Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-02-26
FOR BETTER ROLLS


shape % strong movement fn-
the imEediate repeal If The Clarke
CoUnty Special Road Law.
b. 3 recorded vote Of three o.
one, fa- Board 81 Supervi-or~ last
TnUr-dsg called upon Hon. r. :.
Park i- -le STATE senate. and
Hcn- r. +. Byrd. IL the House of
Delegates Ton account OF the
illness of Hon ". ". Johnson u
use every efforr in their power n
g. --- the immediate repeal 81 the
C.4rke County Road Law. which
was passed IN ISL
The vote 90 the resolution rep
resents practically thc views ofthe
landowner and taxpayers ot ;le
County. Three-foarth- of the Teo-
PIE want better road- aud are Will
Ing - he taxed for that purpose.
The other ore-fo1rtl either lives
on the turnu.se cr opposes better
roads for some other reason which
we cannot undcr--auI.
OF course there wiIl De a deter
mined and bitter fight against re-
pealing the special road law. -
there are still q number of people
who think that the roads and
schools II the State should Pc IN
The same condition a. that prevail
Ing in 1877 an3 before.
Virginia. Use first and Oldest
State IN tile Cnion. spent a little
over $4,000 900 roads last wear.
made Up IN Gle different county
ievies. Indiana. comparatively
new" Ssa,e. speut $1,000. 900 on
her roads last year. The results
in the two State. represents the
difference in the two sums men
toned.
The public roads in Virginia are
tue laughing-stock OF all visitors
% the State who have travelled
through the other States and have
seen the work and money being
expended 70 make the highways
better everywhere.
In last weeks COURIER we had
an article about the roads in Neck
lenburg county, North Carolina.
where they are spending SI25. 600
year. We hope every landowner
and taxpayer in this County read
that article.
The road appropriation bill which
passed tie House Of Delegates last
week appropriates S25O.OOO an
nually for road purposes. but each |
county-tO secure It's proportion of |
that sum-must raise an equal |
amount and show that it intends |
doing something for It's roads.
The COURIER unequivocally |
favors the immediate repeal Of the
Clarke County Special Road Law.
for the following reasons:
The amount now raised under
that law IS $4,1OO per year: with |
that sum we are expected TO work |
200 miles Of road. at an average Of /
$50 per mile; the road overseers |
are not and cannot be expert or ex-
perienced road makers, and most
OF the money annually used is with
out permanent result; what is need
cd IS al entire change III the manner
OF administering ,he road moneys.
and iiie Stale road Jaw offers hat
opportunity; by tie rcrcal 81 ,hc
special las and tie adoption Of tire
a-nerai itw the County cau have
= 1000 peryear In round Numbers.
- spend on roads that no,g receive
but $4.lOO.
N-( III tAi@AiN OAtaCL Ift~l.--
for the step, bat tie above are n
that IS necessary. In fact, Tie 4
statement that only $40 per mile IS
asailable forroad purposes annually
IN Clarke county should Je reason /
enough for radical change.
The legislature of Virginia is
trying to aid and improve Toe high
ways and schools OF the Sra. af,rrl,
a hundred years Of neglect.
Nothing viii prevent sucI. cua
summation but the people th,m- II
selves. il
LIT every landowner aod tax
payer in Cha. Ike county drop acard
iq lion. Il. ;. Parks. State senate,
!. sa:npnd. Va. today. and ask BIN