The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-19
DISCUSSED THE ROADS
MO ACTION BY BOARD or REvE- NIUE ON DREYsPRINo IDEA.
County Engineer Instructed to Pre- pare Estimats of Cost of Fro posed Method-Water Bill
 at County Jail.

The idea of Commissioner Dreysprins of the Montgomery County Board or Kew enue to change the method Of attendine to the public roads of the County was not perfected at yesterdays meeting of the the matter for some time it went over until the next meeting of the Board.
 MT. Dreyspring desires that the Board of Revenue abolish road overseers ana elect a general superintendent in each of the beats outside of the city beats. He proposes a road outfit to be assigned to each of these superintepdents and as soon as q washout occurs on road or part or 1t commences to wear. the superinten- dent with his outfit is to proceed at once to the spot and repair tho damage before it assumes a bad condition. MT. Drey- spring claims that by this plan the Coun' ty can save thousands of dollars: :. plan. He said it would incur great ad- ditional expense which the County cannot afford. He said at present the County only has three overseers who are paid Mir. Dreyspring's plan of having . gen. eral superintendent in each beat was adopted such salaries would have to be paid to fourteen men. He estimated that 1t would require six mules in each beat which would necessitate having eighty four mules. and in addition thereto the County would be compelled to purchase many new road outfits.
 
 overseers was discussed. County Attor- ney Finley said that it could not be done if the Board desired to work statutory labor. as the special road law of Mont gomery County provided that this labor must be secured through official notice from the overseers and a penalty of one to three dollars per day is imposed TOT each day the offense Is committed after warning. MT Finley said that If the over seers were abolished the public road la- bor could not be officially notified accord ing to the special road law of Montgom- cry County.
 overseers in each beat and as compensa- tion they will be exempt from jury duty. He argued that the County should do something to keep in first class condition roads. He declared that the County was not financially able to continue making new roads. and he said that his plan would result in great saving to the County.
 MT. Garrett. the County Engineer. was instructed to prepare estimates of the cost of maintaining the roads under the present plan and the cost under Mir. port at the next meeting of the Board. The matter went over until that time.
 Mir. Dreyspring then moved that all road building in Montgomery County be suspended until the County wsS in 2 be. ter financial condition.
 The President. Dr. McCrummin, said he thought a full attendance of the Board should be had when that matter was vot- ed on and the motion was passed over.
 D. H. F. Warren and other citizens of Highland Park appeared before the Board and requested that a ditch on Highland Avenue at Highland Park be repaired.
 The County Engineer said boiler could be put in at the point to act as a sewer and the roadbed could be made over the boiler for $25. The Board ordered that the work be done
 The County Engineer made report as to the water bill at the County Jail. which was nearly $100 over the previous quar- ter. It was discovered that an under ground leak had been causing the meter to run up and the Board gave orders for 1t to be repaired.