The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-25
COMMITTEE MEETS HERE
To CONSIDER Pike ROADS
ENNIS REPRESENTED IN EFFORT
To MAKE MATTER COUNTY
WIDE IN SCOPE.
Complaint - General That Pikcd
Roads Arc Going Ia rid Over
County Because at Need
of Repairs.


Chamber of Commerce assembled
last night for another discussion OF
ways and means OF preserving our
piked roads n similar committee
from the Chamber of Commerce ~
Ennis was present and suggested thar
The consideration OF the ways aud
means of preserving the piked roads
he made a matter OF county wide
in scope. but In as much as the
plked roads were built by road dis
tricts il was thought advisable to
take up the matter of re-surfacinv
ard putting in first class repair by
rfecinets, however. practically all
those present agreed with the Ennis
committee that good and efficient
roads could not be secured in this or
any other precinct In the county
Until the work was done under the
supervision of a competent engineer.
Secretary Rurge OF the Ennis
Chamber OF Commerce declared that
roads In their district were rapidly
deterirorating. due largely to the im-
practical manner in which they were
constructed. He declared that his
district stood ready To vote addition
a, bonds for repairing the roads
when same could be done under the
direction of competent supervisor.
but doubted of bond issue would
carry until such provisions were
made. The Ennis committee pro-
posed to work In harmony with the
local committee In procuring such
necessary to procure more efficient
roads.
The committee meeting was adj
journed without formulating report
TO be made to the chamber, but IL
was understood that another meeting
would be called in tho near future
20 further discuss the matter. or
one thing the members are certain
aud that Ia the piked roads, which
cost the precinct s250,00o in money.
will 20 absolutely to ruin unless the
method OF their upkeep is changed
ard more permanent repairs arc
made. Various ways of repairing
the pixies were suggested but q
majority Of them require the ex-
penditure OF large amounts Of mon
ey and people are inclined to reject
these unless some change Is made
which win guarantee more efficient
road building.
II Is very probable that effort will
be made to get the legislature to
pass a special road law for Ellis
county which will create an appoin-
tive office of road supervisor. Ii wns
pointed out last night that road
building was just as much a pro-
fession as farming, practicing law
or practicing medicine and that the
expenditure of approximately $780,
600 annually by inexperienced men
was necessarily a waste of money.
The kind of law desired Is one which
provides that repairs on the pixies
and all construction work on the
public roads must be done by order
Of the road supervisor who shall be
a competent highway engineer and
practical road builder.
Ii was stated authoritatiyely that
precinct No. /. which includes Waxa-
hachie, received something like S1G,-
00o for road and bridge main
tenanee. In this district there
Is approximately 100 miles of
piked roads and perhaps 700l
miles of dirt roads. Some claim
this is sufficient to keep the roads
In repair, but others say an addi-
tional maintenance tax ought to be
voted. or one thing they are sure
and that Is that something ought to
be done to prevent the roads going to
ruin.
Just when another meeting will be |
held is not known, but sub-commit- |
mittee has been named to make sug |
gestions IS to the best methods of |
procedure. When this COMMITTEES Is /
ready to report called meeting or |
the committee win be held.