Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27
OVR ROAD W.S.

OUR ROAD Id WS.
We are indebted to Representative Nc
Kelvey for a copy of the bill of Repre-
sentative Tryon, of Lake county, pend
ing in the House of Representatives re-
lating to Supervisors and road work.
We have read the bill carefully, and are
favorably impressed with its general pro
visions. The bill provides
SEC. 1. That in each township there
shall be appointed by the Township Trus-
tees, annually, one Supervisor that each
township, exclusive of such part as may
be under control of a municipal corpora
ton, shall be road district-but if two
or more voting precincts are in town
ship, each precinct shall constitute dis
trict, and Supervisor shall be appointed
for each.
SEC 2. That Supervisors shall enter in
to bond in the sum of $500 for the faith
full performance of their duties.
SEC. 3 provides for the removal of Su-
pervisors for malfeasance in Office, and
for the appointment of their successors
in Office.
SEC 4 provides that Supervisors shall
open all roads established in their dis
tricts, keep the same in good repair, and
from time to time make such permanent
improvements as the tax for road pur-
poses will warrant
SEC. 3 provides for the erection of guide
boards at the intersection of roads, the
maintaining of watering troughS where
practicable and desirable, and for the
protection of bridges.
SEC 6. That Supervisors shall order
out, annually, between April 1 and July
l, all persons liable to perform two days
labor or charged with road tax.
SEC Z. That Supervisors shall let by
contract such grading or ordinary repairs
as shall be necessary, but before letting
any contract for macadamiZing or other
permanent work which will exceed in cost
$50 he shall make careful estimates,
which shall be approved by at least two
of the Trustees, and for that purpose may
call to his assistance a competent engi-
neer, that he shall. advertise the letting
at least twenty days, that the contractor
shall enter into bond, that the Supervisor
may reject all bids, and that it may be a
condition of the contract that persons
owing two days labor, and whose names
are specified therein, may work out the
same under direction of the contractor.
SEC. s. Supervisors shall expend money
received in lieu of two days labor on the
roads, and shall keep in book to be pro-
vided by the Trustees an itemized account
of all moneys received and paid out, and
shall report to the Trustees, annually, a
detailed statement of such transactions,
including the amount of labor and by
whom performed, when and where ex-
pended, time and date of their service,
and shall return a full and accurate list
of all persons who neglect or refuse to
perform the two days labor, that all fines
and forfeitures shall be paid into the
township road fund, that Supervisors
shall annually report to the Trustees the
amount of money in their hands at settle
ment, list of judgments that remain
unsatisfied, the names of the Judgment
debtors and the amount of each, and the
name of the Justice before whom OBJ
tanned.
SEC. 9. All moneys in the hands of an
outgoing Supervisor shall be turned over
to his successor, who shall receipt for the
same, and accompanying the money shall
be a detailed statement of the transac-
tions of the outgoing Supervisor since
the date of his last annual settlement.
SEC. 10. The Trustees and Supervisor
shall meet annually on the first Monday
of March, and the Trustees shall then eX-
anime the itemized accounts of the Su-
pervisor and settle the same.
SEC. II makes it the duty of Trustees
to purchase improved implements for
road making, and authorizes an addition
al levy not to exceed 800 in any one year,
such implements to be used by Supervis-
Ors or contractors.
SEC II authorizes Supervisors to con-
struct foot bridges over streams.
SEC. 13. Supervisors shall be entitled to
per diem'not to exceed $3.50 for each
day actually employed, and shall not ex-
ceed in expenditures in any one year the
road fund for the year, except i'll cases of
unforeseen damage by flood or otherwise.
SEC. IA provides that Trustees shall. in
addition to the two days labor, levy a
tax upon each dollars valuation (eXclu-
sive of property in municipal corpora
tion), as follows: In townships having a
valuation of 100000 and over not ex-
ceeding three mills on each dollar, in
townships having valuation less than
$l,OO0OOO and more than 100000 four