The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
The NEW ROAD LAW.
..,,ons CONCERNING the Measure
.ms r"sH ,,.a IN Next Week.

..,Ions CONCERNING the Measure
soc ~. voted on Next Week.
v road law which Is to be
The n hy the people Of Wake
| toied matter which we have al
par! .aferred To as being, in our judg-
vsd! lrnvise measure. 1t could be
psn'' az ad AZ length, but among those
d'cu ns Of it which will strongly appeal
s'ee;Uf4-r-t of the people are the fol-
% the lh'''
Hs'us ,os4s a special tax OF fifteen
u 'mp m, hundred dollars worth OF
rasrty and forty-fve cents on the
prop, n!,t.jde Of Raleigh township it
pIh .fatrd that the amount OF money
Us! "a from this tax in ten mile
feaIIltS', If country would not be suffi-
sfe,' - huild two miles Of such roads
CEN oov being constructed in Raj
'sb township. go
d sI = road. being built in Raleigh
wv hin ARE being gradually extended
p"aard-thp last Legislature having
Ou."d.d the limit for one mile on all
'iT" # this plan is not interfered
f Ost' II j. proposed to ask for An addi-
WIZ .ytrn,ion Of three miles from
w. uo" neyt Legislature and to continue
lu' tension thereafter until all the
IJo fhoroughfares shall be improved
msi" rnunty limits on the same plan of
,Ss roads now being built outward
Irp !" , no. nrv law should be adopted the
..snt pIan Of road building would be
PIN nm. and the County Commits
D'o ars would be under the necessit y
'"o"a,Iittinp the road force into small
Oaoad. and scattering it all over the
unity to meet the demands Of various
u%gbIorhoods. These small squads
~onld no very little more tn the road,
'S,n !. now done, because they cOult
.'t have the use of machinery neces
..rv for making proper road. In fac
,bs machinery now in use could not b,
.,,,,sd over the various roads ant
s,dy.. a. they now are, to any par
the county distant from Raleigh. l
L first necessary to construct road
and bridges outward from a centre, TO
,be machinery can go outward only a
mad. are built for il to be Transported
over.
Another important phase is this
There is u question a. to whether tn
,dopton of the new law will do ava
with the present system of summOnin
citizens To work so many days in tn
wear. Some lawyers are Of the OpiniO
that the adoption Of the new la,
would do away with that, but other
and among them Supreme COuI
Judge. are of the opinion that il tn
new law is adopted, the citizens wi
have to pay the taxes and also wOr
the roads as they do now. The bes
And highest authority seems to hOl
this last opinion. SO the chances al
that the adoption of the new law wi
impose the taxes and at the same tin
the people will be subject to work tt
roads under the old laws. There is ,
least risk to run in this matter, an
in consequence thereof the CAUCAsIA
takes the liberty of suggesting that
would be- best for matters to remain
they are for the present, and that pc
pIe who are interested in the rOi
movement set to work to devise a be
ter plan than is offered by the new la
which Is to be voted on.
We are heartily in favor of gener
road improvements, and it will be SCI
that we shall do anything of whit
we are capable to secure the inaugur
ton Of IA system that will accOmpli
something along that line. But it
our opinion that the adoption of t
new law can only result in breakil
upasystem which is now being su
cessfully and satisfactorily operate
and the creation of dissatisfaction
over the county which would ari
though complaints coming from eve
community that their roads were I
being worked while others were &c. 4
We sincerely believe that the new j,
would be a change for the worse
around, and if our advice is want
on the matter, we unhesltatingly q
"vote it down."