Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-02
PAVED HIGHWAYS IN CONNECTICUT
Meeting Called to Advocate 20 Foot Road Connecting the Sound -Automobilsts and Business Mems Asso- citations Push Branches North and South and Another East to West Trunk Line in the Plan.

value will extend back a great many miles from the road itself, as automo- bilists are perfectly willing to run 1b or 20 miles over an ordinary dirt road if the 100 miles travelled to get to the turmoil furnishes good running. Want 5000 Voters Behind It.
 The only manner in which we can obtain this much to be desired high way is through organization. The Con- necticut Automobile association has obtained satisfactory legislation through the fact that its $500 mem bers scattered all over the state of Connecticut can and do express to their representatives at Hartford their views on these matters. The perma- nent paving idea must have a backing of at least 5000 organized voters and from what we in the Connecticut Au- | tomobile association know of the situ- ation this membership can be obtained.
 We must have a technical commit | tee to obtain information and statistics 1 in regard to the various forms of l pavements and to determine the pave ment we will seek to have laid down over this route.
 Work in the Legislature. We must have a bill drawn to pre- | sent to the legislature and must have 1 an active legislative committee back of this bill in order to put 1t through | during the next session of the legis- lature. The idea which seems to pre- vail among those with whum we have talked Is that this improvement should be made through an issue of bonds, and that the $300,000 which will come this year and following years from the | direct state tax on automobiles should be devoted to paying the interest and creating a sinking fund on these bonds. There must also be established a permanent headquarters for the as- l sociation in order that. correspondence may be taken care of, speakers sent to l various localities to arouse interest and obtain membership and to trans
 act the business which necessarily vii come to an association of this charac-
 ter.
 Meeting Called for Monday.
 You are requested to send three
 delegates to meeting to be held a
 the Hotel Stratfeld in Bridgeport or
 Monday, Aug. 5th, at p. m. Thes'
 delegates will organize, will elect a
 least temporary officers, and will de
 eide upon definite plans for the flu
 ture.
 As such road will be of great di | ACNN NOAC-AN munity, we trust you will not fail t.
 have representatives present Tn initial expense which will be necessar,
 for stationery, postage, rent, clerl
 dire. etc, will be borne by subscrip
 tions from the various bodies inter
 ested. After the association is starte it seems certain that it can be rui upon s1 subscriptions from automo bilists and other Interested parties.
 Trusting that you will have delegate
 present, I beg to remain,
 , Very truly yours,
 c. M. ROBINSON. , Secretary Organization Committe, c. 4. A.
 1 Such a road or roads would brin . thousands of dollars worth of bushes
 into the state. It will be the mos l popular run in the United States an 3 automobile tourists from all over tn g United States will make 1t their oh ] jective point. If 1t succeeds Connect 6 cut will be the pioneer state in tn l permanent pavement Idea.