The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-17
DD ROADS.
BY Samuel c. Lancaster,
Df Public Roads, Wash.
ington. D. c.
|Ar STATE fAAIUs' INSTITUTE.

N thing necessary to do is
| second to plan. third to-
hnd the fourth TO execute.
b look about us We find
IN communities begin TO
Without any fixed plan, hav-
organization. and everybody
tat public funds have been
~ the most important thing
obstruction and maintenance ot
proper organization and
. guarding OF public funds.
.Ince Is the basis OF all
and you must have.
.1fldenee OF the COM
Which has a right 10
IN every dollar is rightly
|Ilstlv expended and the best
.b,ained. In order to re-
~ best results. the work
placed In the hands OF a
d engineer. who should
|hrec Of the entire construc-
NJ maintenance Of the roads.
lid be responsible 10 a com
d composed Of representative
No money should De-
|tept on a property drawn
b OF the engineer which has
Ihn,trslgncd by al least two
y 81 the commission ana O.
.Iapn by The proper rcprtseu
those charged With the
n The funds aet aside Tor
|fiosc when authority Is
blame 10 no, easily ~ co.
pulled ard confusion exists
i asked 20 state the Ibrac
essentials tn road Building
bent authority has said the
ID most important Is drain
second Is drainage and The
also drainage
d may BE- built according TO
> y, approved methods and Of
j material. yet u proper drain
not maintained the road
withstand thr action Of frost
\ pounding q traffic u has
N truly aid that you cannot
raft OF stone on sea Of
tnsirurtiug road Il s. not n
D Of how much material 3
but we'll this material 10 APP
II has been demonstrated
iiahle materials pla ed on a
pom six 10 eight inches in the
md four 10 six inches on the
efur rolling complete q am
any ordinary purpose
|nany sections Of your state
}, yet undertaken the oonstruc-
4 improved roads, feeling Ter
Aat they hvae not suitable
D. available and bclng at a
know how 20 proceed. it may
|Fe you to know what has been
lshed In your sister State
hessec
on county Is situated In about
.inl part OF the Western di,i-
the State. and not a pound
triM suitable for road build
fposes ia 20 be found In less
Ifty miles.
many years our people had
miles and We had a popula-
4 about 1900 and a tax ACRE
of only about six million dol
Dc average assessed valuation
Dc being s5s2 per acre
many years our people had
Interested in the subicct OF
- roads. and when the win.
the great mud" came. Ia
the burden could no longer
ID. The roads were imHassa.
/ required two strong mules iC
D milk wagon with two milk
md all the day was consumed
DE- a few miles. For more
- weeks this condition prevail.
10 one attempted To pass ovel
bud roads except OF vase o.
necessity. The farmer Wa
in and all trade was stopped
'Dportune moment had arrived
meeting OF all the citizens o
n county was called and thosI
Did get to It came. All want
D road the only difference
||hion being as TO the hes
h for procuring themAnd efte
. discussion which seemed like
Noye disastrous. some contend
'| a direct tax and a few road
bar. and others wanting Il
bonds. a farmer arose am
81 the meeting as follows
e. Chairman. am n plain farm
a have no business trying 4
M this meeting, ! am all COY
IN mud. there is mud ON M
ma an over my clothes. an
Nd Is all spattercd up. 100.