The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-16
GOOD ROADS Meet
ING A SUCCESS

ING A SUCCESS
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS OF WARD
COUNTY MET AND ORGANIZED
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION -
PLANS MADE FOR EFFECTIVE
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The County Commissioners, in pur-
suance to the provisions of Chapter
10 of the Session Laws of 1915, call
ed meeting of the supervisors of the
various townships of the county for
the purpose of creating County
Board of Highway Improvements to
be held in this city on Monday and
Tuesday of this week. At this meet
ing rules and regulations were adopt
ed whereby provision was made for a
uniform system Of road construction
and maintenance that will be of ines
Unable value to the township boards
as a guide and authority by which
their policies in the direction Of high
way improvement may be governed.
The meetings were attended by rep
resentatives from every township in
the county. In effect, this open forum
gave each and everyone an opportun-
fly to compare notes, and thus gain a
clearer idea of many of the problems
that have been for years a source of
more or less perplexity to those who
have the control of our public high
ways in charge. The best of spirit
prevailed thruout the sessions, in spite
of the fact that in some of the discus
sions the debate waxed hot and fur
ious. Fortunately, no speaker ventur-
ed to inject political issues into the
discussions, and personalities had no
part in the proceedings. Every men,
Der present left with the feeling that
the era of good road building in Ward
county was at hand, and that from
this time forth, the county and town.
ship authorities will cooperate and
work for uniform and thoro system
of road construction and maintenance.
The meetings were held in the base
ment of the Public Library, the Court
room not being available owing to the
District Court being in session. Com.
B. J. Anderson called the meeting to
order and stated the object of the
gathering. C. w. Moore of Nedrose
township was elected temporary chair
man and Con Brennan was selected as
secretary. Com. Lokensgard explain
ed the provisions of the law enacted
by the legislature of 1915, stating
that in order to accomplish the objects
desired it would be necessary for all
to join in free and open discussion
of every phase of the question. In or
der that their deliberations might be
facilitated he suggested the appoint
ment of committee on bylaws, an
other on resolutions and to make pro-
vision for a question box. Acting up
on this suggestion the Chair appoint
ed the following committees: Bylaws,
Louis Rubbelke, Guy Putney, E. Nord
quist. Committee on resolutions: E.
C. Stone, A. F. johnson and w. D.
Wilson,. The Question Box commit
tee consisted of Frank callahan, VIM.
Whitlock and Louis Jensen. At this
juncture Com. Vandenoever made a
"hit" with the delegates by bringing
in a cigar box which he said they
could use for a question box, and when
the chairman opened the box he found
it filled with Roi Tan cigars.
The meeting at once settled down
to business and the matter of the most
economical way Of building and main
tanning public highways came in for
a thoro discussion. The present sys-
tenn Of single road supervisor work.
ing under the supervision Of the town.
ship board of supervisors came in for
it's full share of discussion pro and
con. The use of road graders, what
kind of grader, elevator or blade,
split-log drags, their use and abuse, in
fact, every item entering into the
work of road-making or maintaining
the roads after construction came up
for consideration.
On Tuesday, upon assembling, the
delegates at once proceeded to bust
ness. The first matter taken up was
the consideration of the constitution
and bylaws as reported by the chair
men of this committee, G. M. Putney,
of Willis township. These were adopt
ed as reported without amendment or
change. E. C. Stone, chairman of
the committee on resolutions, then Of
fered the report of that committee,
which was adopted. o. B. Herigstad,
dressed the Good Roads meeting, CIV
ing them a comprehensive talk on
the laws affecting the supervisors as
IcSdIuS Vic ldyHlR OuC VI ZIG" 1Oauo,
poll taxes, etc. H. C. Frahm, county
surveyor, then addressed the gather
ing, his talk having especially to do
with grades, fills, cuts, etc. w. A.
Peck, agricultural agent, then gave
talk on Better Farming. In the after
noon of Tuesday the discussion relat-
ed particularly to taxation, side is
sue, in a way, and yet one that is
closely interviewer with the question
of road maintenance. Dorr Carroll
addressed the meeting, and in the
course of his remarks stated that the
county commissioners came in for a
large share of blame as matter of
course, everyone feeling that salary
Of $500 paid these officers, was con-
sidered adequate compensation for any
vitrolic attack the taxpayer of coun-
ty saw fit to heap upon county COM
ent board for the attention to duty,
and the HIGH character of the indiyid-