Southern good roads . of construction, and cost of maintenance; thenecessity of proper laws to protect the heavy expendi-tures involved in maintenance as well as in construc-tion; the automobile tax should be used for mainten-ance, as is now being done in many states where comi-ties put up dollar for dollar, thus received from thestate automobile fund. TI. a. Sliiiley. cliief engineer, of .Maryland, wlio spoke ^[arch, IQIS SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS 23 oil mad inainttiiacr. said I hat iiiiiit\- |ici cnif of tliemain roads of liis stnto woii^ roidv iiiipi-oxrd, ihal cv-iTV ronuty seat was i-oiincitcd
Southern good roads . of construction, and cost of maintenance; thenecessity of proper laws to protect the heavy expendi-tures involved in maintenance as well as in construc-tion; the automobile tax should be used for mainten-ance, as is now being done in many states where comi-ties put up dollar for dollar, thus received from thestate automobile fund. TI. a. Sliiiley. cliief engineer, of .Maryland, wlio spoke ^[arch, IQIS SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS 23 oil mad inainttiiacr. said I hat iiiiiit\- |ici cnif of tliemain roads of liis stnto woii^ roidv iiiipi-oxrd, ihal cv-iTV ronuty seat was i-oiincitcd willi fViTv oHht coiiniyseat. Tlie state had inl iMdnccd smiic exi-rllriil roadlaAVS and the counties iieiierally were eo-operatin^ forthe pulilic good. Tlieii- roads -were almost uiiifornilygood and fit to tia\(l on exciy day ol I lie ycai. He said that wlno-r no pio\-isioii was niadc Ior maiii-teliaiii-e, aii>- road wonld Iall inio a liad slale; Ihal itwas ahsiird In Imihl a <^,uh\ road and )io| pio\-i(h .nli-. A Bad Section of Road Near Kredericksburff, Va. (piatily for its ma inl cnain-o. lie explained fnlly Ihemethod uf road palrol. Ihe powcn ol Ihe pal , liisduties and eiiiiiimient ; also the nielhods of repoi-| ingand lahiilating tiaflie. He Ihen ixnvr exhaiislive tile cost of maiiiteiia nee ol Ihe roads of Mar>lanilfor many years past ami iirncd Ihal uieater at-leiition lie piaid to mainleiianee of iiiipro\ed roads. .Mr. (. Ij. Seott. assistani slali/ hiuliway eoiiiniissioii-er. sp dve on tfie need of striel Iraflie regulations, andsaid that Airginia must follow Ihe lead id moie fullydeveloped countries in regard lo eontrid of traffic onher highways. He gave the status of traffie eontrol of Eurojie ami in somi Iwenty statesin the Union. Every hoard if supervisors should havefull authority to adopl lailes and regulations, suhjeetonly to the approval of Ihe slale eoinniissioner. Healso said that we are all Inil sl
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