The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-08-26
BIG MEETING
FOR GOOD ROADS

alton held one of the Iiveliest meet
ings ever held by an organization of
its kind in Pennsylvania, in Rockers
hall last Friday evening, when about
seventy-five of its active spirits list
ened to addresses by w. A. Wynne,
of the Pennsylvania State Highway
Department; Hon. Clarence ]. Buck
man, senator from Bucks county;
Counsellor-at-Law Henry w. Scar
borough, of Philadelphia; Counsel
lor John c. Swartley, of Doylestown;
Counsellor j. Hibbs Buchanan, dy-
mamie advocate of good roads in
Middletown township, and others.
Mr.. Wynne explained in detail
just how much money Solebury had
for roads. To maintain its 101 miles
of township dirt roads it has about
S58 per mile per year, of which it
uses about $40 for actual repairs,
and the balance for improved roads
and other expenses.
He said that no stone could be Sc
cured for use on the road leading
from DR.. Marshall's to Peters Cor
ner, as it was not on the state list
Of approved roads, and with ten
thousand miles of road to improve,
the state would not take on any out
side roads at this time. No stone
can be secured for the river road
before next year, as this years bud
get is made up.
Senator Buchanan spoke at some
length as to his efforts to secure
good roads for Bucks county, and
he told the association that it would
have to depend upon itself to secure
improvement in this section at this
time. He also said that the blame
for not freeing the Delaware river
bridges rested with the state of New
Jersey, as Pennsylvania had appro-
| priated its share of money as =
starter, and would appropriate more
if New Jersey did.
Mr.. Scarborough and Mr.. Swart-
ley discussed the status of toll roads
: at some length, particularly with a
: view as to the course of action to be
taken to free the turnpike from New
} Hope to Buckingham. No definite
} conclusion was reached on this line.
: j. Hibbs Buchanan gave live-wire
talk that held the audience to man,
! from start to finish. He stated that
New Hope was one of the best stu
ated towns in the country for future
growth, being right at the junction
of the Delaware Valley boulevard to
be built by Pennsylvania, and the
Philadelphia-New York road via
Buckingham, which is soon going to
be the route of the majority of auto
mobiEsts passing between those two
cities and between Southern points
and the New England states.
| He said that his township of Mid
dletown improved its roads by issu-
ing bonds to the extent of $50, 600,
and he recommended that New Hope
borough and Solebury township, with
much more taxable property, do the
same.
Immediately Mr.. Buchanan COM
pleted his address, which lasted near
ly an hour, D. Curry Armstrong of
fered motion directing Chairman
Scott to name committee of five
to outline a definite plan of action,
to be reported at the next regular
or at special meeting.
President Myers, Secretary Erd-
man and other members of the Buck
ingham Good Roads Association, were
present, and Dr. Erdman said his
association would do their first real
work on Monday, between Bucking-
ham and Mechanicsville.
The next regular meeting will be
held in Rockers hall on Friday,
September II.