The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-26

INSPECTOR
Is Provided for in Bill of Senator
Thorn and Delegate Par
sons Passed.

bill passed at the expired. session of
the legislature, tending toward a
better system OF good roads in the
state of West Virginia.
The bill reads as follows:
The governor, by and with the adj
vice and consent OF the senate, shall
appoint as state highway inspector
some citizen of this state entitled to
vote, whose term of DICE shall began
al the date Of appointment, and
shall continue for two years unless
he be sooner removed.
The person so appointed shall
make the oath or affirmation pre-
scribed by section FIVE of article four
Of the constitution, and such oath
shall be certified the person who adj
ministers the same and shall be
filed in the Office of the secretary Of
state.
The governor may remove such
officer in case of incompetency, neg
lect OF duty, gross immortality, or
malfeasance in office, an in case Of
vacancy, whether occurring by
reason or removal or otherwise, may
declare the Office vacant. and fill the
same by appointment for the unex-
pired term.
The salary of the state highway
inspector shall be two thousand dol
lars year. He shall be repaid his
actual disbursement for travelling
expenses, not exceeding one thous-
and dollars in any one year, an
itemized account of which. shall be
fled with the auditor, to be audited
by him before payment thereof. He
shall be provided with an Office in
the Capitol. and with such furniture
stationery and clerical assistance as
shall be necessary.
1t shall be the duty of the state
highway inspector to consider and
report to the governor and to the
next regular session OF the legisla-
ture of this state, what changes are
required in the laws Of West vir-
ginia relating to the construction and
maintenance of the public highways
of the state to meet the conditions
as they exist within the several coun-
ties of the state, with the least pos
sible burden upon the people and
property of the state. He shall sub
nit to the governor and to the legis-
lature, together with his report, such
measure or measures as he may
deem necessary or expedient to rem
edy defects; remove irregularities IN
our present laws, relating to the sub
ject named and give the state more
efficient system of laws relating to
the construction and maintenance Of
the public highways together with a
brief giving the total number of
miles Of road in each of the counties,
the manner in which roads are con-
structed and maintained, the man
ner in which money for such pur-
pose is raised, and how expended, the
manner in which accounts pertain
ing to the same are reported, the
amounts expended, the manner in
which accounts pertaining to the
same are reported, the amounts ex-
pended annually during the past five
years by the various counties of the
state for the construction and main
tenance of public highways, and with
what results as may be shown by
their present condition of improve
ment. He shall make or cause to be
made tests of materials found with
in the various counties of the state
suitable for road construction, and
it is hereby made the duty of the
chemical and engineering depart
ments Of the West Virginia Univer-
sity to make such tests whenever re-
qusted by the highway inspector to
do-so.
1t is hereby made the duty of the
state board Of agriculture through
their official force to render all as
sistance possible without neglect to
their own official duties.
BY and with the consent of the
governor the said highway inspector
may from time to time cause to be
printed and distributed throughout
the state bulletins containing useful
information concerning the construc-
ton and maintenance of public high
ways such printing to be done by the
state printer and at the expense Of
the state.
It is hereby made the duty OF all
state, county, and district officers to
render, free Of charge, any informa-
ton which may be required by the
state highway inspector in carrying