Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-04-24
Good Roads Convention.

ItOnai Good Roads ACKNOWLEDGMENT I
say regarding the movement. After m,
sic by the Charles Town Cornet Band
Mr.. John T. Colston called the meetin
to order and Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkin
made an opening PRAYER. Mr.. J. "
Gardner was then elected secretary Q
the meeting The address of welcom
on the part of the town was made b
Mayor Geo. T. Light. and one on tn
part OF the county by Prosecuting Al
torney ]. NJ. Mason. Jr.
Col. w. H. Moore, president of tn
National Good Roads Association. re
sponded on behalf of the National Goo.
Roads movement. Among other things
he proposed the enactment of four meas
ures by Legislature. First, the appoint
ment of a Highway Commissioner will
assistant IS. Second. what is termed Al
the State Aid Plan, wherein town al
well as out-of-town property will be taxed
to build and maintain roads, as they arr
as essential to the town people as they
are to those from the country. and te
have the more prosperous counties aid
those that are not SO prosperous. Third
that all payments for work on roads be
paid in cash and fourth. the use of con.
Wet labor on the roads. Col. T. P.
Rixey then made short talk in which
he lauded the late Hon. VIM, l.. Wilson.
The following committee on organiza-
ton was appointed Charles Town dis
trict, T. T. Perry Kabletown. VIM.
Frazier; Middleway. John P. Kearfott
Shepherdstown, James Hendricks Har-
pers Ferry, ]. VIM. Rider.
On resolutions the following committee
was appointed Charles Town district.
Geo. T. Light (; Middleway, Isaac H.
Strider; Harpers Ferry. N. c. Bracket;
Shepherdstown. H. L. Snyder; Kable-
town. DR.. A. P. Thomson and H. {.
Getzendanner.
In the afternoon meeting. Mr.. ]. w.
Rider presiding after music by the band
Mr.. Henry Shirley, roads engineer of
Baltimore county. Md, made short adj.
dress and was followed by Col. Wm.
Bradburn. civil engineer for the National
Association. who spoke on Practical
Road and Street Construction. At the
close of his address Col. T. p. Rixey.
the attorney for the National Association.
spoke of the legislation necessary for the
construction of goods roads.
The following report was made by the
committee on resolutions:
To the convention of citizens of Jefferson
county held this 18th day of April 1906, at
Charles Town, W. Va, under the auspices
of the National Good Roads Association
Your committee on resolutions submits
for your consideration the following:
Recognizing the necessity of good roads
for the social and commercial well-beino of
the citizens of our county.
Therefore, be it resolved by this conyen-
lion of citizens of Jefferson county;
1. That strong permanent organization
be effected in this county looking to the
immediate and future betterment of road
conditions in the county. and that all proper
steps be taken to interest all our citizens i'm
The movement,
2. That our representatives in the Con-
gress of the United States be urged to sup
port and earnestly advocate the passage of a
measure that will secure for the various
States of the Union federal appropriation
for the benefit of the roads of said States,
the amount to be prorated among the various
counties of said States.
8. That our representatives in the State
Senate and House of Delegates be pledged
10 support measure looking to State aid
for road purposes.
4. That the County Court of the county
be urged to limit the establishment and
building of new roads in our county except
where absolutely essential, and that they
select for road supervisors the best men
,btainable. subscribe for and place in their
hands some publication devoted to the con-
5truction of roads. and give them the adj
vantage of any other training along this line
possible.
g. That the County Court be requested
10 make an appropriation out of the county
Dr. road fund, or partly out of both, for the
purpose of at once constructing on one of
The main county thoroughfares a short sec
ton of road on modern and scientific
using either the system advocated
by the National Good Roads Association.
Or some other modern system, in order to
present 10 our people an object lesson in
scientific road building.
Z. That we return our earnest thanks to
Col w. ii. Moore, President of the National
Good Roads Association, and to Col. T. H.
Rixey. lecturer for the national organization.
and to Capt. Vim. Bradburn, consulting
engineer, for their visit to our county. and
for their clear, courteous and convincing
addresses on the subject of good roads and
The method and manner of obtaining and
them.
s. That copy Of these resolutions be
published in the county papers, as wei as a
full account of the convention and that all
,itizens be earnestly invited to interest them
selves in the matter of securing good roads
Tor our county. / H. sTRIDER,
A P. THOMPSON.
N. G. BRAcKErT.
III. L. SNYDER.
H. q. GETzENDANNER.
GEo. Il. LIGHT.
The following is the report of the Com
mittee on Organization;
We, your Committee on Permanent Or
yanizaiion, respectfully submit the follow
We recommend that a permanent
be perfected, and that this
Association shall be known as the Jefferson
County Good Roads Association.
We further recommend the following
names for officers:
President. John p, Kearfott. Kearneys-
vile: 1st Vice President, NJ Hendricks
Shepherdstown End Vice President, Rob
ert L. Withers, Summit Point; Secretary.
William O. Norris. Charles Town; Treasurer.
W illiam Wilt. Rippon.
We further recommend that the above
named officers shall be the Executive Com
mittee.
We further recommend the organization
Of each district by the election of the follow
ing vice-Presidents
J. NJ Hendricks, Shepherdstown: James
Tabb. Kearneysville; Jas. E. Watson. Charles
Town: L. c. Engle, Keller's; Thomas j.
West. Nippon.
We further recommend a thorough
organization of each district under its
respective Vice President.
We further recommend meeting of this
for the purpose of adopting by
laws and considering such plans as may be
in the interest of GOOD Roads
Respectfully submitted
VIM. e. FRAzIER,
JoHS Z. KEARFoTT,
JAMES N. HxHDRIcKs.
j, W. RIDER.
Committee.