the city; and
we appreciate in the largest sense
the presence in our mldsb of the
Representatives of the National Good
Roads Association, and extend to
them our sincere thanks for the good
work they are doing in our midst
Resolved. That ii is the sense
OF this convention that we do recom-
mend TO the commissioners Of our
county that as soon as practicable
they adopt the policy Of construct.
ing county roads upon proper loca-
ton and according TO scientific prin-
eiples.
'sResolSed, That our representa-.
tives in the legislature are request
ed TO use all proper efforts 70 secure
the enactment Of such legislation as
guarantee economical fnaintainance
and construction of a system Of good
roads in city and county along the
line recommended by our State and
National Good Roads Associations.
Eve further recommend the
formation of both municipal and
district Good Roads associations and
shat the permanent organization
made at this meeting pledge itself
to cooperate heartily with such or
ganization for the betterment of
streets, roads and highways CON
structed according to the ideas pro-
mulgated at this meeting.
Your committee also recommends
% this assembly for its approval or
amendment, as may seem best. VIZ:
that it recommend 20 the conrnis-
sioners of the county and the district
authorities the construction, as soon
rs expedient, OF as many miles Of
modern highways in each Of the ten
districts of the county on the best
possible grade and system as they
deem practical.
I've resolve also that Representa-
tiyes from this county in the leeis-
iature be requested and instructed to
flavor and use their best efforts to
bring about tie establishment Of
State Bureau Of Public HIGHWAYS.
and the creation Of the Office Of
State Commissioner of HIGHWAYS
who shall be an expert highway en-
gineers and that each county should
Ehaye a uniform road system for the
several districts Of the county and
Achose competent surveyors in the
ldistricis, and that the county employ
Z practical and experienced man 10
Inspect the work Of all The districts
having supervisory powers over the
different district surveyors. We
also request the representative II.
favor such necessary appropriations
lby the State as shall give effective
State aid IN tho eonSfrilofior ~ - !,