Huntsville gazette., 1889-02-02
Let Us Have Good Roads.

Delegates from every precinct In the
county are invited to meet in the court
house to-day and give vent to their views
on the subject of solid macadamized
roads in the county. The court OF coun-
ty commissioners is expected to meet at
ten o'clock this morning, when the bill
drawn up by the citizens committee will
be submitted to them. We re~publish
this bill in this mornings issue, and will
place copy Of this paper in the Lands
OF each delegate attending the meeting.
The bill is as follows:
BILL
To be entitled IAN Act to authorize Madison
County to purchase and to build MacadamlZed
roads, and to issue bonds of the County to aid
in the purchase or construction thereof"
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General assembly OF
Alabama, That Madison county by and through
It's Court of County Commissioners is hereby au-
thoriZed to build and construct within the limits
OF said county the following system OF macad-
amized roads, to be about one hundred and thir-
ty miles in extent. The following OF said sys-
TEN of roads to radiate from the city of Hunts
ville in said county as follows: One to run in
northerly direction to- the Tennessee line, com
mencing at the northern terminus OF what is
known as the Meridianville Pike another to run
in u nortnwesterly direction through New Mar
ket in said county, toward the 1ennesse line:
another 10 run in an easterly dlre6tlon through
-44tlysv1lle, in said county, towards the jackson
county line; another to run in southeasterly
direction to New Hope in said county OF Madisou
another to run in southwesterly direction to
Triana, i'll said county of Madison; another TO
run in a westerly direction to the Limestone
county line; and two others to run in aAnorth-
westerly direction, one leading to Cluttsvlle and
the other to Madison Roads, in said county Of
Madison. Also another line to run in a north
ly direction from Triana, through the town OF
Madison to the Browns Ferry road, one mile
north of said town of Madison; and, also, anoth
er line TO run in a northerly direction from New
Hope to Gurleys in said county, All of said
roads are to be constructed, as far practicable
at the same time; OF those r.dlating from Hunts
vile, not exceeding ten miles OF either shall
be constructed, until the same number of miles
in extent is completed on each of the Others ra-
dating from Huntsville.
Sec. 2. Be ii further enacted, That said Macadam-
lied roads shall be constructed upon the beds of
the public roads of the county, the routeand To-
cation of said public roads in the establishment
of the line of said macadamiZed roads to be chang
ed and altered SO as to secure the most direct
route OF travel and Suita bic ground and bed up-
on which TO build said macadamized roads Said
Court OF County commissioners, i'll making such
change or alteration, to make such reasonable
compensation to the owner OF the lands on which
such route is established, as may be just and
proper, and when said court is unable to agree
with the owner OF the lands as to what cOmpen-
Sation shall be made, the same proceedings shall
De had for the ascertainment OF the compensa-
tiOn and the acquisition of the land, as is now
provided by law when the line of public road
Is altered or changed.
sec. g. Be further enacted, That the fixing of
the width OF said macadalIhZed roads and the
depth and the character Of stone or other mate
rial used In their construction, shall rest in the
discretion OF said Court OF County Commission
ers; they III It's determination, having reference
to the convenience and necessities of travel
thereon; Provided, the said ROADS shall be laid
out at least twenty feet wide, twelve feet of
winch snail be bedded with stone or gravel, |
well cOmpacted and Of sufficient depth to secure
solid foundation.
See. 4. Be 1t further enacted, That said Court of
county commissioners shall have the right to |
take and use in the construction and building
OF sald roads such quantities of stone gravel and
other material adjacent and contiguous thereto, |
as may be necessary therefor, paying such rea- |
sonable compensation for such material may
be right and proper, and when said court and |
the owner OF such material are unable to agree |
upon the compensation, the same is to be fixed |
in the same manner as is now provided by law |
Tor the valuation OF land condemned to public |
use in the opening of new, and the changing or |
alteration OF old roads.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That said Court of
county commissioners shall have the right to |
construct and build said macadamiZed roads by |
letting out the same by contract, in such man
ner, and upon such terms, said court may i'll |
its discretion deem best and proper.
Sec. 6, Be ii further enacted, That Madison /
County by and through said Court OF County |
Commissioners is hereby authorized to purchase |
tion or all OF the macadized roads now owned by |
said company Provided That not more shall |
be paid therefor than sixteen hundred and sew
enty dollars per mile. And after the purchase |
thereof said roads shall be open to the public |
free OF toll.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the Court OF
COuntyCommissioners ers of said County are hereby |
authorized and empowered to issue bonds OF |
said county to the amount of one hundred thous
and dollars to provi for the payment of the
construction and building of said macadamized |
roads, and 10 aid in paying for the macadamized |
ed roads, purchased from said Madison Turn
pike Company. Said bonds to be two hundred
in number and for five hundred dollars each,
the interest to be not more than six per cent.per
annum, to be paid semi-annually ana evidenc-
ed by coupons attached to the bonds Said bonds
and coupons to be made negotiable and payable |
at some designated banking house in the city of |
Huntsville, Alabama, or in the city OF New York,
State OF New York. Said bondsi hall be sold and
negotiated to the highest bfddc,, the minimum
price being their face value
Sec. S. BE ii further endctcu, That said bonds
shall be numbered from one to two hundred
consecutively: Those numbered from one to one
hundred cOnseeutively, TO be made payable |
twenty years from the date of issuance thereof,
with the right reserved to the county TO post
pone the time OF payment thereof 10 thirty years
from tho date of the issuance thereof. Those
numbered from hundred and one to two
hundred cOnsecutively, to be made payable thir-
ty years from the date OF the Issuance thereof,
with the right reserved to the county to postpone
the time of payment thereof to forty years from
the date OF the issuance thereof: each bond to be
Court of said County of Madison, and counter
signed by the Treasurer of said county OF Mad
son, the coupons attached to each to bear the
number of the bond to which they are attached,
and to be made payable at the place designated
for the payment OF said bonds in the body there
of.
sec. g. Be it further enacted That said bonds
shall only be issued and sold from time to time,
as the demands for the payment for the con
struction and building and purchase of said
macadamiZed roads may require.
Sec. 10. Be ufltrther enacted, That said Court
of County Commissioners shall, out of the mon.
eys collected each year on County levy and as
sessrnent, set apart sufficient amount to be not
less than one-fifth of the sum collected that
year on county levy and assessment TO pay off
and discharge the interest on said bonds as it
becomes due and payable, and to provide sink
ing fund to meet the principal of said bonds as
they become due and payable the said moneys,
when so set apart, not to be used or appropriated
to any other purpose or use, but to be held and
used exclusively for the purpose contemplated
by this act
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That the bonds
issued under the provisions OF this act shall be
exempt from taxation by the county of Madison
and the city of Huntsville MercurV.