The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-01-07

quite ogeroGs. The result might be that
4 parallel roads would be kept up. at consid-
cradle iocouyenience 10 the citizens, and
with loss to the turnpike. To obviaIe
this eVil and at the same time to avoid any
unjust distinction, il is proposed that all per-
sons liable TO work on any Of the public
roads Of the State, living within two miles
Of tue turnpike, shall be compelled TO work
five days in each year on il, if required by
the Board; and that no person shall be
obliged 10 pay any toll for travelling on the
road il his county or within ten miles Of his
residence. II will thus happen that II may
be used as a county road by each citizen,
and one living on the line may travel ten
miles into an adjoining county toll free
As return for this advantage, il is pro.
/ posed that those residing within two miles
shall contribute as much Iabour 10 the road
as citzens Of the State usually are obliged
to perform. II FIVE days should be deemed
too muoh, then have 10 objection TO The
Senate S reducing tie time, though il is COW,
perhaps, less than citizeps Of the mounirin
regions are obliged annually 10 PERFORM
The county courts are authorized 10 exempt
Ihe tWo nile hands from WORKING on all OH
o. roads. should have made tic provision
absolute in favour Of their exemption, Lui
for the reflection that il might lie inexpe-
dent 10 DO so in those casps where the turn.
pike passed through village or other point
where a number of roads come together
In thai event. il would be right for the
Board to compound The matter with such
citizens and allow a pnrt Of them TO work
other soads, since the labour Of the residue
might Le sutlicieot for keeping The turnpike
IN repair IN the vicinity. From these pro-
visions, think that advantage would rcsu,.
alike to the citizen aud to the Board. Ma.
Jor Gwynn thinks that fifty days labour an.
uually on each mile will be suficien, to keep
the road in repair. By taking two miles
on each side, we have four square miles to
each one in length. Upon the supposiion
that there are ten hands on the -four miles,
or two ard half 90 each square mile, land
the actual member will average this az
leas,) they viii, a, five days per hand, ox.
pend fifty days labour, en- amount suili.
clent 10 keep the road IN good repair.
the last section Of the bill, Mr. Speaker,
provides for The survey Of route from the
tovo Of Fayetteville TO some point on the
line Of the turnpike, at least seventy miles
west Of Raleigh. Also, in the event Of
the main roads going TO the south ,oi
Wilkes comfy, Il directs q survey to be
made from some convenient point on It 50
the town of Wilhcsborough; and that &c.
ports Of each Of these surveys be made 10
tho mex, Legislature. The purport Of this
provision requires little explanation. The
State ought, II seems to me, TO construct
Immediately tie main trunk from this poil,
to the extreme west. That, however, will
he insufficient for The wants Of the State.-,-
Much Of the western trade goes to Fayeiie.
vile. After. therefore, the main lina Is
located, another, diverging from II, ought
TO be made, in the, direction designated
Ia the evoHt, likewise, of the road NOW IN.
der consideration passing through the cen.
trail or southern counties of the vest, tho
northern tier will need road pointing
somewhere IN the direction of Wiiksbo-
rough. Let Us, then, sir, concentrate all
our energies upon The execution Of THAI
work which is 10 pass through the entire
length Of the State west Of us and after it
is finished, let US make such roads, inter.
seeing Il, as may be necessary to meet tho
wants Of all our citzens. have no doubt,
sir that il this main line were established,
we should, even without any aid from the
State, have good roads made from It 10 eve.
~ county town within moderate distance.
This IS What has occurred 10 other States;
and | am quite sure that there is public
spiri and sagacity enough among our Gill.
2ens to induce them to construct good
roads Of twenty or thirty miles in length, if
By SO doing they could reach good tuu-
pike. The very example Of a first rate
road before the eyes oil the community,
would be worth a great deal. What c
waste of labor do we not see on highways,
badly laid out in the first instance? If a
road is so constructed that the middle OF
lis bed s lower than the sides, as ve Of.
ten observe thom, each heavy rain rem.
ders it almost impossible; and tho citizens
are 50 frequently called ont 10 put il in or
der, that 1t costs more labor in len years
than would be necessary to construct and
keep up good road.
Having thus, Mr.. Speaker, ondeayored
10 explain the provisions Of the bill and their
several Objects, come now to the great in.
curry, have We the means, at this time, TO
construct the work five have not, then
there is an end Of the question. If we have
not he power TO make the road, then it is
4 waste of time 10 discuss its merits.
hold IN my hand an exhibit of our financial
condition, prepared at my reques, with
much care by his EXcelsncy the Governor,
which desire to submit TO the Senate
Mr. c. then read at length statement of
The various sources of revenue and Of tho
amount derived from each.) From this il Y
appears, that though our Internal lmprove-E
mont fund amounts now to only the sum OF
S333,465 "a, yet that this considerably ex.
ceeds the amount now appropriated, vizk
$50 600. Can we avail ourselves Of all tsuy
SUN in the next two years | franklyK
ait that in my opinion We cannot.
larger portion Of the amount consi6
Cherokee bonds, which for reasons
have formerly stated, will probably N