The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-28
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Good Roads Meeting.

The meeting OF the Murray County
3Good Roads Association was called
30 order ut the court house, sulphur
f?:S0 p. m. January 2lst by Chairman
D. w. Wiley Noble Mitchell was elect
cd as secretary for the meeting.
Hon. Paul Nesbitt, late speaker OF
the Oklahoma House Of Representa-
tlvss, and also one OF the best posted
men on good roads in the state, adj
dressed the meeting on methods and
kinds Of roads feasible for Murray
county. Mr.. Nesbitt showed that he
had given considerable thought TO the
local road conditions and in the course
Of his address recommended to the
meeting that at this time, a PROPOSE
ton should be submitted to the voters
TO vote two hundred thousand dollars
In bonds with the understanding that
this amount should be matched ny
the Federal Government thereby Civ
ing this county $500 900 to be spent
on Its roads at total cost to the tax.
payers locally OF only two hundred
thousand dollars. Mr.. Nesbitt's est,
surface approximately 100 miles OF
roads with our native "churt or gray
ell which would mean that practical
ly every mile cf state highway in the
county would be hard surface, 1t was
also plainly shown that the United
states congress in making its NIL
Hons Of dollars OF appropriations fol
htItldinV wade ha ,rOt,fIaI hat
cry dollar that the Federal Govern.
!. rnsnt spends on u road. ,- like sum
rnpust be also expended by the state
Or county through which the roal
travels. 80 II the people of Murray
county want to take advantage OF
the plan and offer OF the govern.
msnt they must devise some means
OF raising the money to do it. 1t was
also shown that with the present tax
able valuation Of the property of TINS
county bond issue in the sum above
mentioned could be fioated which
would raise the taxes about two dol
lars on the thousand valuation.
After Mr.. Nesbitt's talk, short al
dresses We're made by Oscar LowranCe
j. A. Arms Mr., Pugh, o. l.. Smith
Tom Elmore. u. +. Ellis, w l.. Scott
Judge Casteel and C.hers. Thereafter
1t was unanimously decided that /
was the sense of the meeting tha
the plan as outlined by Mr.. Nesbi,
be adopted.
The following committee was select
ed to prepare petitions to be circu
lated in each voting precinct in tn,
county, asking the county commits
s!oners TO call special elction for tn
purpose Of submitting a proposition
for bonds in the county in the sum o
Two hundred thousand dollars. Com
mittse: Oscar Lowrance, O. J.. Sm..7
jim Arms, I. +. Pacey, c. G. White
Frank Emanuel
The present conditions of our ROAD
should be all that is necessary to er
list the interest and support of ever
citizen in this county. There is 10
\ q farmer in this community but wha
a has lost more during the past 6
II days of muddy roads than he will pa
I'm taxes on the bonds. 1t Is not a quei
ton OF whether Murray county ~
AFFORD to make this expenditure, but
is self evident that she cannot a
ford not to do it.
The sentiment Of Murray county
almost unanimously in .avor of goo
reads and now that a concrete pla
has been devised whereby this sent
ment can be crystalized into actio
it is believed that the movement wi
receive the hearty support of ever
one.