The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-03
WAKES ROAD LAW
Will Soon be introduced in
General Assembly.
Divides County Into Five Road Districts, With
Supervisor for Eacl.--- ak 15c on ST.
and 45c on Poll.


Wake county has for the last ten years
been devoting a great deal of attention
TO her roads and has built up a splendid
system in the Road District.
Now the County Commissioners propose
TO go further and establish a modern
good roads system for the whole county.
To this they have had Bart NJ Gatlin,
the county attorney, draw up road Jaw
for Wake county, and yesterday at the
monthly meeting of the commissioners
he submitted the law. and stated that it
was ready to be introduced in the Leg
islature.
This law will take the place of all ex-
listing statutes on Wake county roads. 1t
divides the county into five road dis
tricts, the Raleigh district as it now ex-
lists. and four others to be known as the
North, South, East and West districts.
There is to be one road supervisor in
each district besides the county superin-
tendent who will have oversight of all
the work.
The Raleigh district will be worked
by convict labor as now but the other
four districts will be by hired labor. The
persons in the road districts will be liza
bic to road duty. Besides these persons
who will work the roads at certain sea-
sons under the Supervisors, each super
visor will employ ten hands all the year.
The road tax in the county will be 10
cents on the 500 valuation and 45 cents
on the poll.
The compensation fthe Superintend-
ent and Supervisor will be fixed by
the Commissioners. Each supervisor is
10 have proper tools and implements
Mr.. Calling has given much time to the
matter and has all the details arrang' d.
The Board yesterday spent the time
hearing complaints about roads. Mr.. NJ.
r. Bachelor presented petition against
the proposed change of road in White
Oak. The board ordered the Avent Fer
ry road worked, also a bridge built. The
matter of working the road from Pugh
store to Mt. Pleasant Lodge was referred
TO Supt. Allen. The road from the rail
road to Garner was ordered worked when
possible The matter of fixing the Tar
boro road was postponed.
The Board has invited Senator Norris
and Representatives Drewry, Hunter and
Whitaker to meet with the Board at ten
O'Clock this morning and examine the
law
A letter was received from the Regis
ter of Deeds of Montgomery county ask
ing if Wake county would like to secure
the cCnvicts sentenced from Montgomery
county and the amount this county woulc
pay for such labor
motion was passed off to take the
convicts of Chatham county, Wake coun-
ty to pay transportation and costs of car
ing for The convicts
Nothing else EXCEPT ene routine bus
mess was transacted at the meeting.
The board meets again today.
The following jury list was drawn for
the March term of court, which convenes
on the fourth Monday in March:
j. w. Jones, Wake Forest; W. n.
Franks, Panther Branch; ]. w. Powell
Middle Creek: j. j. Moring, Cedar Fork:
II. X. Stewart, Middle Creek: H. B.
Thomas. Houses Greek; Troy Pool, ST.
Marys; NJ. A. Partin, Panther Branch;
r. E.s-Buffaloe, Swift Creek; S. F. AL
ls1. Wake Forest; c. S. Hall, Jr., Raj
Ugh; w. c. Matthews. Swift Creek; j. C.
Womble, Buckhorn; e. A. Scarborough
MARKS Greek; Geo. w. Duke, Little
River; j. Il. Reed, Barton's Creek; r. l..
Morris. Swift Creek; b. F. Dupree. Mid
die Creek; e. L. Allen. Wake Forest:
w. M. Baugh, st. Matthews; W. j.
Lynch, White Oak; C. S. Jones, Wake
Forest; T.. b. Barbee, Raleigh; B. p.
Williamson, Jr., Marks Creek; w. c.
Jones, Bartons Creek; |. o. Sears White
Oak: c.. /. Frazier, ST. Matthews; c. B.
Barbee, Raleigh; A. b. Olive, Middle
Creek; G. F. Williams, White Oak; A.
f. Stone, Cary; E. G. Bailey, New Light;
l. III. Murray. Raleigh; w. u. Pearce,
Wake Forest; A. c. Weatherly, Oak
Grove.
SECOND WEEK.
G. F. Rhodes. Panther Branch, e. II.
Kemp, Little River: j. A Montague,
Marks Creek; A. j. Sorrell, Cedar Fork:
w. Fl. Powell. New Light: B. c. Ennis,
Middle Creek; G. c. Mcdonald, Raj
cigh; j. b. Johnson. Middle Creek; H. E.
Glenn, Raleigh; Hubert Jones, Mark $
Creek: f. o. Gatts, st. Matthews; G. p.
Martin, Sr.. Panther Branch; j. f. Cain,
Swift Creek; S. C.. House, Cedar Fork:
w. G. Jones, Oak Grove; w. l.. Nipper,
Barton's' Creek; j. W. oliver, Middle
Creek; w. l.. Lewter, White Oak.