The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-10
Dallas's New Road Law.

Dallas's New Road Law.
 The passage by the Senate yesterday Of the bill providing authority for the Court of County Revenues to give Dal- las county better and more lasting roads. Is hailed with delight in the county, and the citizens want to sec the House pass the same bill as quickly as possible. Un- der the proposed law the Court of Coun- ty Revenues has full authority to build roads. and employ overseers. There are already four crews with teams and tools at work in the four divisions of the coun- ty. and it is the intention to build the roads as rapidly as possible.
 County Commissioner J. A. Minter from the Southside, Is one of the most enthu- siastic members of the Court of County Revenues on the subject of better roads for Dallas county, and it is his intention at the meeting of the commissioners Monday next to introduce a resolution providing for the appointment of a county road overseer, who must be person learned in the art of road build- ing. having both practical and technical knowledge of the same
 MT. Winters idea is. that with the passage of the new road law, the matter of the county commissioners making re- ports to the Grand Jury on the condi- ton of tho roads Is repealed and there fore, instead of the members of the court making a trip over the roads twice year at cost of s50 for each inspec- ton. with competent man whose busi- ness 1t is to look after the roads, a great deal more benefit will be derived.
 MT. Winters plan Is to have the four crews which are now at work on the road work under the general supervision of the county overseer, who being skilled in the art of road building will be able to generally direct each of the four su- pervisors now at work.
 Mir Minter states that he nor any other member of the board has any practical or technical knowledge of road building, and that if a man. learned in the art. can be employed, the result would be bet ter and more lasting roads for Dallas.
 To Amend Sinking Fund Act.
 This afternoon at the office of Mayor Arlxins was held a meeting of the spe- cial committee appointed by the City Council to try to have amended the sink ing fund act so that Selma can retire $IJ,00O of bonds annually. instead of $15.- 900, as now provided The committee is composed of Mayor Atkins, president of the Council Peacock, and Councilmen El- der, Phillips and Meyer. The Sinking Fund Commissioners also met with the committee and proposed Dlu amenu- ing the sinking fund act was presented and carefully gone over.
 A strong financial institution. which controls a third of the bonds outstand- ing, has declared willingness to agree to the amendment and state further that if any of the other bondholders are not satisfied, 1t will purchase the bonds at the market price.
 When Selma's debt was refunded in 1888 the total amount of principal and accrued interest was over $600,000. The debt Is now about $270.00O, and the bonds are quoted above par. Mayor Atkins has been working to reduce the amount set aside for sinking fund purposes, and with the passage of the proposed bill, this will be accomplished and the taxe rate re- duced about two mills. Selma assesses for taxes now six mills to pay the interest on the bonded debt and retire $15,OO0 worth of the bonds annually. This can be reduced to four mills and be the means of saving citizens g on every thousand dollars worth of property. Received @ Severe Cut.
 Eloise, the three-year old daughter oi MT. and Mrs. George Binford, while tod ding around the front yard of their res idence, stumbled and fell on broken bottle. She received quite a severe cut across the nose, requiring services of a