The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-24
DALLAS POOR ROADS
CONDITION or HIGHWAYS REPORT
ED no JUDGE.


Advertiser Bureau.
Selma, Jan, ~.
Good roads throughout the county
OF Dallas and paved streets In the city
of Selma have ever been momentous
questions to the people Of the city and
county.
The people for years have been
agitating the question OF paving the
streets OF the city and the demand OF
the citizens OF the county has been
for better roads. But the appeal for
paved streets has so far passed UNI
needed by the city and nothing along
that line has been accomplished.
The country people have Jared bet
ter. The County Court Of Revenue has
tried to put the roads of the county in
good condition and has spent thousands
of dollars in the work. After the ex-
penditure Of this money the roads are
little better. today than they were
when the work started. That the
Court of County Commissioners Is be-
ginning to realize that all of the work
1t has had done has been practically
thrown away is cited in a report which
was made to Judge j. w. Mabry Of the
City Court Of Selma by William C.
Phillips. q member Of the court. This
report is as follows:
-"As a member OF the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners It is my duty to re-
port the condition of the roads in my
! During the Quarter ending Decem-
Der 81, /. inspected all the important
roads in Valley Creek. huntsville
Plantersville, Dublin, Wooalawn. sum-
merfield and Union beats, and until the
continuous rains of December and ur
to date found them as good or better
thaniI had ever seen at that time OF
the year; the pverseers had worked
nearly ell the roads during the summer
and fall, and had repaired the bridges
| while my road crew under Mr. Milling
had done good and permanent work or
the Range Line, Shearer Mill and Sum-
merfield Roads.
with the late rains and heavy haul
ing the roads have cut up end are In
bad condition. and will ever be the
case, except when We make a per-
manent roads .by- grading and gravel
ing. I am satisfied after five years
experience that our system of WORKING
roads with superintendent and out
fits is a failure because we build toe
few miles and with material that is
not permanent at too great cost
We are expanding $4,000 annually ano
| have too little to show for 1t.
1T would be better Cf majority
so desires) to issue bonds, then make
first-class roads, from north to south
| and east to west through the county
or all important roads and let those
| who come after us pay the bonds The
| minor roads could be kept up with a
road tax as. now, or with the hands
subject to road duty.
Respectively submitted,
William G. Phillips,
Commissioner
The reports made by the other mem.
bers OF the Court of County Commits.
sioners to Judge Mabry speak OF the
good condition ofAthe roads In Their
section until the heavy rains of Deem
ber After these rains they all state
that the roads in their districts were
very bad. While the other members
did not recommend the making of per.
nanent roads 1t is understood that they
are of the Same belief as Mr. Phillips
in, that the work of the roads of the
county will be unending unless per-
manent roads are built such roads
as the rains of winter will not wash
away.
Date Fer Capital Cases.
In the City Court of Selma this
afternoon at 4 o'clock before Judge j
w Mabry, Bob Andrews, white man
and Pompy Mcmillan. negro were
arraigned. Both are charged with
murder and the date, Tor lue Tearing
of the cases against :hem was Bel
Z
for February s.
Pompy Mcmillan. the negro, who is
charged with murder, was indicted al
the last session of the grand jury. He
is accused of having killed his wife
at their home near Orrvihe, in the
western part of the county, about two
months ago The negro was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Arthur Williams
about a week ago and. brought ia
Selma and placed in the county Jail.
Bob Andrews. Is a young white man
of Wilcox County IT Is alleged that
with his brother John Andrews, about
two years ago he killed the wife of his
father. Jim Andrews. The case was
transferred from the Circuit Court OF
Wilcox County to the City Court OF
Selma.
Besides setting the dates for the
trial of Bob Andrews and Pompy Nc
MILAN. Judge Mabry also set date for
the hearing of capital eases against
Lon Medlin and Charlie Woods, bot
being charged with murder.
Medlin, who is a young white man
shot and killed George Fuller. another
young white man, in the northern part
of the city near the Cawthon cotton
mills last spring. Woods shot and
killed another negro. James Young
Both cases were set to be heard FRI
day, February z.
OmeerH Installed.
Tonight at its lodge room on Water