The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-29
FOR GOOD ROADS.
After Discussing Proposed Bond Is
sue, Chamber Of Commerce Ad-
journs to Meet Tonight.

the court house. under the auspices OF
the County Good Roads League, a
meeting Of the chamber Of commerce
and those interested in good roads
was held in the chamber Of commerce
rooms on Monday evening to discuss
the details Of and to make suggestions
in regard to the movement inaugurat-
ed to have submitted to the people of
Newberry county this summer the
question Of issuing bonds to the
amount Of 100000 for permanent
road work. DR.. Geo. B. Cromer was
made chairman Of the meeting, and
Mr.. Frank R. Hunter secretary.
There was a fairly good attendance,
but not as large as there should have
been, and it is hoped to have a lar9-
er attendance at the meeting at 8
o'clock tonight, to which time the
meeting on Monday night adjourned.
President ". K. Sigh, Of the
County Good Roads League, was call
ed upon and gave the details Of the
mass meeting held in the court house
some day ago at which referendum
to the people Of the question of the
proposed bond issue was recommend
ed. At that meeting a committee of
five was appointed to bring the mat
ter to the attention of Newberry
county's delegation in the general as
sembly, and, in Connection with the
delegation, to draft bill to be pass
ed by the legislature submitting the
question Of the bond issue to the peo-
pie to be voted on this summer. That
committee is composed Of President
". K. Sligh, of the Good Roads Lea
cue; County Supervisor L. I. Feagle,
Col. E. r. Aull, Mr.. Jno. NJ. Kinard,
and DR.. G. Y. Hunter.
At the meeting on Monday night,
on motion of Mr.. E. NJ. Evans, sec.
onded by Mr.. E. H. A11ll, DR.. Geo. 3.
Cromer was added to the committee
from the chamber Of commerce.
President Sigh gave in detail the
features of the mass meeting aeld
some days ago and outlined
the plan for the bond issue-the
amount of the bonds being 100000,
all the bonds to be retired in fifty
years, which Mr.. Sigh estimated
could be done with a two-1nill prop
erty tax. which would pay the inter-
est and create a sinking fund for
the retirement Of the bonds in that
period. The plan as outlined by Mr..
Sigh was practically the same as
that which he gave at the mass meet
ing in the court house, which was
published in full in The Herald and
News in the report Of that meeting.
\ number of details had been work
ed out and suggested by the commit
fee. however. and these details were
submitted by Mr.. Sigh. The work
should be done economically. he said,
but it should be under expert super
vision. and the roads should be sur
veved and blue prints made and the
work let by contract. The greatest
difficulty in voting the bonds, be
believed, would be the question as to
who would handle the money. He be-
lieved that three, five or seven men
could be induced to take the manage
ment of the work, from a sense Of
duty. and he believed these men
should be named in the bill, so that
the people when they came to vote
would know who was going to spend
the money. He also thought that it
would be a good plan to provide that
certain amount. not less than three
fourths, of the amount which would
come from each township, should be
expended in that township, with the
exception Of No. l. The reason for
making an exception Of No. l, he said,
was because three-fourths Of what
would come from No. would be
more than enough to macadamize
every pig path in the township. As
matter Of fact, all other townships
would secure more Of the money to
be expended in the respective town.
ships than came from these town.
ships. but he though this should 60
in as a guarantee.
If there should be objection to the
election on account Of the expense,
said Nh. Sigh, the Good Roads Lea
que stood pledged to bear the expense
Of the entire election. He suggested
hat the bonds be floated at four and
one-half per cent. and submitted the
fiourps showing thev could be retIr-