The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-27
ALL FOR GOOD ROADS.
Governor Crothers and Other Members
of the Commission are Present at
q Largely Attended Meet
ing at Towson-Much
Interest Mani
tested.

The Good Roads Commission completed us
tour of the counties OF the State on Thursday
by holding at Towson the final meeting in the
interest of good roads and to secure informa-
ton as to what roads will be improved by the
State Gov. Crothers, Mr.. Samuel NJ. Shoe
maker and other members of the Good Roads
Commission were present.
Governor Crothers addressed the meeting and
said he had found gratifying manifestation
on the part of the taxpayers in the subject.
During the progress of the work, he said, it is
his desire that the public understand every
step taken and how the money is spent, The
loan authorized by the State. be said, was 81
600 900 in addition to what Baltimore will get.
The object. he said, is to connect the roads
from one county to another and after the roads
are constructed the State will keep them in re-
pair. Signposts indicating distances will be
placed along the roads. He laid stress on the
fact that this was only the first appropriation
for this purpose and that appropriations would
no doubt continue until the State would have
great system of improved roads.
Holding down the expenses OF the State, tax
ing all property that should be taxed and the
increase in the revenue from liquor licenses and
inheritance tax, be said, will make fund that
will carry the good roads movement along Tor
several years without the taxpayer feeling it.
He said Baltimore county was the pioneer
county in the State in good road building, and
he gave credit to Congressman Talbot, Mr..
Samuel NJ. Shoemaker and Mr.. Carvllle ID.
Benson for their efforts in pushing the work.
Some of the delegations present at the meet
ps EaEa hadgfs Apq ana AF89Sh5 FEE
delegation from the I'd district favorable to the
sbnr ho1o nd 10 dole foe
from the Belair road resorted to the tag game"
by tagging one another before leaving nome
with large tag bearing the reason why the Bel.
air road should be accepted, and they tagged
nearly everybody in the meeting. The Hartford,
Liberty, Belair and Philadelphia roads were
largely represented,
The roads presented to the Commission fol
consideration were: Old Court and Joppa road
old Frederick, Liberty, Falls, Reislerstown,
Hampstead and Hereford, Hartford line to
White Hall, York. Hartford Belair, Philadel
phia and Harman's Bridge or Annapolis roads,
The meeting was called to order by County
Commissioner Mann. and Dr. James +. II. Cor
such was selected as chairman. The addresses
were limited to five minutes on each road, and
some were extended to ten minutes by consent
of the meeting. Ex-State Senator John Hub
ner was the first speaker and presented the Ole
Frederick road and the Edmonson avenue route
as a road that would answer every requirement
in completing the arrangement of the State
| roads.
DR.. G. f. Shipley introduced Col. D. g. McIn
| tosh, who spoke of the good qualities of The
| Old Court or Joppa, road. Mr.. I. Scott Offut
| also spoke for this road. 1t was shown tha
| this road crosses the entire county and connect
with nearly all the main roads.
Messrs Alfred ]. Carr, Harry NJ. Benzinge
| and 2. Howard Isaac took up the cause of thu
| Liberty road and said it would open up terri
tory that would quickly develop, as Baltimore
city seemed to be extending in that direction
| The Falls road cause was urged by Mr.. JohI
| s. Ensor; Mr.. Harry E. Goodwin spoke TO
the Reisterstown road, and Mr.. William Fl
Wheeler for the road from Hampstead to Here
| Hampstead road and the road leading from thu
| Hartford line to White Hall. States ATTORNEY
| Robert II Bussey, Messrs Laban Sparks, Jas
| j. Lindsay and Charles E. Fendall told thu
| Commission that the York road was the on
| that should be improved before any other road
| as it went through the center of the county ant
drained the largest territory in the county.
Mr.. William McCallister brought out tn
| good points of the Hartford road and wa
| backed by an enthusiastic following. Mr.
| Samuel M. Rankin also spoke. When Majo
| Thomas B. Catch took the floor to tell of th
advantages of the Belair road he took up hi
/ five minutes, was voted five additional minute
and then could not get before the Commission
all the statistics he had gathered.
| A strong argument was made by Mr.. Z. Kos
Mace for the Philadelphia road. He was fol
lowed by Mr.. John j. Hurst in the same inter
| est. Mr.. Carville D. Benson showed how tn
improvement of the Harman's bridge roa'
would make a connecting link with the pro
posed road from Baltimore to Annapolis.