The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-02-11
.GOOD ROADS MEETING
FIVE DISTRICTS OPPOSE ITO BONDING
COUNTY.
Committee Appointed to Draft Bill
for Legislature.

The Mass Meeting at Odd Fellows
Hall last Saturday was largely at
tended by the influential men Of the
county; it can have no other than the
good result of arousing public in
terest in public questions.
lit was called to order by Mr.. III.
Herbert Shriver, and Mr.. Harry B.
Berwager was in the absence of Mr..
Singer elected secretary. Upon re-
quest, Mr.. Guy w. Steele stated the
object of the meeting and at the con-
clusion of his remarks offered reso-
luton to have bill passed submitting
the question of bonding the county
for building good roads TO the people.
This resolution resulted in spirited
debate which lasted until one o'clock.
In the support of the proposition, that
the question of bonding the county
for good roads should be submitted to
the people, string and forcible ad-
dresses were made by Mr.. Wade H.
ID. Warfield, Frank I. Lewis, Lester
S. Patterson, Jacob A. Frederick, Jas.
d. Haines and others. 1t was equally
as strenuously opposed by Messrs.
Oliver Stonesifer, Magee, Croft and
others.
The discussion still waging at 1
O'Clock upon motion of Michael T..
Walsh the meeting adjourned for one
hour. Promptly at o'clock it was
called to order and on Mr. Frederick
demanding the previous question, up,
on viva voce vote the chairman de-
cided that the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Fuss, of Union Bridge, then de-
manded that a vote by precincts be
taken, which was complied with and
the chairman after a tally of the
votes announced 8 for it and against
it, and that the resolution was adopt
ed.
A motion was then made that D.
committee of one from each precinct
of appointed to draft bill to be sub
mitted to the Legislature, embodying
the views of the meeting. This motion
was carried, and upon call the vari-
GUS districts named the following
Committee VIM. Fl. Flickinger, =.
ID. Haines, Burrier L. Cookson,
Leonard Zile, T. H. Shriver, VIM. L.
Richards, Lester S. Patterson, Wade
III. ID. Warfield, Basil Dorsey, Jacob
A. Frederick, Charles Brilliant, Guy
W. Steele, J. L. O'Farrel, Robert Gist,
Price Goodwin, Jno. Miltin Reifsnider,
VIM. H. Ruby, r. a. Crawford, Geo %.
Brilliant, e. w. Fuss and Frank 7.
Lewis.
The chairman thereupon requested
the committee to give immediate con-
sidertion to the preparation of the
bill.
Mr.. McAllister, of Baltimore coun-
ty, who was present, stated the ex-
perience of Baltimore county, upon
request and urged the advantages of
good roads.
Upon motion of Lester $. Patterson
the following resolution, prepared on
request by Messrs. Grouse and Steele
was adopted
Whereas, the American people have
determined that a suitable memorial
shall be erected commemorative of
the great fame, grandeur of character,
nobility Of life and epoch-making ca
reer Of Abraham Lincoln, and
Whereas, the only perpleXing ques-
ton to loving and reverent nation
is the visible and enduring form this
memorial shall assume, and
Whereas, 1t IS believed by the citi-
zens of Carroll COUNTY, here assem-
bled, that the only fitting tribute
which could be rendered to his fame
by an admiring people, is memorial
as lasting, enduring and serviceable
as it,
Therefore be it resolved and it is
hereby recommended to the Congress
of the United States, that the con-
struction of Great Highway from
! Washington to Gettysburg, such a.
suggested by the Hon. J. T. McCleary
and urged by the Hon. D. F. Lafean,
to be called THE Lincoln Way" would
b. the most fitting and expressive
memorial that could be selected to
commemorate the services rendered
to mankind by Abranam Lincoln, and
BE it further resolved and it iS
hereby recommended that Congress
appropriate a sufficient sum of money
to defray the cost of making the nee
eSSary surveys, plans of construction
and estimates OF cost, by engineers OF
the United States Army, for such
highways, and
Be- it further resolved and it is
hereby recommended, that resolutions
similar to these be passed by all pa
triotic societies, grand army posts, ag-
ricultural, professional, business and
civic associations, and forwarded to
their Representatives in Congress.
The Committee to prepare the bill
after trying the dressing rooms i'm the
rear of the stage at Odd Fellows Hall
adjourned to the Directors room of the
Advocate. 1t appointed a sub-com-
mittee to prepare Dill to be passed
on by it on Saturday the 18th day or
February, to which date 1t adjourned.
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