The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-07-25
OUR ROAD LAW.
8A;CORRESPONDENTtMAkES SOME
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.

The Plan is to Work More and With Judg-
ment-some Interesting Figures
Law Should be Enforced and Twelve Days
or It's Equivalent Given.
Mr.. Editor:
Allow me space In your ryaluablc
paper and I Will enaeavor to pro-
nulgato feasible plainly which
our public roads may be put into II
high state of Improvement or'n las
ting character aud snthe mean
timeamacadamizcd throughout the
coun ty orstate, without addition
alexpense.
| Il have endcavored to obtain Of
fetal figures upon which to base
certain calculations but could not
get them, IN faet discovering to me
~ very great ttefiefency of system
lin the nlaisiiec oicontrolling and a
Hack of cpIly enience for acquiring Il
7 ,Eknowledge OF the vailabIe road
force for each township or county.
+ This one item roaa force, to my
mind is ono Of the greatest boons n
tax-ltaying people possess though
/ Like a ri i osle y sere- n :
I sources Is "innocuous dcsvctude.n
| This one item mad-rorcc, donated
by law, Instituted, i'm our statutes
Isby oprhonofed and worthy states
ISmetEog the past, is of which | will
have to dS,,
With dishon0r to none, possess
ing reverence for existing laws, ac-
ceptiDg every effort M having en-
mated from n faithful and worthy
! people, am impelIcd with mo-
tisesof duty and progress to disapS
prove Of the present system of pub
lie road working. believe that
we as apeoplc, II unintcntionally and
unaWare are squandcring and
| Spending for naught thesgreafeAt
! just reyenno ever imposed upon Il
people have reference { !, the
/ public fOad scryicc, aIiaslabor, alias
lreven.io Have we enyiabie nub-
/ lac roslus lIliye yyg ditublcToads
| Have Wea surplua in our County
Treasury ts, the ecfelitof each town
Ishipf0rt thc accbnntofpublic roads:
Such should be ethacasc, naturally
| grosy1ig otis sOiSn proper regard for
Rantl Systematic observance of so
! great tnlaw. We surely do not APP
tsprcciatc good solid roads, Judging
from the available resources and
latho present condition of the roads.
lsFirst class roads are to Il great de
\ gree essential sto the
land prosperity 0f8n commuaity.
/ My ave 10 no e. l)sye well. wdrfScd,
solid nnsl etoditable roads is, be-
}ranso we Il,lve squAndercd the la
bors tin1e NSsd mon given by law
| lifor this piIfpssse Rnnielnbcr this:
squandered it simply by not utili
lfaigg this rn9st iiastgsiAnffmous and
just road iaty. This lDSSreuuircs
and deman,ls from cyS .sSNSale CHI
zen, not otherWisS' ~. Ned. no.
tween tho ages ofss sS 80 70 years
certain labor ON To 49, roads
annually or its eqteS oient. Just
think OF q revenue which you have
never thought of and one. far grcn-
ter than tho pole tSxt won derfuI
whom you 10 ssbssvas dollars
and cents. This Isl ii jjssist law and
1T broaiiy y appre feS anfI5recogni-
zes the neeessity OF bod roads aud
has amply provided E0r the same.
! - ~ rvs this law even te eclI lflOtlerat@
ely regarded and appfeefated III
atnof the 0pifti0n that wo Yafue
time iight ~ and since tllls ss,ne Il
law speciii cf3 ly states and s.tle4
ntaiids, & desine accessory, twelve
days seFvie ses, the publiciFoatls an
nualiy, ffDMl every ono fmblc to
duty, bstse my calculations
upon th etye days and count
time for ssllslIl e IsNorth. Obscrv-
ing tire genefaI condition Ct the
roads, hearing the demand by the
people for q more frofitablc systcm
of expenditure os time, with Justice
IN hchal 1 of law (wiiich jsupon our
ssatntes.) and having due regard
fHf the vlliilp Of time 10 Individuals
sstna their Inability TO comply with
eSsseg dennAfgl ill mans cases, yet
tt loeQEls ~ t0 deal Justly with
alis ftlSser tl2f feircuinstanees 4 the
law lSstlsi tSis Iye days service,
llilskof tlle same NV Ayo owe and
u possIlila should payit. { claim,
unifef the existing law. we have Il
sullleient yailablc revenue, by sys-
teinatle usnse, 10 put Mi public
roads IN afi eiiviable Condition. 1t
cnnflot lls accOnaDlisIied ut once.
Az uciA tttii " e1t4tffG {lfe hlSC year, IL
great deal more the 3eond and ere
nnny cycles shnl iissve past, we
VIII have conn h llfe.worlI
will proved with the regular
management or'systemofroad du-
| ty, allowing this present manage
lment to Workand operate only the
force prefuring to labor on the
iroads. propose making II option
III to the road force 10 york the
/ term of twelve days Il; pay in cash
I FOR their time atthe rate of 40 cts
sl5er tlei4, or $3.50 for ? days, Also
/ 1 mako an option nf Mailing rock
to places dcsi andhe roads
lRtsomuelipef Idig 81 cts. $lSO
4 being tho money i0 pf - days
i labor, Will cuuaE 452 lQads of
ltrfaf.L l,n al