The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-10-25

In the universally depIorable Condition OF
us public highways and favor system
wnich Will provide for their immediate i'm
Proyement under tho control of the State
government. The legislature should ap-
point commissioner OF highways who in
turn should have the power to select the
Supervisors from each county and the con-
Victs should be made to work upon the roads
OF the county from which they were con-
v'ctcd. The road question is now being
fully aSitated by most OF the States and many
are now constructing roads of the best
description. The little State New Jersey.
whish Is nothing like the size of our State.
expended in 1894 on road improvements the
sum OF S9i ,GB.O3. In tho State of New
YORK IL has been proposed to raise tho sum
OF S1O 100000 by State loan, PAYABLE in
IL years at u low rate OF interest and devote
me entire sum to the Improvement OF the
county roads. 1t would be sufficient to con-
etruct an average of SO miles of splendid
roads In every county of the State and tho
entire assessment upon farm OF the value
OF $1,000 would be- less than So
"Our adjoining State, North Carolina.
has made excellent progress in public road
improvement and has now some as fine
roads as will be found anywhere. 'The first
important step was to secure from tho State
leSSlatHrc authority to levy u road tax OF
from tn 20 mills on 800 worth o; taxable
variation. Tho rate Mt present lrvici is
afOut - mills, which yields some $50, 900 4
year Next the passage was secured by law,
"'N'VAbTiLS 'lV county commissioner 10 take
rharg" OF all convi"ts sentenced by the "itv
anu county courts. the punishment for many
ohsnSeS being Il fine or so MANY davS work
on the public roads. IL is tho belief in this
country thut this is the best possible dis
position that can he made of the cOnyictS is
they are not then brought in.o direct ,.,;
petition with honest. ir"a labor while lhri,.
work inuras 10 the direct benefit of til, rll.-
lie. The work of building, reconst-Ic,jnl.
and repairing streets and roads in NccSlrr-
= i'm q.
ments.
"'rirst, in the city of Charlotte. un,."r the
direction OF the city council, by the mayor
city engineer and supervisor Of streets Tho
work j. paid for out of the city tr.nSurv
SecrI'd, the county ~ large. under the
direction Of III" county commissioner. u
board OF 1--WE elected annually hy vot@ of
All tho ,maSi>irn'cs in the county ty the
the convict cao1p. lIa!i the proceeds Of Il.
ROAD tax Is disrurS"d by this board
Each township, through its h"a:G q
trustees, 'NPendS for local work III r"'.,i
3hiid:r;c. on"-l'a!' III" proceeds Of tn" roHG
Ian raised wiih;n III" township. TIE "o,t
ot Feeding. clothing and guarding ,unvints
during In" iirsU iiIc months Of 1888 amount
"H |" 20 /. cents per day. tn" av"rag" nl!.!-
,I n'r "ar"o Tor Icing ~ per month: during
The first nine months OF that wear an aycrac"
ol 20 conN"tS moved 3G24T ,.Yni. yards OF
earth on the roads and crushed and rlar"I
.,3SI lineai yards Cforr and II half niles IL
na'ahaln IL ie"t wide l quote largely
from different State and government reports
and Mr.. ID. \. Tompkins on roads in Meek
ienburS county. y. {.
What il most imI"rativelv needed il 10
educate III" r"orl" ana especially those who
ar" placed IN "harS" Of IL" roa Is how 10
proceed and that road making and r"pair;u,.
Il an art ana trade that meets ril""ful study
ana car" 10 successfully carry out amt the
sooner tn" idea and practice that any ono
who can haul load uf mud or sol from
where III" 'tih ought to iG and ,:n,.,pi il into
th' road. * iii rcrsun for road r"p:irin. is
i'nird 'i"i, W" Letter. ~ III" "li!~,.. au en-
%in""r NhOuhi -" rot univ "rN~ui."ri ',i,: ,.,r-
rioy"G. i''";!u'" lI' has madN Il stidv OF rn2i
huiiH'pS under II! lO>sihl" .Dn.;.ti.L, HnN
h'nr'' l. a'''c tu rot only advise Won what 10
10. I'' often what i equally important.
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