The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-12-16
ANOTHER PLAN TO
SOLVE ROAD PROBLEM
9. 7. LUNsFoRp WANTS PRIZES
OFFERED FOR BEST PLAN
TO FIX ROADS.
.lr. Editor OF Interior Journal.

-, N'S'' VI inteIlOr JOurnsl
] have seen several arti les IN
your paper and have heard consider
aoie said IN regard to the road ques-
uon IN Lincoln county, but no one
has suggested remedy.
Now by your permission of space
In the ]. j., will give my plan or
system by which the road NAV be
worker more economically, systemati-
cally and satisfactorily. Now for nv
Plan:
Let the county be divided I'm four
DIVISIONS Ike our school divisions or
nag!sterial districts, Nos. I, 2. 3 and
4. and let the magistrate be chair.
man on all 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 3 nor more than miles in
each subdivision, with power to con-
denim any road bed that cannot be
made a good road bed and view out
a suitable road bed and condemn and
purchase II for road bed. Let IL be
the duty OF said commissioners TO
survey and give metes and bounds
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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 I'm
session for acceptance or rejection.
II they should make unreasonable
A. Nnfs hnfr Ill.
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 hllG TO elect supervisor or road
oversecr over the subdivision No
one will be entitled to vote except ne
be u years of age and a citizen on
said subdivision, and all citizens
snail be eligible for nomination for
supervisor that fill the requirements
above. The magistrate shall preside
At all meetings and decide all ques-
tons that shall arise ana it shall be
final, ana he shall De entitled 10
vote Ia case OF tie. and the man
receiving a majority o. votes cast at
S"ih ttttlioh Sidli Ut ueCldIeO super
VISOR. He shall be elected for life or
good behavior, subject 20 indictment
before said division court, b. good
citizens stating IT, writing of willful
neglect OF official duty o.. not SHOW
ing how to work said road Then the
magistrate shall declare the Cafice
vacant and proceed to elect another
as befort. When the supervisor is
fgln Oh nd f,xk-
shall be furnished with a copy OF the
road law and survey OF his roads,
and he shall 20 over his roads, as
needs and study the best plans to
work said roads. He shall file with
ais magistrate the list "a tools he will
need to work the reads and the
amount Of money needed for repairs
so the magistrate can present same
to the court of levy for their deliber-
ation. II shall be the duty OF super
visor to notify the citizens OF sub
division when he Is gong TO work the
roads giving then 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
W ooit DOtitu ntus hUic
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
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, TINS Is to be paid out Of the
county levy when he pays his taxes.
hen let any supervisor receiving o.
reporting anything short of these
rules and regulations be fined not
less Pm NISe nor more thrh $40
this to be taken out or his salary.
and he shall forfeit his office upon
conviction The supervisor TO be en-
titled stS two dollars per day for
every day while supervising the work
IN person or while on visits OF in
speetlon of the roads not to exceed
ten DAYS in any one year. Then let
his report be signed by three citi-
Hens along the roads when the roads
work has been finished. IL shall be
tho duty of the magistrate To call the
superN isors OF his division together
cnce wear TO exchange ideas and
To 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
tnrnpikes, both OF which are being
badly neglected. would suggest
that Judge Bailey offer a premium OF
ten dollars o the man VINO offers the
best plan and the one that the court
accepts for the working and main
nininn Of rnahc In Lincoln county.