Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
MILLIONS FOR
ROAD BUILDING
Delegations Tender Commits
sioner Sadler Money for
Lateral RoardS

Representatives of six counties
pledged millions of dollars to the
State Highway Department for the
construction of roads in cooperation
with the State at a series of con-
ferences with Highway Commissioner
Lewis S. Sadler that lasted for almost
seven hours yesterday. Since the
| first of the month between $4,000
900 and SIS. 100000 has been prom
ised by counties for construction of
secondary highways, while the state
is building the primary system.
Mercer county people who were
here in two big delegations said that
they would endeavor to secure a
road loan of $4,000. Beaver has
already pledged close to a million and
Warren S75O.000. Bedford countians
said that they thought they could
get s25O,000.
Put your elections on a good road
basis and have your county commits
sioners elected for better highways
because 1 am sure the. people will
be for the officials who want to help
pull the State out of the mud" said
the commissioner.
THE State intends to build be-
ween $50 and 600 miles of primary
highway before next fall and we will
let some contracts before long. SorAe
may be let in forty five days. These
roads will be built for keeps. In four
years we will spend about 125,000,-
! 900 for roads in this State and we in
tend to get value. First we will have
TO get the weight limits settled"
Mercer county people made the
biggest showing today. One delega-
| ton represented that the Shenango
valley wanted the road from New
Wilmington to points a mile east of
Sharon and then to Greenville instead
of through Mercer. The other favor
| ed the Mercer route. The commits
sioner told them to get together
which they did on the Shenango val
| ley proposition. This will take $780,
| 600 which Mercer county can issue
without an election and like sum
which it is believed will be voted. II
was also agreed that route 73 should
become part OF the system and part
of this road running northwest from
the Butler line will be built this year
| The effect will be to have the main
route pass close to Sharon and Far
rell and they will have spurs to the
artery. Fred T. Fruit, who was one
of the speakers. said that the agree
ment would give Mercer five high
ways into Ohio and that he felt sure
| the plan would be generally favored
Centre and Bradford DELEGATIONS
asked about the plans for construc-
ton in detail and will go home to
consult with their people. Repre-
sentative E. R. Smith introduced
County Commissioners Nevin Diehl
NJ. Leighton and T. c. Bradley, OF
Bedford, whe were accompanied by
| citizens from Everett and other
places and they agreed to match the
State expenditures.
Adams and York county delega-
tions asked that there be an early
start in the East Dillsburg
road as link in the Harrisburg to
Baltimore highway and as a market
| road. but were informed that it
would be up to the counties to build
| The State. said Mr.. Sadler, would
maintain it If a right kind of bot
| tom was put on it. He cautioned
! the delegation to see that construc-
/ tion would stand winter, was donne.
| Franklin county people asked that
there be arrangement for work soon
on the road from Waynesboro to Nc
Connelsburg by way of Greencastle
A promise of fifty fifty work on the
on-Tunkhannock section was
made by a delegation from West
Pittston.