The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-27
TO PROTECT ROADS
DRAINAGE ON HIGHWAYS MUST NOT BE INTERPRETED WITH.
Grand Jury Called Upon by Revenue Board, to Act in Case of Difchen Being Stopped
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Any person who Is caught stopping up ditches or interfering with drain age along public roads will be prose- cuted His name will be taken before the grand jury and the solicitor will be requested to have the grand jurx bring an indictment against such a person.
 This Is the intent of a resolution passed yesterday by the board of rev. enue. The measure requires the coun- ty superintendent Of roads to report the names of all such vio1ators in or- der that they may be dealt with. &C., cordin9 to law
 The resolution was adopted, it is un- derstood. in response to numerous complaints received by the board of revenue that ditches ana drains had been pufposely stopped u. The text of the resolution follows; Resolved. That the county superin- tendent of roads is hereby directed to report to the solicitor of Montgomery | county the names of any and all per- sons who persist In stopping up or in- terfering with the ditehes sa1ofiE the I public roads of the county and the so- | Iicitor Is requested to have the grand 1 juries to indict all such cases" The board took up few routine road measures at it's regular session and passed on the payment of number of bills.
 The board heard a petition asking that the Tharin road, where it crosses certain swamp lands, be deflected so as to avoid passage oyer the marshy section. The board was favorably in- clined to such change.
 On petition of pr. Rushing for road leading from Mt Meigs to Pike Road, Yn..Nf A~A to make an estimate and report to the board at it's next meeting. s4fo / Directions were given for the re- pair of a bridge across Caton1a Creek on the Norman Bridge road.
 Weekly Financial Statement.
 The weekly report of Clerk Vest colt. showing county disbursement of s2.1S3.46 for the past seven days, was approved The report followsi Regular Jurors criminal Divis-
 ion City Court .. ..$ 97.S0 Special Jurors Criminal Dlvis-
 ion CityN Court 2sS. 25 State witnesses .. .. .. .... 11A.10 Telephones Court House and
 Jail ,.... ......... 1900 Plumbing County Jail e. ...s4 1.b0 Put notice graveling Norman -
 Bridge Road I.3s Wagons, blows and teams.
 County Roads .. .: 121. %
 Examining Insurance pat-'
 ents .. ...... .... ...... 500 Pay roll shirley's teams week
 ending August 22 .... .. ITO. .Ss Pay roll Shirley's hire extra
 teams, Mt. Zion road .. .. 39S 32 Axle Grease Shirley's teams 500 Pay roll Jones Bridge team
 week ending August 22 .. 110.4e Bolts. Castings. etc.. Jones'
 Bridge teams .... .. .... SITS Labor hire, teams hsuling
 sand and clay Moody road =. 375.25 Estimate No. 2, work Brown.
 Extension Pike and Main
 road ZOO OO Estimate Roquemore hauling
 and distributing gravel.
 South Street .... .. ...,.. SS.50
 Beat Is 82.OO Nails, etc, County Bridges. LOO Hauling post County lot .... 800 Attending light Holt's Cross
 ing switch .. ...... 600 Wages, pobbin's, Cartman Mt.
 Meigs Road Q. :. .. ..... 12.5O Labor. etc.. making concrete
 pipe si '' .' .. '.''''"' l4'SV
 Total x2, lSS 4b
 The following members of the board