The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-12-16
ANOTHER PLAN To
SOLVE ROAD PROBLEM
9. T. LuNsFoRD WANTS PRIZES
OFFERED FOR BEST PLAN
TO FIX ROADS.


Dear SIR
! have seen several arti lies in
your paper and have heard consider
able said In regard to the road oues-
ton In Lincoln county. but no one
has suggested a remedy.
Now by your permission of space
in the l. j., | will give my plan or
system by which the road NAV be
worker more economically, systemati-
cally and satisfactorily. Now for my
plan:
Let the county be divided I'm four
divisions like our school divisions or
nagisterial districts, Nos. 1, 2, 3 ana
4. and let the magistrate be chair.
man on ali occasions. Let him an
point three good practical men from
the different sections of his division,
as road commissioner to redistrict
the roads in subdivision. not less
than nor more than miles in
each subdivision, with power to con-
denim any road bed that cannot be
made good road bed and view out
suitable road bed and condemn and
purchase IL for road bed. Let II be
the duty OF said commissioners TO
survey and give metes and bounds
OF each subdivision, that il may be
put on record in the Clerks office
Wden these commissioners have fin
ishcd their labors they shall present
their report to the magistrate OF their
district, with the number OF DAYS
served and the magistrate shall pre-
sent same to Fiscal court when ia
session for acceptance or rejection.
II they should make unreasonable
charges for their labors it shall be
the duty OF the Fiscal Court TO dis
charge them. II shall also be the
duty of the magistrate to notify each
subdivision by posting three ntices
IN each subdivision to meet him at
his Office or some place designated
by hit To elect a supervisor OF road
oversecr over the subdivision No
one viii be entitled to vote except he
be u years OF age and a citizen OF
said subdivision, and all citizens
shall be eligible for nomination for
supervisor that fill the requirements
above Inc magistrate shall preside
az all meetings and decide all ques-
lions that shall arise ana IL shall be
final, and he shall De entitled 10
vote IA case OF a tie, and the man
receiving a majority o. votes cast at
said election shall be declared super
visor. He shall be elected for life or
good behavior, subject 20 indictment
before said division court, b. 8 good
citizens stating IT. writing of willful
neglect of official duty o.. not sspow-
ing how to work said road. Then the
magistrate shall declare the olfice
vacant and proceed to elect another
as befort When the supervisor is
elected and sworn into office, he
shall be furnished with a COPY OF the
road law and a survey OF MS roads.
and he shall 20 over his roads, as
often rs times a year and see the
needs and study the best plans to
work said roads. He shall file with
MS magistrate the list Oi tools he will
need to work the roads and the
amount Of money needed for repairs
so the magistrate can present same
TO the court of levy for their deliber-
aCion. IL shall be the duty OF super
visor to notify the citizens OF sub
division when he is gong 10 work the
roads giving them three days notice
in writing or in person, stating rules
and regulations to be governed by,
that ten hours shall constitute
days work, and that work shall be
performed by able bodied men, able
10 do good honest manual labor; one
dollar per day for AZ many days as
supervisor employs him. Teams haul
ing or ditching shall work ten hours
per day and shall be good strong
Ieams and drivers. Teamsters must
have a good close gravel bed. made
OF 2x4 and holding not less than one
yard or % cubic feet, and he is to
put the metal where the supervisor
designates. He shall be paid $3.50
for each day the supervisor employs
him, this Is to be paid out of the
county levy when he pays his taxes.
I hen let any supervisor receiving o.
reporting anything short of these
rules and regulations be fined not
less Pm NfVe nor more th2h $40
this to be taken out or his salary,
and he shall forfeit his office upon
conviction The supervisor TO be en-
titled sta two dollars per day for
every day while supervising the work
in person or while on visits OF in
spectlon of the roads not TO exceed
ten DAYS in any one year. Then let
his report be signed by three citi-
nens along the roads when the roads
work has been finished. II shall be
tho duty of the magistrate TO call the
SUPERVISORS OF MS DIVISION lOeethei
cnce a wear TO exchange ideas and
10 devise the best plans for working
dirt roads and said magistrate shall
have two dollars per day for each
DAY at such meetings not TO exceed
ten DAYS in any one year.
Now | will close hoping to hear
from others on county dirt roads and
hrnpikes, both OF which are being
badly neglected. would suggest
that Judge Bailey offer premium OF
ten dollars o the man VINO offers the
best plan and the one that the court
accepts for the working and nam
thinning of roads ia Lincoln county
ID n 4 IfNSEOHD