The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21
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the siv, ,ion ~ ghe tollow jBE Officers
JAS \ Davis. president VI r "
Dickson. Jsse Ha}fhuds. 20 Lose.
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TREASURER
The pfyu,spal afternoon sH.a EeE@
sore ~ 4 e. Turner. president nf
Tfinity University Col William
Hradbura. consulting engineer fof
the National Good Roads association
sad nr : T. flgooks president uE
fss laT University.
Dg Turner said that Just az gh,s
time the aood foads question uFsF.
ahadueed All others he spoke 10 The
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aud said II should be made posa.hlr
for the youth Of ELLIS county TO
reach the college in tnwn ar the ru-
raj school ans dag In tine year
Ar BFadburu displayed "A chart
showing something of the eouatrac-
ton and drainage OF roads
The following report of the com
mittee on resolutions was read and
adopted
To the Chairman Of the Good Roads
Convention
We. your committee on legislation
recommendations and resolutions.
beg leave 10 submit our first report
and recommendations as follows:
That We endorse the resolution
No One of the Texas Good Roads
association of Waco.
That there be enacted law Gre
aiing the office of state highway
commissioner, who snail be Il prac
teal road builder; his duties to be
defined by law.
That the Legislature repeal the
present law requiring five days la
Dor on public roads and substitute
therefor road tax to be paid in
cash
We recommend the amendment
of the present laws relating to the
employment of convicts so that short
term convicts. both state and county,
shall be employed in the construc-
ton and maintenance of public
roads, and that the present contract
system be abolished.
That suitable laws be passed car
/ rying out the provisions Of the con-
stitution giving precincts or special
political subdivisions of any county
the right to issue bonds for the per
manent improvement of public roads
in such particular county OF. pre-
cinct That such law be known as
the Local Option Good Roads Law"
Respectfully submitted,
II. p. MIZELL, Chairman.
The following delegates were ap-
vention TO be held at Austin about
the middle of March
r. X. Erwin, Perry 5. Robertson,
Geo. l.. Griffin. John Beatty, Tom
Yates, +. T. Stoker. O. \. Finley. j.
r. Sullivan. Dr. 4, b. Small. Dr.. d.
c. Thompson, Dr. c. w Simpson,
Dr.. A. +. Turner, J. Baldbridge Ed
Lowe, j. II. James, Tom Martin. j.
w. Beck, A. p. Harris. j. p. Claunch.
Jas. S. Davis, Ed Cunningham, T. A
Ferris. Geo. W. Coleman, r. J. Cole.
o. +. Dunlap. j. r. spencer G.. w.
Mcknight, f. H. Griffin. Mark
Smith. AMI CaFothers, r. w. Burle-
son. /. NJ. Eskridge. w. NJ. Tidwell,
| John II. sharp, ". A. Boyce. a. y.
Thomas. X. II. Connally \. J. Thorn
as. II d Timmons. f.. 5 Campbell.
T. Chaska. +. Is Kenner, W. G. Me
+ Claim. T. +. Thompson. j. NJ Ian
caster. G. r. Gibson. J. b. Hines. 5.
, T. Spalding, ". $ Kemble. j. $.
3 Herring prof. j VI Gordon, Frank
Chapman 49, NJ Burleson, i. A..
p Lawson. i. D. Garder. 5 NJ. Dunlap.
T. Griffith. Frank Rogers.
At the afternoon session of the
convention Tom Nclendou submit
ted the following report. showing
improvements made ou the roads In
thar community
The people of Nasu we're mp
against the proposition of bad roads
Seeing thc county could render no
aid tho citizens s,t about tD 10
something fHemsygv,s a meeting
WAS held and committee consisfinE
LOT myself. john Marks and Bsss VII
iIaws Nas appointed and instructed
'u ui.s funds for the purpose uf i'm
proving tbr .uad- ea. elected
.sbaifmsu of ibis committee. ~
uutr Ursau fhs Nula ui missing
funds alfh be rs~ur fHaf x.Ts was
estuf.a sent fu bod. fh, .pfu ais
STONE. Hf be pressing. rgt atsfsd
atsr Haf b.sn tnn. iie fais.t the
amuuut .a t1zs bt securing au APP
preparation ~ $50 frum fh. cad
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