Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-11


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ouch rs are provided for by article,
1879. "a, 81 aud 81, special session 81
the legislature OF 1880 70 would DE- much
more 10 The convenience of he travelling
pubic as well as the resident citizen.
But before the provisions for nolghbor.
hoo roads can be mnde available, tho
legislature will have them TO amend, he.
cau,c by art4ele 1870 such roads may be
opened only "on lines between different
persons cor owners OF land, any section
line or any direct line through un inclos-
IRE coniaining 1880 acres III land or
morc.n Frequently natural distinctions
which cannot bc surmnuntvd or re-
moved, lie on the lines. rhe law should
permit roads to he opened on one or
the other side Of he distractions.
Again, the lines frequently meet each
other at snch angles as will not allow the
road opened ia the direction desired, and
the law win not permit i 70 pass through
survey Of less than 1850 acres.
Where 10 IL imprsclicsbe TO follow
lines, ur where II makes the distance To a
mill, gin, church, school hOnsr, or 30 in
tersoct public road OF the frst, second
or third class much greater t0 follow
llncs, the law should be amended az 60
allow such nc ghborhood rand to pass
through survey Of any size.
As 10 Tho large surveys, ihcrc are not Il
sufficient number II ihen TO he useful In
assisting in the opening OF such roads,
and whore they do Cxist there Is seldom a
Necessity for r0ads W nrignbors, churches
or schOol-huusrs
The commissioners court of Jack
county, seuing that so many roads could
not be kept IN repair have made several
attempts 10 open neWhbUfhoOd roads %
country trading posts, schuol-h0uses,
churches, or to lntcrsret public roads
OF the drst, second or third
classes hoping thereby TO avoid the
making Of so many roads that under the
law must be worked But IN every iu-
stance we have failed Because, either.
the lines were ohstruCtcd or met each
other ut such angles that the rpad could
not be made follow the direction sired
without 80 much decentralization rs
would make Che road altogether not de-
sired
Again, the opening OF roads h too ex
pensiYe aud too technical. Reduce the
jury Of view from five ~ three 30 not
require them 10 be sworn OF provide that
WV W F'hp'H W h0Nll lbAflHhlg Niif lt'
by one Of III m Compel commissioners
courts TO appoint one of tins three fore
men Of tie Jury Compel him to serve
al nuilccs on landowners und make
written return OF service thereon. Com
mand him To make written report 10 the
court aud appear personally before the
court TO return same, go that Che court
may learn from him whether or no all the
lunnl nTfrpnnfattpa ia,
have been complied with (pay him for
this sCrylce)
ny this save the paying OF damages
for opening roads as public roads.
When there nus been feet In the
proceedings which viii in after years IN.
duce some citizen TO fence the road
Cause the county TO prosecute and the
c urts Of highest resort TO decide that 10
was never legally public road, and that
ME citizcn cannot be punished for clos
Ing ~.
Let no public road be gated; such il n
nuisDuGc to the travelling pu1llc, and n
continuing source Of irritation to the cit
lzen.
rnE school LAW
Public schools need more suneryision
than any person now chlrpcd by law
with their supervision can afford to give
them
County Judges, after discharging other
duties imposed on them by law, have NOT
the tine left to give them onc.half the
supervision necessary,
have used all the time that could
devote 10 this matter without neulecting
other Official duties, and In addition pro.
cured the assistance OF a gentleman high
ly qualified and well,attcl forth purpose
i8SIbAVlSiEql Is h iEi sGG aSiccliSc .'"'
Ihtre should he Il supervisor (tmblv
enumerated for every county which has
l<o or more public schools.
IN counties with less put together
uh"er one supcryisorko many counties ma
would nave not less than 1875 nor more
than 225 schools. N' ''0''
comp supervisors 10 have monthly
meetings OF teachers county Institutes
low Gun teachers hope to keen apace
WIN the progress Of the age unless they
are associated with the progrc ,sors?
Wqulrc every teacher employed Ia
attend the meetings Of his county's in
authorize trustees to pay him for the
ueNS ne attends az same per diem ns he
rec ives In school room.
,,i,n' - reason "I the distance from |
P,aee OF meeting he has 90 remain nver
ulgnt IN order to be In attendance. allow
trustees 70 pay so much DO,
n'p lor distance travelled, necessary
.ApehSeS Tor one nights accommodlnon
y ~ exceed seventy-ayc cents per night.
'uoUlu teacher without excuse fail Ia
llFnd, ltt him forfeit as much ne he
IN nav CIV, "uye received for his attendance.
~ y, va, NOV W second neglect leave 1t with.
49, WV u'sVretlon OF the supervisor and
ruSlecs 10 annul his contract PERMIT
10 transfers, except IN cases where
'arou's and children move out Of the a..
rict where enrolled ON census lisa
60 II, PtEpGrn JOKES,
Comfy Judge Jack County. Tex