The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-10-22
WILL WATCH
EXPENDITURE
vigilant Committees Will Pre-
vent Waste of Road Money
RESPONSIBILITY NOT ENDED
Good Roads Organization viii Con-
tinue Its Efforts In Behalf Of the
People to Secure Proper Ex-
penditure OF Money Raised.

Philadelphia, Oct. 20.-lf anyone
for a moment supposes that the
Pennsylvania Motor Federation which,
through its Chairman of Good
Roads, has aggressively fought for
better highways in this State for
he past seven years. VIII take no
interest In the proper expenditure OF
the money after the approval of the
$4,000, 900 loan for good roads they
are greatly mistaken.
Our responsibility to the citizens
OF the Commonwealth will be a very
grave one" said State Good Roads
Chairman j. Ii. Weeks to our cor
respondent. I'VE inaugurated the
good roads movement in this State
seven years ago; through efforts
many pernicious road bills have been
killed in the various sessions of the
legislature and we have had a hand
In the framing and passing of every
truly good roads bill in that time.
The Stuart boulevard bill, which pro-
vided a road with 60 foot width Of
improved surface between Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh, and which we
alone showed the people of the State
would cost $4,000, 900, was so man.
gled through our efforts, and reduced
to a 20 foot wide road, Stuart's name
stricken out Of the act and the pres
sure so strong in every section of the
State due to our campaign against it
that 1t never became a law.
with the passage of the loan
amendment our responsibility com
mences. We have today active com.
mittees in almost every county in the
State and will have in all of them
within a few days. These commit
tees are largely composed Of farmers
Joined hands with us in this great
movement for the betterment of every
citizen in the Commonwealth. We
propose In the event of the success
OF the loan, to form all of these
county committees into one big per-
manent State committee. Each coun-
ty branch will have imposed upon it
the duty Of watching all work done
in their county either by contract
or by the State Department. 1t will
be their business to see that the State
receives 100 cents in value for every
dollar 1t pays out. That where a
brick or concrete road is necessary
to carry the traffic, that no short-lived
fiimsy road is constructed. Where the
traffic needs only a macadam that no
telford or more expensive type be
built. THAI any advertisement calling
for a construction ~unsuited to the
needs Of their section be promptly
Withdrawn and the Department made
aware OF the requirements of the par
ticular locality by the people who live
right on the ground. In other words
we will have a great big vigilance
committee in the State with a power.
full representation in every county
and with influence sufficient to enable
them to enforce their demands and
and we will see to it that every sec.
tlon OF the State receives its proper
share OF construction and mainten-
ance at one time as required by the
Sproul bill. With such an organiza-
ton of farmers, merchants, manu-
%facturers, men of all political creeds,
in every walk of life, we will be in a
position to enforce our demands from
any party that might be in power and
they would not dare to oppose such a
representative organization working
solely for the public good. If anyone
fears graft in the expenditure of the
money, they do not know the charac-
ter of the men who propose to watch
the expenditure of every dollar of it
and are ignorant of the completeness
of their organization"