Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-26
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Commissioners Invited 10 Meet With
Members June 2e--MInutss
Of Last Meeting.

The good roads committee Of the
Bryan Commercial Club viii hold an.
other meeting nc the club room Sat.
urday. June 2S, at 2 o'clock D. m. and
have invited the commissioners court
OF Brazos County TO meet with them
on this date.
An effort Is being made TO get the
people OF the county Interested In the
roads 10 the extent that they may be
made passable and TO adopt some
practical plan 10 maintain them.
Some definite plans for action will
be offered at the next meeting. and
the members OF the committee over
the county have been notified and
urged 10 attend.
Minutes Of Last Meeting.
Minutes OF the meeting OF the good
roads committee OF Brazos County.
held at the Commercial. Club room at
o'clock. June 10:
Meeting was called 70 order by
chrirman n. w. Wallace, who stated
that he had called the committee TO.
gether for the purpose OF general
discussion OF the road question and
get the ideas OF the different members
living in different portions OF the
county 10 see II some plan could not
be gotten on foot 10 create an interest
IN the question OF good roads for our
county. II was found that the fol.
lowing gentlemen. the most OF whom
are members OF the committee. were
present: NJ. u. Wallace. w. y. Ora
ham, 7. NJ. Cook. y. A. Capps. J. b.
Dunn. J. L. Cobb. o. s. Johnson. o. l..
Wilcox, ID. G. Buchanan. ]. T. Lawler.
p. II. Dawson and A. w. Buchanan.
The chairman then called on each
one present 10 express themselves,
which was about as follows:
Mr.. Cook-I think that some plan
should be gotten on foot whereby
general interest can be aroused among
the people In regard 10 good roads.
and thought per capita road tax or
S. would be much better than hve
days work.
Mr.. Capps-I think II would be.welI
10 have what should be known a.
volunteer road working days where
all the people would volunteer one or
two days work at time until the
roads would be put In good shape. and
they could be kept In good shape. Both
Caps and Cook thought that n bond
issue could not be passed.
Mr.. DUNN feel sure the volunteer
idea would not work. We have tried
Il on our road and the people would
not interest themselves. The only
way TO make roads Is with money, and
the only way 10 get the money ~ by
taxation. The bond issue Ia the best
plan.
Mr.. Wilcox am opposed TO bond
issue because the crop prospects are
30 bad that bond Issue would not
carry.
ID. c. Buchanan-The road working
proposition would be easily solved N
Il could be let out TO private contract.
I can nut nv road IN good condition
distance OF nine miles for $1,000.
which II n great deal cheaper than
public works will ever do H. We need
10 cooperate with the commissioners
court to get the proper interest
aroused In this COOL roads question.
Mr.. Graham-Good roads will never
be built without money. Volunteer
work Is never done. Money can never
be raised without bond issue. A
bond issue can never be carried with
out educating the people along these
lines.
Prof. Cobb-voluntee work Is a
failure. The bond issue Is the only
way to get the money. Hire farmers
10 do this road work by contract.
Prof. Dawson-Educate the voters
10 the real importance OF good roads
and n bond issue can be passed.
1T. Lawler flowed that committee
be appointed 70 ascertain from local
engineer the amount OF bonds that
would be necessary 10 put the roads
OF Brazos County In first class shape.
and this committee to report at the
next meeting. Motion carried.
Adjourned to meet Saturday, June
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