The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14

by the secretary, F. N. Mclntlre:
For Union district voters, on Friday
night, Feb. IS, 1915, at 1880 there will
be a mass meeting to be held at the
auditorium Of First Ward school of all
the voters in Union district for the
purpose Of considering and ratifying
the report OF the Good Roads commits
tee. This comittee OF nine members
have been working on this plan for
some months and as they made one
report and sent back for some read
Itustments on the 50 and so plan, the
committee is now ready to report
again on Friday night; also at inc
same meeting there will be selected
a permanent committee OF three to
serve in conjunction with the county
court for the construction OF SAID pro-
posed improved roads, This is very
Important convention, he voters
should avail themselves Of this oppor'
tunity to be present The committee
feels that they have done their duty
In trying to acertain what the Will OF
the voters of our district is In COM
parison OF what roads should be I'M
proved and what roads would do the
greatest number OF people service.
Not being able to improve all the
roads in the county we tried to work
It out the best we could for the bene'
fit OF most fothe people. @
Since our report at our last mass
conventions there seems to be an ex-
preston among the voters that the
country roads was only to be tcet
wide. The committee did not recon-
mend 8 feet roads at all; they said
under our estimate We made was 1or
all city streets to be paved full width
with concrete base and that the coun-
try roads would be single track
road not over 10 feet nor under feet
wide: that we could build 10 feet.
macadam road or feet concrete
road for the same price, but our conf
mittee recommends that all the coun.
rty roads be built macadam 10 feet
wide. using our own native stone as
we have them along our roads there
by save us lots OF money and give the
land owners a market for their pro-
duct: also this committee recon-
mends that the country roads all be
built b the day, that the county court
employees superintendent to build
these roads by this way. All the citt-
zens who desire living in our district
and county can have the opportunity
az helping to build their own roads,
thereby leaving as much Of our money
as possible in our own district ana
county. This arrangement the COM
mittee believes will meet the approval
of every voter in our district. 1t Is
sincerely hoped that every voter IN
the dfstrict will read this article and
see that tho committee proposed a
10 foot macadam road and releve
their minds OF an feet road. Why
does the committee propose 10 rect
single track road. First reason we
would not have sufficient funds 10
build double track road which makes
1t prohibitive from financial stand.
uoint: second reason would be 1t would
not be q paying investment II we were
financially able to build all the roads
IN the district double track. The ex-
penditure would be too great for the
ABANDONMENT of our district. What
we mean by 10 feet single track
road Is that the road bed be Is feet
exclusive OF the ditch. So you see we
have q IS feet road bed than though
we propose to improve 10 feet wide OF
this in the center which leaves feet
on each side for passing these feet
Bernes, will not be used at all only
for passing they could not be used
for anything else as they are too mar
row to drive on. These Bernes win
be ballasted up with our native
crushed stone, also all the curves will
be .ballasted up in good shape SO there
viii be no difficulty Ii running around
them either with the automobile or
team. The double track or wide road
is nice to dream about, but when we
come to figure up the cost It is some
thing else. It is nice to talk about
a Packard automobile but when 1t
comes to buying one most people
buy Ford. Now let US be reason:
able about this matter, AS was said
in olden times come let us reason to.
gether. think what has been said
should convince every voter that the
10 feet single track is the road for
us to build. Will it pay to improve
our roads? I firmly believe that sohuld
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