Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-26
The Bill for Improvement Of the Augusta
Roads Adopted by the Supervisors.

The Bill for Improvement Of the Augusta
Roads Adopted by the Supervisors
The following bill prepared by Messrs
j. A. Waddell, G.. NJ. Cochran and e. A
Fulcher was submitted to the Augusta
Board Of Supervisors Monday, and adopted
with only one dissenting vote, that OF Su
perviSor Koiner of South River:
An act to authorize the Board of Superv
sors of Augusta county, to improve and mac
adamize certain public roads in said county
upon the faith and credit of said county
LIST. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Of Virginia, that the Board Of Supervisors o.
Augusta county, be and are hereby authorized
to improve and macadamize such of the main
roads of the county as in their opinion should
be so improved; the same to be done at a COS
not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
I'd. Said Board of Supervisors may az any
time indicate in writing to the County COur
of Augusta county what changes in grade:
and location they may deem eXpedlent upoI
any of said main roads proposed to be I'M
proved by said Board; whereupon said cour
on its own motion shall appoint three viewers
to view the same; whereupon such proceed
ings shall be had thereon as are required un
der the existing road law for said county.
Sd All work done under and by virtue o.
this act shall be done under the supervisor
of or by the direction of said Board Of Super
visors at the expense of said county, to b(
paid from the proceeds of sale of the bonds
hereinafter provided for, except as to the ex
pense attending the changes of grades and 10
| cation, which shall be paid for as now prOvi
ded by law.
4th. Said Board and its successors are au
thorized to let said work to contract and t.
purchase or hire such machinery, stock, i'm
| plements and materials, as they may deem
necessary in order to carry out the provision:
of this act, and employ competent engineer
and as many hands and bosses as may be nee
eSsary for said work; and if said work is let
to contract, said Board may take such bond;
of indemnity as they think best from the con-
tractors.
5th The said Board of Supervisors when
said leading roads are macadamiZed. are .au
thOrized to keep the same in repair by ta1
upon the property in said county, OF by sys
tenn of tolls to be regulated by them, provided
that the rates Of toll shall not be greater thar
is necessary to cover the expenses of the nee
essary repairs Of the said roads, and the cost
of collecting the same.
9th. Said Board Of Supervisors may issue
the bonds of Augusta county for an amount
not exceeding the sum hereinbefore named
in denominations Of $500, and multiples there
of, said bonds to be coupon and to fall due
thirty years after date, but to be redeemablt
at the option Of said Board of Supervisors at
the expiration of - years from their date
bearing interest at rate not exceeding siA
per centum per annum. The interest to be
payable annually at the Office of the Treasur-
CT of Augusta county. Said bonds shall be
signed by the chairman of said Board of SUI
pervisors and attested by the Treasurer OF
said county, and shall have the seal of said
county affixed thereto, and the faith and prop
erty of the county of Augusta are pledged fol
| the prompt payment of the principal and in
terest of said bonds.
| 18th. The said bonds Of said county when
duly signed, attested and sealed, as herein
| before provided for, shall be delivered to the
Treasurer of the county of Augusta, who
shall sell the same at not less than the full
| face value thereof, and for the proceeds OF
the sale of said bonds and the proper disburs-
ment and safe keeping thereof, and for the
proper collection, safe keeping and disburs-
ment of the levies thereafter provided for, the
said Treasurer shall be liable upon his official
bond as for other county levies. And COM
mission of one-half of one per centum shall
be allowed said Treasurer for the sale of said
bonds, and disbursement of the proceeds there
of, and the monies received by the Treasurer
from sales of said bonds shall be paid out by
him upon warrants drawn by the Board OF
Supervisors.
Sth. The said Board at the annual meeting
for laying the county levy, shall levy tax
upon such subjects as are, or may be liable by
law for the county levy, for an amount suffi-
Gent to pay the annual interest on said bonds
and not less than $1,000 of the principal,
which shall be collected by the Treasurer OF
Augusta county, as other county levies are
collected, and for receiving and disbursing
the same the Treasurer shall receive the same
compensation as is allowed by law for receiv-
ing and disbursing other county levies.
9th. Said Board of Supervisors when they
are prepared to enter upon matchmaking and
improvement of said roads, shall from time to
time upon the records name the main OF lead
ing roads, which they propose to improve and
the point to which they propose to improve
the same; and when the same is completed,
said Board of Supervisors shall make known
the fact to the County Court of Augusta
county, and thereupon all hands assigned to
the said road shall be relieved therefrom and
assigned to other county roads.
10th. All necessary powers for carrying
out the provisions of this act are hereby con-
ferred upon said Board of Supervisors.
18th. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Monday being court day, several persons
opposed to the bill proceeded to get sigma
lures to petition asking the legislature not
to pass it, and got large number. It is not
probable however. even if there were no
home opposition, that the bill could get
through the legislature in the few hours it
still has to remain in session. Mr.. Echols
introduced it in the Senate Wednesday.
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