Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-04-10
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Auto Club Notes

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met Monday night in the court room
! to take final action as to whether
the organization of an automobile
club in the county should be COM
pleted and go on or not. After
hearing the report of the solicitors
that sufficient funds had been sub
for year, and after various mat
ters pertaining to the benefits of
such a club had been discussed, the
proposition to go ahead was put by
the president Mr.. c. B. Smith, and
was unanimously carried.
A meeting will be called soon at
which time secretary will be
chosen, and before long this much
needed organization will be function
ing. One of the big things that the
organization hopes to accomplish is
concerted action on the building of
roads 1t is reasoned that had we
had such an organization in the
county several years ago, we would
today have had much better roads
in the county Chairman Smith
called attention to- a law that in a
county with a tax duplicate of less
than 100000, and more than
500 miles of roads, it is possible to
get help for building roads on a 90
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small end. To receive such a prop
osition he stated that it is absolute
ly necessary to get the cooperation
of all of the county, and the object
of the automobile club is to get
united support and this cooperation.
1t was also stressed that the club is
not for McConnelsville and Malta.
but for the entire county-every
nook and corner, and it is the plan
to solicit the entire county for mem
bers 1t was brought out in the dis
cussion that good roads would mean
more business for Morgan county
than a big business enterprise. AS
soon as the county is thoroughly So
licited for membership, the organi
zation will be completed, when the
remaining five directors will be
chosen. These are to come from
the country districts. In the mean
time it will function with six direc
tors. Three from Malta and three
from McConnelsville. The secretary
will have an office open at all times
and we'll located which will
be an information center. since the
local club will affiliate with the
state and national automobile clubs.
Reports will be sent here at least
twice a week concerning the road
conditions of various parts OF the
state, as to detours, where tar is be-
ing applied, etc. Those who have
travelled by auto, have long since
learned that the only really relia
Bile information they receive is from
auto clubs. and with membership in
such clubs, the accommodations and
would be still more far
reaching.
County Surveyor f. G. Barkhurst
who was present at the meeting, was
asked to give the status Of the pres
ent road building OF the county and
what would likely be accomplished
this year. He stated that the Penns-
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gravel on a 60-40 basis, and will
cost the county $20,GG6; the state,
S32.5O0 This is distance of u
miles and will in ali probability be
completed this summer. This road
will connect at the head of the Hap
py Hollow road. The McCOnnels-
Vile Marietta road is let on a $3.50.
basis, and is to be a distance of ten
miles to the Washington county
ine, and will be built of gravel.
The cost to the county for this road
will be $1,000, and TO the state
ike amount The New Lexington
'oad will be completed to the Perry
county line. However, we are in
ormed that Perry county is not
coming to meet Morgan county, but
S building towards Corning. The
lorth river road to the Muskingum
line, if all goes as is now
igured, should be completed in
rune. In all it is estimated that %
oiIaS of state roads in the county
viii be finished this season.