Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-05-07
A NEW ROAD SYSTEM.
County Judge oondsr Explains It's
Workings.
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As the season Of the year for work
ing roads is now at hand and by re
quest Of many of our citizens, ] viii
offer few suggestions and give few
explanations on the new system Of
working the same. 10 the first place,
I will quote the section Of law under
which the county court Is now exercis-
ing It's authority. IL reads as follows,
to.wit:
Sec. 4O0l, las amended 1889 "All
county roads shall be under the super
vision Of the county court Of the county
wherein the said road ls located; and
no county road shall be hereafter 60
tablished, or any such road be altered
or vacated ia any county in the state,
except by the authority Of the county
court Of the proper county, and each
county court within this state shall
have the authority and 1t shall be its
duty 10 survive, control and direct the
working, laying out, opening and
keeping In repair Of all county roads
within its county, and to prescribe the
methods and manner of working; to
supervise the construction and repair
OF all bridges on county roads, and to
remove any supervisor for incompe.
tency or dlsobedience TO the orders Of
said court.
Sec. 1906, as amended In 1893, allows
the county TO levy tax Of mills, and
~ poll for road purposes In lieu OF the
old methods OF orking out assessments
This year we have levied this tax and
purpose to have 1t expended On the
roads in the following manner:
|. We will instruct the supervisors
to hire any man who 10 a resident Of
the county TO work out the amount
of the road tax he owes, pro.
viding he is able and will do good
work, for which we will allow at the
rate Of S1.25 per day. Instead Of the
the road supervisors notifying each
person as heretofore done, he will be
at certain places designated therein on
certain days to begin work, and every
person seeing such notices or otherwise
giving information of the same, must
get out and meet the supervisor and
get employment or pay his tax 10 the
sheriff.
2 After giving everyone an oppor-
tunity 10 work on the roads long
enough TO satisfy the tax he owes tor
road purposes, we will then let out
some work by contract. We want TO
get all the money expended on the
roads rs soon as possible.
Recently have had several COM
plants made about the corditlon Of
our roads and earnest requests TO begin
work al once, but we haYe delayed the
matter on account OF bad weather and
partly because we would like TO get
every person In the county kicking on
account Of said roads being bad.
would like 10 see every one reused up
on the road question then we might
get something done.
The people Of this county have got
20 build the roads II we ever get them.
/ haye had several men tell me the
county ought TO build the roads for the
people; this proposition We are all we'll
pleased with. We are all we'll satisfied
that the county ought TO build the
roads for the people. but what consti-
utes the county? Is II the people or
IL it the county court? We will ven
ture the suggestion II In the people and
II the people wish the county court TO
build the roads for them We will have
20 come. 10 them 10 get the money 10
do Il with ~ We are trying 10 manage
their business only. Now As the peo.
Pile would like 10 have. good roads and
~ the people have got 10 build them
one way or another lot w ALI every
pernon Ia the county, try and sec what
We can do towards improving them.
We cannot expect 10 make them good
lp one year, with the amount OF money
We have available, but We can make a
very great Improvement on them, II
lhe people will do their duty.
Last year We had expended on the
roads throughout tho entirs county.
400 days Ia work at tl.6o per day, 81.
aal " tas0O Ia cash.
This year No Will hays Aboai $1,000
b sKpsnd at tl.ab per day equal "
400 days work, leysTy person who
eorks oa tbs roads Will be required 10
gofk for . hours each day, And Ia no
'ase viii W allowed " pay for llms
Fhlled away 0n tbs road Ia telling
fnfns and sucking shovel handles
hons ipw $50 gTumblinE Rboni ths
lFlas no sllos psI day, ~ which 1 say,
Ypfg nap IA ihs county whether hs
Nns property % moi, n directly later.
sled la lhs Toadn, and ~ be u WORK
an 90 hlnsslf when hs 70 og lhs Taads
lap'l hse vi hai pfloe has " DO eltb A,
~ Nhui lle fualia, liol money itood
'ln1a HIll niakr W money and tht
|11aff ~ Hel ihen ins sloilef 30 Nill
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