Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-16
ROAD MASTERS
URGED TO KEEP
UP GOOD WORK
Importance of County High
ways as William Penn
Feeders Pointed Out
DID MUCH WITH LITTLE
Sign Maintenance, Cleaning of
bitches and Opening of
Culverts Discussed

Dauphin county's township super
Visors in midwinter convention to-day
were earnestly urged by County Com
missioner Henry NJ. Slime to keep up
the pace they have set for maintain
ing the country roads because of their
relative importance as arteries lead
ing into the proposed William Penn
highway, Pennsylvania's cross-state
roadway.
Commissioner Slime, Frank B. Bosch
president of the Motor club of Har--
risburg and w. A. Winn, engineer of
the bureau of township highways,
State Highway Department were the
principal speakers on the afternoon
program.
While the State official was on the
books to discuss the country road
problems in general and the work IN
particular of the township super
Visors in cooperating with the State,
President Bosch's talk dealt with the
road problem insofar as it relates par
ticularly to the motorists.
The session was held in the grand
jury room of the courthouse and prac-
tically all of the supervisors attended.
An interesting program had been pre-
pared by a committee consisting of
f. l.. Sweigard, Susquehanna, Adam
Palmer, Wiconisco, Matthias S. Brinser,
Londonderry, Z. D. Messner, Upper
Paxton and l. +. Bogner, Middle Pax
ton.
The supervisors opened the morn
ing session with a lusty rendition of
America" which was followed by
devotional exercises conducted by Mr.
Brinser. President AGanl Palmer re-
viewed the summers work of the as
sociation and discussed IN prIef the
hopes for the future of the county
road work and the association. H.
NJ. Fairchilds, Millersburg, talked in
terestingly on the good roads" day
observance and the remainder of the
morning program was taken up with
a general discussion of the road main
tenance work.
Bosch Discusses Problems
In his address President Bosch COM
mended the supervisors for their work
especially in view of the comparatively
little money that was allowed them.
He referred particularly to the i'm
portance of keeping posted sand in
good repair, the crossroads signs, the
cleaning out of bitches, the opening of
cuiverts, and the necessity of remov-
ing big stones from the highways.
In conclusion" said President
Bosch, "I just want to thank you men
on behalf of the motorists for what
you have done, are doing and will do
to solve the good road problem. For
you who have been so faithful in
doing these things I've enumerated I
want to express my heartiest thanks
10 you VINO nave been unable to do
them, l want to urge you to give these
questions all the attention you can
DIR. Stine had word of commenda-
ton for the work that has been done
by the supervisors on their limited al
lowances. He cited one instance
where one man kept his thirty miles
of roads in good shape on about ST.
400 a year.
You men," said the commissioner
have done admirable work and 1
want to say on behalf of the COM
missioners that we are entirely in
sympathy with you and want to do,
and intend to do all we can with the
money that is at disposal. 1 do want
to urge upon you the Importance of
keeping the country roads in good
shape because these in time will be
the smaller arteries that will lead
into Pennnsylvania's great cross
State road-the William Penn High
way"