The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-29
SENATOR CR0SSON'S
ROAD BILL
TO ESTABLISH A STATE HIGHWAY
ENGINEER-AN IMPORTANT
MEASURE
Especial to The Advocate. }

COlumDld, .. u, Jan. ~. OCH-
ator D. M. Crosson of Lexington
has been selected the South Caro-
lima Good Roads association through
Mr.. F. H. Hyatt, the president, to
introduce in the senate bill pro-
viding the establishment of State
Highway Engineer. to define his du-
ties, to fix his salary, etc.
This is regarded as very impor-
tant measure as there has been re-
Gently reawakened interest in the
matter of public highways, and it is
no less important that the senator
from Lexington has been chosen to
perform this public service. The bill
which is of general interest to the
public, is given in full as follows:
Section l. There is hereby crea-
ted and established State highway
department, whose chief officer
shall be called the State highway
engineer. Said engineer shall be
competent civil engineer experienc-
ed and skilled in modern improved
highway and highway bridge de-
sign, construction and maintenance,
and shall be appointed by the gov
ernor within ten days after this act
takes effect. He shall hold office
for tive years unless or until remov-
ed for cause by the governor. He
shall receive an annual salary of ST.
$50, and shall be allowed his actual
necessary travelling and other ex-
penses incurred under the provis-
ions of this act.
Section 2. The state highway en-
gineer may appoint in his discretion
such assistant engineers, clerks and
other assistants as may be necessary
to the proper conduct of the work
of the department upon approval by
the governor. He shall be furnish
ed with suitable offices at the seat
OF government properly provided
with all necessary furniture, equip
ment and stationary, and he shall
personally supervise all the work of
the department.
Section 3. To provide funds for
the purposes of this act, there is
hereby appropriated annually three
thousand dollars. Amy unexpend
ed balance at the end of any year
shall be added to the funds of the
next year.
Section 4.-The duties of the
State highway engineer shall be to
furnish without charge on the re-
quest of county, township or town
officers having authority over high
ways and bridges. plans and speci-
ficatlons for improved highways,
bridges and culverts. He shall give
expert assistance and advice, on per
tanning to highway and bridge i'm
provement, and assist in letting con-
tracts for such improvements. In
connection with the foregoing du-
ties. having first regard to these du-
ties, he shall compile statistics re-
lating to the public highways of the
state and make such Investigations
relating thereto as he shall deem ex-
pedient, in order to secure more i'm
proved highways in the state. He
shall also by means of maps, charts,
drawings. prints, publications, print
ID and written articles, lectures or
otherwise disseminate knowledge
throughout the state concerning the
pest known economical methods for
constructing and maintaining high
ways and bridges, and particularly
o impart such information to offic-
ais charged with the expenditure
If funds used in the construction
md maintenance of public high