Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-21
Do What You Are Paid Do and Then Some It's the S Raised
HELD A "TALKrEsT."
County Commissioners Hold Open
r. House On Monday.


The board Of county commissioner
held a sort Of informal reception On
Monday when they met TO hear com
ments and objections regarding the
route Of the new county roads. The
erroneous report had been circulated
that the action Of the commissioners
In designating the roads as stated IN
their last proceedings had BEEN fin
al and that no changes IN the rout-
ing would be made, and a number dt
those who we've interested IN the
matter came IN loaded for bear"
But no such action was intended BY
the commissioners and all who had
complaints to make or suggestions to
offer were given an audience. And
judging from the crowd In the office
Of the county clerk about everyone
In the county from Hoisington west
and north were of the opinion that
they could lay ow a route which not
only would be better but would suit
everyone else better than the one
proposed by the commissioners.
The principal objections seemed tc
be on the route selected from Hois
ington to 0mitz and the one from
Olmitz to Albert, while a few who
were present had a kick to registel
on the road selected from here Il
Hoisington, and others ON the route
from here to Dundee. Some few al
so wanted the road running intC
Hoisingtou from the east so chang
ed as to miss the big hill east Of tht
town.
The board listened to all the sug
geStons and the good natured knocks
given and on Tuesday again made {
trip over the routes in question Il
see how they could best be changet
to satisfy the most people and still
designate a road that would not b
too expensive for the county to keel
up, and action towards making SONS
changes in the routes will be takeH
up at their next regular meeting bu
just what the changes will be is mo-
known as yet. The board desires t.
be perfectly fair in the matter. NJ
one Of the members has a particular
axe that he wishes to grind and VIZ
do not believe in the least that they
are trying to show any faHoritism ID
the matter. Personally had the writ
er been selecting some of the routes
he would not have made the same Sc
lections as did the board, but that
does not make US believe that they
are altogether wrong or we altogeth'
er right i'm the matter. II anyone
has a suggestion to make that will
help the commissioners in the mat
ter, We know that they viii be glad
to hear It, and they regret Just as
much as anyone else that a county
road can not be established along
each section line at the present time
But they want to satisfy all the
people that they possibly can, and
II the thing doesn't suit you as Il
is now, come in and make a holleI
before final action Is taken, and II
you can show them that you are in
the right we know they will be glad
to make the change.
Those from the north and north
west who were down attending the
session Monday were Mike Hickey
Chas. McNaIy, Chas. Finn, Glen and
]. NJ. Rowley, H. H. Boyle, Ben and
Chas. Meyers, P. P. Kingston, Geo
Boyle, Frank Millard, Ed and VII
Dirreen. D. W. Linder, L. Uinder, ]
W. Logan, Peter Brack, Roy Allen
Joe Schenck, Con. Schneider, Rud!
MauIer, A. Gallyardt, Chas. Elliott
viii Swartz, Frank Numvewill, All
EVeleigh, and a number Of other
whose names we were unable to sc
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