New Britain herald., 1930-07-01
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0Connac.icut has bccr 25 years

"Connocticut has beer 25 years getting 2,3o6 miles Of improved road: vz srgl have t4eo1 miles ot ro1d in fine state There are he tween 7aQt and S.aao miles that should he taken ca". Of in some adequate manner. Al tho rate We are going t will 1aNo t5y years 70 com- pIo.c tha job" Sa!d Dr William L. IjlgGlu@. saerc-HrN O. ztato. at inc im- stjturior Q. lns N.v Bruan Rural noads tmn.ozsme4, association last -H@ntnz.
 The meeting N4- mgl in th. aadi- fo~tam o. ths r.r'ra l"~.or Hl@h school First 1-..@n44 faor-a Y flaujtu qees.5.-
 Dr Ejzcgns was t@. #rsr speaker. Ha remarked that ~roauasucuc has one Of the basr road systems in the country and M laE@ one of the nest highwav oouw"--to~ars, l have heard him say -aa. # h. is provided with enough Iao4-. te t5 if. he will take care of t6r rr. -oais ~@o. He is righ- m fee'u- t1af tre senri- 1nent Of the people should he made manifest
 The a0mmtss,o~s1 has haaa so Iusy widening and mnrortns the trunk line hizhwar and making them sara for travel fha. h. hasn't had much time +o zrv~ thought 10 our proposition
 We fa.r now -r.- ta. t.ar7 has come when somatn.a@ should be dooa about rural or third class roads. N. reva been 25 wears Ga-t1n= D. @r" miles o5 improved roads, We Elta ra."H" rUas more ro5as in rhe slate Nae. than -H"a or >.o.a miles remain -o h. tahoa tsre of in some adequate wruor~ At tho rate We are Eo.nG il 8tII take n" years 70 com pIc.a the 5oa
 I think #r. a@l.oa dollars s .'e4r for the r.>r IT, or t- srars would he t3tLa sao"-# .H~ 'el= mnpose.
 o'1H. .... ..oo '. -ha general assembly a-.c7.j.rsd hatwc5n six and seven ut.uou dollars rom cur rent tnrome for eap.rai expenses. I don't know Of any --nltal expenses u'anr-5 for -g' snar. We ought 70 get at l1a-t ttr-e million next year Tor improvement of rural roads.
 If WI c4n show rha legislature and convince t1- highway commIs- atoner thar tha people are ready for the Improvement Of -h5rI class roads ,ho matter will b. taE51 rare Of.
 "Sao to if that rou know where your candidates for the assembly stand on this project Ho&- fall be- fore vou send them 70 Hartford, Sevor-y per cent Of the representa- 1tves last Eeae sigacd B resolution for m a9oronrlat5on for the improve mcat of rural roads. hut the hill never w25 presented and they had no ch2Dco D aor on t.
 Years a~0 tha stale Press associ- ati0n passed unanimously a resolu- ton endorsing inc proportion that the general assembly do something for rural roads
 Many other organizations of tn- f'uence. the Connecticut Chamber Of Commerce. rha Manufacturers asso- citation Of ConnooIlcut. the Connac- ticut Automobile association and 'h6 Connecticut State Grange are .tchel Backing the movement or watching 1t with great deaf Of interest.
 Fears For Pending Bill
 I tcar that Nr- Hall your great whtz-banEer from Now Britain, and Commissioner Macdonald have draft cd tentative bill to take care ot thl- matter. If there is such bill it will n@var soc the light Of day in my private opinion unless sentiment throughout Cornecricut is so crystal lzed that 1r will o2 impossible not tc submit f.
 The highway commissioner Is spending a lot Of money OH beauti- flying the trunk line highways That's
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