The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-21

bridges in Henderson County
shall be under the supervision. of
one supervisor. to be known as
the Supervisor of Public Roads
of Henderson County, here after
called Supervisor, who shall re-
ceive an annual salary of ST..
$50. O0 one-half of said salary to
be paid out Of the public road
fund and one-half out of the
bridge fund; that w. C. Jordan
is hereby appointed as said Sup
ervisor for a term of four years
from May 1, 1909. That at the
general election in Nov. 1912 and
bi-ennually thereafter, the Sup
ervisor shall be elected by popu-
lar vote as other county officers
are elected.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of
said Supervisor as soon as posi-
BILE and practicable to make a
complete survey and measure
ment of all public roads in Hen
derson County so that the bound
airy lines between said roads and
4 AUDITING property may be easily
ascertained when occasion re-
quires. He shall lay off said
roads into sections of from three
miles to five miles, the township
lines to be marked on the plat
and observed in laying off said
sections so that no section shall
be part in two townships. Each
section of road shall be named
land numbered on said plat or
map which shall be filed in the
Supervisors office and proper
books shall be kept by him so
that the axact data can be had
for the use of the public. All
public roads and bridges shall be
made, worked and kept up under
the supervision and direction of
the Supervisor. The Supervisor
shall, for the purpose of letting
roads out to contract, make and
file in his office detailed specifi-
cations as to each section, show
ing how the road shall be made
and how worked and maintained.
The Supervisor shall, in May of
each year, after due notice to
the public, let the work on said
said sections out on contract to
the lowest responsible bidders.
Provided, the Supervisor may,
when in his judgment the bids
on any section or sections are too
high, or when there are no bids,
employ labor upon the best terms
he can secure to keep up said
section or sections. AL contrac-
tors for sections of road under
this act shall be paid one-thrid
contract price.every four months.
but never until the Supervisor
shall have personally inspected
said sections of road and approx
ed the same, and for this pur-
pose the said Supervisor shall go
over and inspect all public roads
in the county each four months.
No person shall contract to keep
up W S6cClOnS Oh rOdQ.
The work upon all bridges in
the county shall be done by the
contractor, when the public roads
shall be let by sections to con-
tract; the lumber and hardware
material to be used in said brid-
ges shall be furnished by the
Supervisor and delivered by him
to the points where needed. Pro-
vided, that the bridges across
French Broad River, Mills River,
Green River, Broad River at Bat
Cave. Mud Creek, Hooper's,
Creek below Bud Maxwell farm,
Clear Creek below w. B. Coston's
farm, and Big Willow below Doc
Patterson's farm, shall not be
built or kept up by said contrac-
tors, but shall be built, repaired
and maintained by the Supervis-
or. When any contractor fails
to keep in proper repair any Sec
ton of public road according to
plans and specifications and re-
fuses to put same in proper con-
dition after notice from the Sup
ervisor, the Supervisor may en-
ploy labor and have same put in
proper repair and deduct the cost
of said work from the contract
price agreed to be paid the con-
tractor for keeping said section
or sections of road in repair.
Sec. z. For the purposes of this
act all the public roads leading
into the town of Hendersonville
shall be until they strike the
streets in the town which are, or
may hereafter ..be macadamized
or paved, regarded as public
roads. Provided, the Supervisor
and Town Commissioners NAV
agree upon a sum not to exceed
fifty dollars per mile for each
mile of public road within the
corporate limits of said town to
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