The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
THE BUILDING |. I.
OF GOOD ROADS ! ], 5
5OutllneTof Plan Submitted by
MI. g. N. Friend. President
Of Chesterfield Assn.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
sCHEsTER,V VA. March %. Mr. Charles
N. Friend, president Of the Chesterfield ED
Good Roads Association, has kindly pre-
pared the following statement and out
line OF the plan for the good road build
| Ing which he recently subnit ted to the
association, and which Is meeting with
general approval in the county.
DISTRICT ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Tho circuit judges shall appoint two
competent citizens from each magisterial
district OF the State. who, with the Sup
ervisor OF that district shall form q board
| to be known as District Road Commits
stoners." This board shall make plans
and specifications for road building, and
! when necessary employ the county sur
Yeyor, at a per dem Tor otherwise Il
best) to assist them, and shall put out
and see that the plans and specifications
are followed. The board shall have no
interest In, or receive any, benefit from
1.-the Contracts. One OF the members ap-
pointed by! the Judge shall be clerk Of
1.-The board. and shall keep q book, In which
shall be recorded all the contracts and
dongs OF the board, and the warrants,
drawn on the county treasurer, and they
shall make an annual report to the
l"County Board OF Road Commissi toner's"
1 who shall audit their accounts and make
| reports OF all the district boards to the
Judge. which, when approved by him,
shall be filed with the clerk OF the county
who shall make publication OF the same
for the information Of all ell items, The
receive 5000 per annum, with $1,000 adj
dtIonal to the clerk for keeping the rec
ords and making an annual report. The
lEsupervsor shall be chairman OF the
board T5 II S ij 81 a,
All the district boards OF road cons
mlssloners shall form q county board ana
shall meet once a year by law and audit
the books and accounts Of the district
boards and may meet IS often as is
necessary for the public good under linn
}itatIons, They shall elect chairman
or be presided over by the chairman Of
| the Board OF Supervisors, With the coun-
| ty clerk as secretary, or, II best elect
lone OF their number as clerk. The county
board shall have charge OF all the main
| by the Judge. and shall employ the ooun!,,
| ity engineer In the construction OF all
} bridges over twenty feet In length and
] for such other work as they may deem
necessary. The county engineer eha!! be
a member Of this board ex oftloio, IN their
meetings they may discuss all matters
pertaining to the county roads. ana In
vlte the citizens to be present and the
citizens shall have right OF appeal 70
this board In tho matter Of the main
highways, This board shall make q SUM
mary Of the reports Of MI the district
boards to the Judge and the Judge shall
!; have authority to instruct the district
and county boards, whom appealed to by
citizens from tile county and district
boards and to remove his appointees for
5malfeasanca and Incompetence. or upon
complaint Of twenty or more oltizeps Of
a district, =, :, d s.
Thore shall be an add ltional tax ~
10 cents per $500. Which shall be the
general county road fund, IN be used by
the county road hoard TO keep UP and make
permanent the main highways and assist
the weak districts, and all surplus q