The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-10-18
PROPOSED SYSTEM
OF ROAD WORKING.
County Wouid be Divided in
to 80 Districts.
All Who did mol Care 10 Work S.
Days Could pay S.. and
be Released.

the Fiscal Court at It's last term.
l am heartily in favor of it with a
modification limiting the time TO four
days, and would say this plan con-
templates only one overseer for each
election precinct. or SO overseers for
the entire county.
! wish to ask through The Republic
can and Herald, for those favoring
the plan 10 get up petitions and send
TO me that | may present them to
Fiscal Court at January term when
this question will be passed on.
Respectfully,
ERNEST WOODWARD,
County Attorney.
/. The roads and bridges in this
county shall be maintained in part
by hands allotted TO work them and
in part by taxation.
2. All persons required by section
1909 of the Kentucky Statutes to work
roads, shall work and maintain and
repair the cuiyc.-s and bridges N az,
road precinct - WGicp tnoy are now,
or hereafter BE allotted, under The
supervision Of tHc overse,r II jneir
precinct, not exceeding iwp days in
week but for. at Least SIX days OF
eight hours each ~ eacn year. four ui
which days work shall T. performed
before the first day of July and thc
remaining two days, after The first
day of October of Gacl year.
3. The overseer in said precincts
shall have charge of the roads, bridges
and cuiverjs III ihcir respective pre-
cincts, shall summon the hands 10
work on the roads and bridges as re-
quired by law, superini end and direct
said work and keep the roads,
bridges and culveris thereon free of
distractions and in good condition
for travel, and may employ the neces-
sary teams, wagons lows, scrapers and
such additional implements as may be
necessary 10 work said roads and
which are not furnished by the coun-
~, but this authority to him is sub
ject to The limitations and restric-
tions hereinafter mentioned.
4. Said hands under the supervis-
ion of their respective overseers are
required to construct all culverIs and
bridges which their said overseers
may deem necessary.
). Any person allotted to work roads
herein provided may instead of
working provide an able bodied substi-
Of one dollar per day, or may, if de-
sired by the Overseer, furnish a dri-
yer, team and implements and use
same III working the roads under
the supervision Of the overseer for "a
hours and be released from the six
days work required of him. Said over
all money received by them on this ac-
count, and are permitted 10 expend
the same Oh the roads in their pre-
cincts respectively.
6. In working the roads, overseers
will. as far as practicable, require the
the hands 10 work at places convent
ent to their residences and all the
hands in one precinct are not re-
quired TO work on the same days, I'M
less summoned 10 do so. Nor to work
greater distance than three miles
from their residents.
Z. In cases where the overseers are
not furnished by The county necessa-
ry tools, they may require the hands
or such Of 1hem as they designate tC
provide themselves with the necessary
tools or Implements.
s. No oyerseer shall b. permitted
To eXpcnd any money, or make any
contract Tor the expenditure of money
or create any Liability against the coun
", except for necessary material anC
hire of tools and implements until al
hands required work in his pre-
ciuct shall nave worked the days re
CURED by section 20 these rules
nor shall any money be paid by III,
County Judge on the order of sucl
oversecrs until said work shall hav,
been done.
.. Each OF the overseers is reuir
cd to keep an accurate account of th'
time each OF the persons required Il
work, are actually engaged on The roa'
in his precinct, and will require eigh
full hours for each days work.
10. Il shan be the duty of the Coul
ty Judge to deliver TO said overseer
such tools and implements as may b.
provided By this Court for repairin
roads aud take their receips therefor
And all the requirements of section
4316a, OF the Kentucky Statutes re
lative TO said tools shall be compli
ed with.
II. No overseer shall be premitte
to retain the possession of said tools
unless in actual use, if they are de
sired by some other overseer for i'm
mediate use, but shall be delivere
to The ono To- ring 10 so use then
But when this is done a receipt sha