The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27
County Road
Meeting Planned
THE MAN WITH A KICK, AND THE
MAN THAT WANTS TO LEARN
EQUALLY WELCOME.
Morgan Messenger

morgan messenger
Redwood County will hold a big
county wide road meeting at Wabas-
so, March 3rd to discuss the Redwood
County road program. All village
and town boards will be invited to at
tend and all persons interested will
be welcome.
The idea of this meeting was con-
ceived by County Highway Engineer
John F. O'Meara, and approved by
County Auditor L. P. Larson, AMI
when The proposition was presented
to the county commissioners that
board decided it was a good scheme
and voted to call the meeting which
has been set for the firs0M onday in
March.
This will be the first meeting of
this kind in the county, so far as we
know. and will enable the county road
authorities to know just how the To-
cal boards feel about road affairs and
will probably be an excellent way to
learn the sentiment of the county on
matters pertaining to state road main
tenance and construction and the
county township aid road proposition
1t is the intention to have repre-
sentative of the State Highway COM
mission present to explain the work
ings of the Trunk Highway amend
ment and laws and elaborate on the
program of the commission for the
present year as we'll as state the tent
ative plans in general for the coming
years.
Then the state road program and
the countytownship $3.50 roads will
receive complete attention.
All propositions will be thrown open
for questions and discussion, ard any
one having an axe to grind will be
given respectful att ntion. Constrld
tive criticism will be welcome and sug.
gestions made at the meeting will be
discussed.
For instance the matter of winter
maintenance of roads might BE-
brought up by someone who believes
that a reasonable per cent Of main
tenance money should be reserved fol
opening up snow blocked roals in tho
winter There are two sides the
question as there usually is and tho
meeting may be the means of thresh-
ing out the proposition and fndin;,
out what sentiment is. TIE High
way Engineer would perhaps express
his views giving the technical side o.
Inc matter, and the question pro and
con be considered Those who favor
a change in the present program may
come away satisfied that ne IS asking
for too much, or on the other hand
general sentiment may warrant more
active winter maintenance. This IS
merely mentioned to show the poss'-
bIlities of countrywide road policy
meeting.
One OF the objects Of the meeting
will be It's educational feature. 1t is
the intention of the road authorities
to acquaint the local boards with the
comprehensive county road program
and acquaint them with the POSSIBLE
ties under this plan in the next few
years
With state road construction work
practically at the end, the Redwood
County board took step a couple o.
seasons ago to promote county AID
roads, or farmer-tO-market roads
1he Messenger has contended that {
was a forward step and similat
plan will likely be worked cut quite
cenel ally throughout the state. Un-
der the plan improved roads are be-
ing built by the various townships
with the county assisting fifty per
cent on cost up to $1,000 aid per year
per township. The county also fur
nishes engineering aid at nominal ex-
pense. The conditions are that the
road must practically meet state ROAD
Specifications and connect with state
road. 1t is spreading benefits of far
mer market roads, more evenly
and more quickly throughout the
county than any other plan yet devils
ed. This feature of the county road
program, which so closely concerns the
township road authorities, will I'M
doubleday be the subject of considera-
ton at the meeting.
1t is the intention to hold both fore
noon and afternoon sessions.
This big road meeting should prove
to be Of helpful nature and help
lineup the county BOARD and the town
boards on the 1924 road program.
1t looks like a good move.
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