The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-23
His Election and Removal
Told by Himself.
IT'S A BRIEF HISTORY
But to Quote From One With Whose
Work Readers of the News and
Observer are Agreeably Fa-
miIiar ats Mighty In
teresting Reading.

Mr.. EQltOf. III view Oh Soinc Iteeul
events which have occurred in this coun-
ty. think it is due myself personally,
and especially the tax payers OF the coun-
ty that they should he informed OF all
the facts us far as they concern them.
1 promise to be as brief as possible, TO
make no personal attack on anybody, but
simply thew to the line, let the chips fall
where they may.
On the 9Th of May, 1908, was elected
superintendent of Roads for Wake Coun-
ty,' and entered upon the discharge of the
duties of that office on May 18th, having
subscribed to the usual oath of office and
given bond in the sum of $4,000. l was
given the rev road law, enacted by the
recent Legislature, as my guide and only
guide as all previous road laws were re-
pcaled by this act.
This new road law requires the County
Commissioners to provide for the con.
struction of -four (D more thorough
fares leading from Raleigh to the county
limits and for this purpose Sec. pro-
vides that there shall be kept contin-
uously employed upon the roads OF each
district a squad of not less than fifteen
hired hands, whose compensation shall be
fixed by the Board of Commissioners; pro
vided that such number may be increased
in any district in the discretion OF the
board
The specifications and requirements tor
the construction of the roads above re
ferred to will be found in Sec. IA, and
are as follows:
THAT the principal roads or highways
10 be improved or constructed accord
ing to the provisions of this act shall be
first carefully surveyed and located by an
engineer or surveyor, trained and expert
cnced in such work, aided by the Superln
tendent Of Road, the same to be PAID
out of the road fund of the county AL
such public roads or highways when
changed or hereafter located or relocated
shall be given a grade nowhere greater
than three feet in one hundred feet; pro
vided that when in the opinion of an ex
perienced and competent engineer the
grade above described is impracticable II
may be increased to the extent of one foot
in one hundred feet
These provisions of the law, to my view
seemed plain and stripped of all amblgu
ity. The squad of not less than fifteen
hired hands has not only not been kept
continuously at work. in the Northern
Road District, but not single hired
hand has ever been employed in this dis
trict further provision OF Section . Is
that lone third of the convicts shall be
kept at work to assist the hired labor III
the district and may be sent from one to
the other in the discretion of the board
AT the May meeting the board passed an
order strictly in conformity to the new
road law, designating the Tarboro Road
as the first to be worked in the northern
district, and to this Supervisor Bailey
was assigned to remain until said road
was completed from the Raleigh road dis
trict to the county line at the Wakefield
and Bum Bridge on Moccasin Creek.
Supervisor Holloway was ordered to the
Raleigh and Pittsboro Road to remain
until said road was completed to the
Chatham county line" and when these
two roads were completed Bailey s force
was to be moved to the Raleigh and OK
ford road and Holloway's to the Ralelgh
and Fayetteville to remain until these
roads were completed to the county lines
I have quoted these important provis
ions of the new road law in order that
the people who have not had the oppor
tunity to see copy OF said law may DC
perpared to understand what is to follow
The supervisor of the Raleigh distric,
was assigned to the road leading from
Raleigh to cary Win tWo-'hiiuo VI 'h'
convict force to complete this road IRON
Raleigh to Cary, which was completed
several months ago, and, as far as kno"
or have heard, in perfectly satisfactor!
manner. Supervisor Of the northern dis
trict with one-third of the convict force
commenced work on the Tarboro roao
near Eagle Rock. that being the wors
part of the road. and has been kept there
without interference until few months
ago An order was passed by the board
removing them to the northern section O
the county on March 4th The entire
force of the Raleigh district has also beer
moved to the same section several weeks