The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-07
ANOTHER MASS MEET AT
COURT HOUSE TONIGHT
Citizens Will Hear Report From Their Empty
Handed Committee - And Maybe
Something Else

Resolutions adopted in al
mass meeting held in this city \
Monday night, praying the
Pasquotank Highway Com
mission to postpone construc7
ton of the Foreman-Bundy \
Road until the need for this
particular road is more appar-
ent than at present, were \
rudely ignored by the High
way Commission at its regu-
lar meeting Tuesday morning. n
J. W. Foreman. vice chairman of Y
the Highway Commission. spokes- 4
man for the Highway Commissior Il
gave the petitioners to understand
that he and his associates proposed 4
to build roads where they alone n
pleased to build them and that the
public could 60 hang. Mr.. Foreman
then proceeded in so many words TO
say that he was determined to have
that four miles of road built by way 4
of his stock farm development 10 4
spite G. O. Robinson. president of
the Elizabeth City Chamber of Com
merce. Mr.. Foreman accused Mr..
Robinson Of being largely responsible
for the opposition to the FOreman-
Bundy Road and that he was now
determined TO get that road built to
spite Mr.. Robinson. While Mr.. Fore \
man did not use this language. he
made his meaning plain TO all listen
crS.
Immediately following the refusal \
of the Commission to bulge peg
in its position. A. b. Houtz. chair
man of the Commission. rendered his
resignation to the body. Mr.. Houtz
resigned because he has been forced 4
to realize that the affairs of the
Commission are directed solely BY
private agreements between close
majority of the body and that work
now transacted by that body il but
the carrying out of the plans of the
majority without open discussion.
Another Mass Meeting
There will be another mass meet
ing in the Courthouse at 8 O'Clock
tonight at which citizens will hear
the report from the committee sent
to the Highway Commission Tues
day. At the meeting tonight steps
will be taken looking toward an in
junction restraining the Highway
Commission from building the Fore
man-Bundy Road.
The meeting last Monday night
waS one of the most remarkable
demonstrations ever staged in this
county The meeting was called fol-
lowing special edition of this news
paper. The publicity given by, this
newspaper met with genuine rel
Sponse from the people turnout the
county. The courthouse WAS packed
to the doors and standing room was
AT premium Monday night. And
yet it was good-natured assembly.
speakers generally avoiding person.
alitics except in Il few instances.
But of all that great number hard
ly dozen appeared to favor the
FOrcTanB Bundy Road. W. H. Co.
hoon was the principal speaker, He
came forward with a fine pIea for
harmony and drew an eloquent pie
ture OF Il great state highway sys-
tenn: but he did not advance a single
good reason why the Foreman Bun
dy Road should be built mt this time.
. Other speakers advanced every
reason why the road should not be
built at this time. The ultimate de-
STABILITY of the road was never
questioned: but at present the road
is to be built thru a sparsely settled
community five or six miles from
Elizabeth City and does not connect
with any hard surface road any
where. Il is said the State will build
a hard surface road from Elizabeth
City to WOodvile and that the Fore
man Bundy Road will be a feeder 10
this great artery. But it is contrary
to all economics to build feeders TO
aD/artcry that does not exist. In
meantime there are miles and miles
of roads radiating out of Elizabeth
City that should be paved now. be
cause they serve not only the people
living on those roads. but everybody
entering the town. The Foreman
Bundy Road will serve those who
live on the Foreman Bundy Road.
y few people in Mt. Hermon town
ship say the road should be built
now to deliver them from the mud.
That is the same reason advanced
for building roads nearer town at the
present time. The people of Mt.
Hermon forget that the roads in
. their township are in deplorablc
condition because it takes nearly all
, of the general funds of the Highway
Commission to keep up the heavy
, traffic dirt roads near the city. leav-
ing no funds to spend farther away
from town. Hard surface roads near
town will release much labor and
, material for the upkeep of roads
away from town.
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