The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
Dispensary Contributes
$40 of Profits to COun-
ty Road Fund.
The New Act Classics the Roads
Into Highways, NeighbOrhOOd or
Branch Roads and Cart
ways.

The most notable change in the
amendments to the Wake Road Law is
that it provides that the Raleigh Dis
pensary shall turn over six-tenths of
it's net profits to the county treasury,
of which sum one-half will go to the
county road fund.
The new act Classics the roads and
ways of the county as follows:
(a) The main thoroughfares, includ-
ing the more important public roads
which usually lead through two or
more townships, and are exclusively
used by the travelling public, as
these roads become properly graded
and drained, and have their surfaces
improved, shall become the highways
of the county.
OBJ The neighborhood or branch
roads, which are confined usually to
the limits of one township, and gem
orally lead to the main thorough
fares.
(c) Cartways which have no public
use, are private ways opened up to
allow persons to pass through lands
belonging to others to reach the
public roads.
In April, 1905, and in December,
every year following, the county COM
pervisors of roads in each township in
the county
The length of road duty required is
changed from six to four days. In
lieu of performing road service. the
sum of $500, to be given by any per-
son. is changed to $3.50.
The clause allowing persons fifty
cents per day for working on the pub
lie roads outside of the township in
ftau rpciHa ic aholicha1
The board of county commissioners
are authorized to dispense with the
services of the superintendent of
roads when, in their opinion, the du-
ties of his Office can be discharged by
the supervisors of roads.
The commissioners are authorized
and empowered 10 use so much of the
convict force and road implements as
may be necessary on the farm of the
County Home to aid in planting, Gull
tivating and gathering the crops raised
on the land owned by the county; and
during bad weather and winter sea-
son. they may employ the convicts in
cutting wood to be used at the County
Home for the aged and infirm.
The neighborhood or branch roads
shall have a right of way sixteen
feet; but the width and grade of the
roadway, and the specifications under
which they shall be kept in repair,
shall be in the direction of the SUPER
visor in charge, subject to the APP
prevail of the board of commissioners.
For the purpose of aiding in the
construction, maintenance and i'm
provement of the public roads, and
highways, of the county, the commits
sioners for the dispensary of Raleigh,
shall make quarterly settlements with
the governing body of Raleigh, and
that body shall. within ten days after
such settlement, pay four-tenths of
the net profits of the dispensary into
the treasury of Raleigh, and the other
siX-tenths into the treasury of Wake
county, and one-half of the amount
paid to the county shall be set aside
by the Treasurer to the credit of the
road fund, to be used in constructing.
maintaining and improving the public
roads and highways of Wake county.
and the other one-half to be set aside
by the treasurer to the credit of the
school fund
ANY person or persons desiring a
cartway opened up over the lands of
other persons, may file a petition for
the same before the board of county
commissioners through the supervisor.
and it will be in the discretion of the
commissioners to open the cartway.