The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-15
INTERESTING SESSION
AT CALVERT

IN. Calvert Exchange of the Farmers
civil and Blu ;iness Association held
public meeting in Rosebank Hall Satur-
day, March s. President VIM. K Cam
eron in the cha ir, and Rev. w. H. Brisss
secretary.
Upon request Elwood Balderson was
transferred to the ommittee on Puollc
Schoo. S, and w. J. SINNERS to the Com
mittee on Cooperative Selling.
Webster Brown and c. NJ. Reiser sub
mitted prices on fertilizers and seeds
j. j. Hanna ard c. w. Mckinney pre-
sented very exhaustive reports on CO.
operative selling, copies of which VII!
appear in a later issue.
Elwood Balderston submitted propo-
,ition 10 buy early seed potatoes 80 as 10
have carload shipments from Rising sun.
4 number of the members of the Asso-
citation left their orders with Mr.. Bal
ierson to purchase their potatoes, ana
agreed to ship when notified, 1t being
understood that all those joining in the
movement would use the same kind OF
seed.
William R. Cameron, Cnairmun OF the
Road Committee, said that the repair or
dirt roads was always postponed until
TOO late in the season, and that stones
we're not properly picked off the road.
Mr. S G. England strongly recon-
mended the policy of selling the road
from year to year to the lowest bidder,
the bidder to be furnished with specitca-
lions by the County Road Engineer, and
that these specifications should include
The use Of the King drag.
Mr.. j. 7. Richards, the Road Engineer
county WAS then IDTrOuurel by
President Cameron. Mr.. Richards said
that Budget would be prepared TO be
submitted to the County Commissioners,
prior to their tax levy; that the Budget
would not specify the amount of money
20 be expended in each district, but that
il did contemplate a comprehensive plan
for permanent road construction, and
that the plan provided that there should
pot be any break in the continuity of the
permanent roads. With reference to the
macadam roads, he did not favor the type
known as water bound. The tar maca-
lam made superior road, had a mucn
longer life, but was much more eXpen-
give. Telford macadam, in some in
stances cost $4,000 PEE mile, while
''water bound" macadam cost about
$4,000 per mile. All forms of macadam
more expensive to marnsaIn.
In certain parts of Cecil county very
economical and satisfactory sand-clay
cOad could be constructed. The gravel
road, however, was the cheapest and
most satisfactory construction for Cecil
county. The gravel should be II inches
deep, ana the road u feet wide. The
average cost of such a road would be
xy tic,
however, would be increased with the in
creased length of haul of the gravel,
ana with the number ana width of con-
crete bridges.
with reference to the repair of dirt
roads Mr.. Richards said he was now
preparing specifications for the repair
fnd maintenance Of dirt roads, to be used
by the supervisors, and that these speci-
dcations would provide for the mainten-
,lnce OF road % feet wide, the crown
one foot higher than the sides with q
gutter on each side OF the road one foot
deep, thus making the bottom of the gut
GER two feet below the top OF the crown:
and with King Drag employed on such
d road the cost of maintenance would be
very trifiing, and very satisfactory road
would result.
MF Richarus sald that owing to the
lack of assistants, it was Impossible to
give proper supervision of the work
done by the supervisors, out when the
specifications for the repair and main
tenance of dirt roads were printed, and
the supervisors properly instructed, 6
very much more satisfactory condition
of road repair would result.
Mr.. J. f. CrSthers, of the Public
School Committee, presented a lengthy
report, strongly advocating npking the
sehod the sociai eeAtef: eepy Of this