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fouudation because they help to carry the weight. In Montgomery 

 county, on tliat road you speak of, I know they have no limestone 

 convenient and the limestone right along the line of that road is not 

 good enough and all we have to do is to go to Howellville and we 

 will get a very good material. 



MR. SCHWARZ: Here is a question right now: We have in our 

 county roads that are close to a borough but in the township and 

 the people of the township say we would build this road but the 

 moment we build it the borough will take it. Why should we be 

 asked to build this road and the borough take it afterwards? Is 

 there no provision by which the borough should be made to pay the 

 township, or if that is not so should there not be an amendment 

 made to the law covering that point? 



ME. HUNTER: I suppose there could be an amendment made, but 

 I don't see why a borough cannot take the adjoining ground because 

 they take it with the consent of the township. 



MR. SCHW\4.RZ: They have done it in the township in which I 

 live. 



MR. HOLM AN: Who is to maintain those roads that have not 

 been constructed by the township? 



MR. HUNTER: They are under the supervision of the township 

 authorities. 



MR. HOLMAN: We have a road in our countj^, north of Newport, 

 which runs through Howe township. It is constructed along the 

 river bank and is a great convenience to surrounding counties in 

 passing through the county, but of ver}- little advantage to Howe 

 township. This road was constructed by the county commissioners, 

 but the township would never take it off their hands and conse- 

 quentl}' the road there is not in very good condition. It has been 

 traveled for years. Everybody travels it at their own risk. They 

 travel it in preference to going around over the hills, which made 

 it two miles further. We would like to have that road kept up 

 and it could be made a very fine road instead of having it in the 

 worst kind of condition. Now if we, by private subscription, would 

 make up one-sixth of the cost of maintenance could we force the 

 township to maintain it? 



MR. HUNTER: Undoubtedly, unless that road has become a 

 county road. Under the Flinn law, if that road was taken and im- 

 proved by the county under the act of 1895, it becomes a county 

 road and the county is bound to keep it in re})alr. 



MR. HOLMAX: It was construced in the 70's and has been trav- 

 eled ever since. 



