The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-23
ROAD CONGRESS



rh. raners read At the Road Congress 40
9, l,a;anapolis we're in most part OF ." 10
interesting and practical character. cot
The resolutions as finally adopted arc fol
as follows: o.
peso,ved. That Indiana road congress |
-ocommend 10 the ensuing Legislature Ia
,he enactment of q law embodying inc I'M
following provisions. tow
l. The present sysiem OF disttic. 81. :"
o.ry;sors should he abolished that tue
Rosrd ~ com missioners in each county
shou,d anpoint for a term OF tour years, -
Tsnh;ect 10 removal at the pleasure 0. =. ~
oonrt, one county superintendent OF ,o ~
highways. who shsll be co!pps'c"' -
nerson. and " no shall be ex-o'hc'" cur" :,
man of board Of county supervisors - :,
hiuhways: who shall have supervisor" =, =,
ofthe construction and main'enance - :.
ALI public highways In his county; ~ -
/ side OF cities; who shaii MAXI :" ~ y
vays prepare specifications tor the con
s,..'".;on and maintenance Of roads
nronsre make and execute contracts ana
q bonds ~ road contractors; see thst Tue :
! work /. fully executed; make estimates
|, ~ work done, aud perform sucn ot"e'
dut;es as may be imposed upon MN ov
law. sor his ser. =
n q That he should receive 'or ms SIT
: -. .s such county road superintendent
~, more than IS per day tor service
n actually rendered, TO be paid out OF '"e
county funds. c,.a;ors,
Tha, the Board Of Commissioners
IA, each county should appoint (suo)eet
!, 80 re.oval at their discretion) IN each
.,ownship one township snpetv'-o, -
h,rhwsvs. who should hold his once
/, anr ,erm OF four years; that sucn
of,ovnship supervisor OF highways.ho"i"
= havs charge of the public highways J"
fc Ills township outside OF ci'ies' r""!ec. :"
N control OF the county superin'e"ne"' u; !:
Ia. .lhiuhways. and should receive 'or ~
Cd services e. per diem for services ao.u.
nv allv rendered in the performance ~ ~
od Official duties; 10 ne pS'u wv
Va township road fund. .;a
- That once in each year all the ssiu
~ ~ r,.h;n supcrvisors of highways and
a.. 81, engineers OF cities in the county
and The county superintendent OF hi2h
sor ,ysvs 10 no should constitute the county
, Ihoard Of highwAys,) should meet 81 .ue
cour, house in their respective cou"ucs
- d;scuss the highway necess'ies -
sl,h.,r respcctive townships, snd receive
'ssI;ns,rnctious from the county super"
~" ,endept OF highways on the s"'Jec.
oI rosd improvements; that THIS "'eeh"'
DIST -" nn,,,;nue moi less than three no
pily sh"u'" oo ~. S.,s. thai this board O
the "'o'c .v;sors W." .hould fix the rat
the c"""'s ., ,.x for each township q
!, M, less tran 10 cents nor more '"a"
cents per 800 valuation, pr"V'ne" '"a
the Common Council ot any CIV ~"
lew in such city such additional 'sA ~
street and alley purposes As 'hey snou'
deem proper. I, - ;mcoro,iv
me dnty OF each township roan supe' VIZ
inc "a see that a de finite number o' ''nes
u aluood public roads are constr o.'e" :" :
70 'otownship each year un.ii az o .ao
n so ,S..oi,, are in a condition acceptable
'nt's the county superintendent y "e
wavs. a.,;o.
poke ,os1 sund the County Comn'ss'o"e
ance snould lew upon sll the real estate ~
oriD nersona, property in each township,
one c,ndiuv cities therein, the amount
rega- ,axos recommended by the county 20"
anu ~ road supervisors, which shou'u
their ,'..,,, a,,d collected as other taxes
now collected by law. r.,
..h ,oad. .,ax lew should be known q
-,.d ,und and should be expended
Phas- ~ construc,iou aud maintalnance
gh,ly GOOD public highways; that the sino'
alco- cnllected in each township shou'u DC
es OF n.naed on the roads OF that towhst
still rrovided that no part OF the h"o'
spent collected in any CITY should pe eAPen'
hotels ~ the Improvement con-'fuc.'o" "
ks to- nair of any road more than 'hree ~
drink ti.,su, from the corporate limits OF z
NJ AL ~, w;,hout the consent ana approo
: land of The Common Council o. sucn =
mixing IA nrovided. Furthermore, that I'VE
advo- .'as con, ~ the road fund collected
r illus ~ III c;,v nav re used in any other 70
tier Of ~ nan that In which such city ls
mated within said thrce-mile ''m't.
That the county treasurer soc
no cn.,odv III such rosd fund,
con, that belonging to cities.
20 al. That of the amount OF ROAD
~. 10 90 collected in any city In any G.
A. ,hel,y so per cent should he para over
,n.ny ~ ci,v tor the Improvement o.
,s, no s,r.s,s and alleys, aud 20 per cent. u
-. ,his ~ shopld he retained by the co
.s his ,rossnrer 10 he paid out ~ town
a.sonai "a lnnas. and 10 be used In the
h;le no nrovement OF the principal hish
der his leading into such CITY. -
~ self IN That All improvements o.
rhuo 10 m.,s where the estimated amount
70 then expended amounts " 80,
he bur. whether for construction or ~
A. II. should be done by contract, 'et .,
county superintendent 20 the ,o~e'
heat responsible bidder, VINO
give bond. In letting the WORN ~
Isness. iacd owuers shall have the pre'e
.s one ri u. That no s-'"''e- o.. ~ mia.
lie ate should be pan my ,s. -"
inc. lie pressly pros,ne" ~ - ,r,swl
intoxica- IL. That ', s"o"n .,or snv
sind. II haul any loaae" was"n ,ad;ana
and bac. highway IN .ne o'a.s v;,h tire
nation 10 said wagon 90 pros'uru. .sar .
but II is less than three 'pcncs "'1N'
an Eng. 1898. ..commen,