Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-05-23
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BUSINESS AT ONCE.
viii Raise Funds to Improve Ap-
proaches in Other Counties to All
Bridges on Navasota and Bra

EOS Rivers.
; Pursuant to &C all of Chairman G..
8. Parker THE members of the Public
improvements committee of the Bry-
an Progressive League held meeting
I yesterday morning at the Office of the
City National Bank and resolved to
make an intelligent and systematic
effort TO put approaches on the out-of
Brazos county side of all bridges on
the Brazos and Navasota rivers In
good condition, also the immediate
section of the roads out of, the county
leading to these bridges. This work
will be done Independently OF the
Brazos county authorities, who will
continue to look after the roads aud
bridges and approaches in the county,
and in order to raise funds for this
out-of-the-county work, a subcommit,
tee of the Public Improvements COM
mittee, composed of Messrs. w. f.
Saunders, W. R. Sanders, A. w. Buch-
anan and G. s. Parker, will call upon
the people of the city Monday for
subscriptions. The committee de-
sires to have everybody consider the
matter thoroughly between now and
Monday and to be ready to respond
to the movement literally. The money
will be spent under the direct super
vision of the members of the commit
tee and all contracts will be let and
material bought by bids.
This is very important move and
will result in great good in bringing
trade to the town from all directions.
Some years ago enterprising bust
ness men of this city adopted a sim
liar plan and even built levy on the
Nayasota river at one point to pro-
tect the crossing. The result was that
la great deal of trade was brought to
this city, and cotton marketed here
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the League the committee also named
the following gentlemen to be hon
orary members fthe committee and
to keep watch on the roads within
their respective communities and re-
port to the active committee above
named any work needed at any
point in the county. The honorary
members and the roads they will serve
are:
Jones Ferry road. A. Hagens.
Pitt Bridge road-John Kasarek. |
Democrat Crossing road-E. r.
Lloyd.
CLANCY Bridge road. c. Lloyd.
Sandy Point road-B. L. Reed.
Moseley's Ferry Road-M. W. Sims
Jr
Harvey road-L. S. Williams.
Morgan's Gin road-CIaude Morgan.
Mumford Crossing road-Joe Ko-
pecky.
DtuNultg iOdu-r "a AdppS.
Wheelock road. B. Walker
Dillashaw Tap road-George Edge.
Wellborn road-L. F. Battle.
Sulphur Springs road-P. l.. Barron.
Macy road-Henry Koontz.
II will be seen that this large hon
orary or subcommittee covers fif-
teen important roads leading to Bry
an. and serving the people of all
parts 'otNe. county as well as those
who come from other counties. MI
Eagle regards this as one of the mos
effective measures that could have
been adopted of keeping the Progress
sive League and the county authori
ties thoroughly informed as to the
need of roads and bridges.
At the same meeting yesterda!
morning the Public Improvement
committee considered the fire protec
ton problem and it was agreed t
meet with the fire company at al
early date to be agreed upon and take
such action with reference to making
recommendation to the city council
as seems advisable.
The Eagle is gratifled with the man
ner in which the committee has TAX
en- hold of the immediate problems
demanding attention and hopes thai
support of the efforts put forth will
be hearty and unanimous to the END
that the desired results may be ac