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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
4
The Sandersville Herald surveys town affairs and reader letters amid Prohibition talk. It praises Governor Needham's law and order efforts, laments office fire losses, and urges support for local printers and free schooling in a plea for hometown progress. It also hints at Panama Canal interest and community pride.
An investigating committee reports ten thousand Chicago children are habitually hungry. Remember the poor, for many are near you and in need of aid.
The Herald clarifies it will carry all legal advertisements as official organ, while noting ongoing confusion over county designation. It defends past favors from the Sheriff, mentions a new linotype, and urges public comment on a county bond issue while calling for better sidewalks and pavement repairs.
Governor Hoke Smith orders the Tax Collectors of Washington Johnson and Wilkinson counties to pay over all state tax funds to The Citizens Bank of Sandersville, now a state depository, after bond approval. Notice to be published in a general circulation newspaper in Sandersville. Dated December 15, 1908.
The Office of Commission of Roads and Revenues in Washington County Georgia gives notice that unless good cause is shown by January 14 1909 a road described by special commissioners will be opened as a public road. It starts near the old Ennis Saw Mill and traverses land owned by T O Prosser J S Lindsey and W L Butler crossing the Baldwin county line at Gum Creek. C A Sheppard I W Newman chairs and secretary.
South Dakota state engineer Samuel H. Lea favors removing sod from excavated portions for proper drainage and a uniform, solid road bed. Build the crown high enough for quick water runoff and maintain by dragging to keep rats out and prevent soft spots and chuck holes.
The remedy for bad roads lies with property owners selecting a skilled road builder. If no capable local overseer exists, hire outside expertise and pay road tax in cash. The approach, endorsed by Eben E Rexford, favors a professional contractor over home talent to ensure safe, well built roads.
A central Illinois trial uses oil mixed into the top six inches of road surfaces to test oil roads as a potential solution for the state’s difficult soil. The experiment, conducted by the state highway commission near Springfield, aims to improve drainage and road quality where stone roads are impractical.
An auto mobilist complains about road work in the region. Uncle Charlie Seaver defends the assess ment plan saying farms are taxed to provide days of road work. Groups of thirty or forty work with plows and tools, then rest with lunch and games after a long day.
T H Bellingham a former Tacoma councilman proposes a Tacoma to Seattle water view boulevard along bluff sites. He plans to gain support from Good Roads and other associations with property owners possibly donating rights of way. Public funding would come mainly from popular subscription.
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