The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-19
ROAD COMMISSION IS
FORMALLY ORGANIZED.
MEETING OF THOSE WHO
WILL HANDLE PROPOSED
BOND ISSUE -
MAKE STATEMENT
Commissioners Are Anxious to
Take Public Inso Their Con- d
fidence on Matter

For the purpose of organizing and
discussing various preliminary mat
ters, a meeting OF the five citizens of
the county selected TO take charge
Of the proposed bond issue of $75O,OOO
for good roads met yesterday morn
ing at II o'clock in the Office of Judge
j. s. Fowler. who was designated in
the bill as chairman of the commits
sion. I
At this meeting all those selected
for membership on the commission
agreed to serve, whereupon formal or
ganization was perfected. The COM
missioners then went into discus
sion OF various matters pertaining to
the election and the, proposed bond
issue Various subcommittee were
appointed FOR the purpose OF looking
after certain details that are neces-
sary just at this time, "a
:. Members of the commission brought
encouraging news from their respec-
tive sections of the county What op-
position to the measure existed when
the bill was first mentioned has been
dispelled as. people have learned more
of the details of the proposed move
ment, several OF the commissioners
stated.
The commissioners asked that the
fact be stressed that they are not on
ly willing but anxious to take the
public into their confidence and will
gladly answer all questions pertaining
to plans for improving the highways
and expending the proceeds from the
proposed bond sale.
When the conference had been con-
cluded, the commission issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Realizing the vast Importance of
giving to each part of the county its
share or the proposed county lfigh-
way system, we herewith pledge our
selves to see that each, and every one
part OF Anderson county, does receive
its share, consistent with q Connect
ed and practical system of highways
We pledge ourselves also to see that
is strictly and ibaTtiailEi dAY fed ont
all funds being equally pro-ratas de-
posted in the different banks, Of the
county and every niece of work done.
TO be handled in accordance with
build Ing. f' s''yiStis ;;.5-si3as s9i
Later ON, we. believe each ana Isgfsryyss
person in AndeTs0i a county will after
yfrig all the conditions, ,,scome to
tho inevitable ooislasioh tIiat the
building OK sT50.B0 q of permarehf
highways will be the cheapest and
only way to secure a county system
of highways. and cAll tReltittenfion of
all fiat the iIiiafeaE in .anel, ih.,s,sas
and sihkin,99 fund viii afd6tinI TO less
money each year by sat least ten
thousand dollars than is now spent in
the county annually towards Keeping
up the present system OF dirt roads,
1t is not our duty to make THE cam
paign. and we shall leave to Others
the working out of plans to carry the
election; we are not candidates for Of
lice and have not sought appointment
as such. It Is therefore proper for the
people gene rally to perfect plans for
the carrying OF the election. We prom
Use 10 90 our duty as we see 1t. con-
sctentiopsly and for the good OF the
Whoie county and of every cofnmuni-
~ In the'eounty. and call on all peo-
pie to assist us. We want TO adyise
with all and shall take pleasure in
explaining anything we can to ali who
fhay ask 75s.ss S. II - ~.
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