The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14

could travel To the gold laden sands oI Alaska or to the limits of the country in any other major direction.
 The constitution of the United States gives to Congress the right to lay out post roads, to maintain and to control same, and whenever our people rise to the occasion Of Good Road building, it is my opinion that the government will build and maintain the roads wherever the rural route mai carrier has to go.
 So let Us use that pride and energy so becoming our people, put our shoulders to the wheel and do what we can to make St. Francs county the banner Good Road county of the state.
 This much said 1 shall now endeavor to give you my views of the ways and means that is how we can obtain Good Roads in this county.
 First. l am opposed to the issuance of bonds.
 Second. That it is my opinion that we can raise in this county something like S25,00o or $50, GOO without laying a burden upon the taxpayers. We will have q three mill tax, and by adding S3 road tax, payable on or before the first day of February of every year in lieu of ten days work upon the roads, we can raise the above amount.
 Third. l am opposed to having middle men in the building of our roads for the good reason that be- lieye in putting every dollar of the taxpayer in Good Roads instead of placing same into the hands and pock- cts of contractors, schemers and 1 graftefs. Therefore, l believe that the county should own it's own ma chine, mules and outfits necessary 10 the building of it's roads; that the county judge should be emp0N cred to employ superintendent or super visor at the price of S1500 or Sls00 per annum, whose duties shall be. under and by the order of the county judge, to take charge of and control all of the roads of the county.
 That it shall be the duty of the county judge to hire such guards that he may think proper to keep watch over the convicts that may be used for the purposes of building and con- structing roads.
 l would recommend to you that We have such bills written and presented to our senator and representative that the same may be introduced in the next general assembly, of the state embodying such ideas that will carry out the views and purposes herein ex- pressed more fully and for the best interests of the people and the gen eral welfare.
 F. A. RoLFE, County Judge.
 The committee composed of Messrs Hurley, McLaren and Thomas, tc fwhom was referred all of the officers reports, examined same and recon. mended that they be approved and filed. A special report on the above Good Roads propositions of Judge Rolfe, was made as follows: , Whereas: The Quorum Court hay ] ing heard the communication of the ] judge of the County Court, relative ! to Good Roads therefore, be it
 Resolved; That same be received and approved: that the judge of this Court be authorized and empowered to have bil UT bills prepared covering the ideas suggested, and that the judge present same to our senator and repre- sentative that the same may be intro dueed in the next general assembly for passage for the general welfare. Report of County Clerk 10 Quorum
 Court.
 To the Hon, tie Quorum Court of St.
 St. Francis County:
 The undersigned, as clerk of the County Court of St. Francis County, Arkansas, submits the following as his annual report as required by Sec tion l4a9 kirbys Digest.
 The balances shown to be on hand at the end of the fiscal year ending June 80, 1910, are as follows.
 County general fund .......$25, 39S 46 County bond interest fund lo,9IO % County sinking fund ........ 3,69l e Road and bridge fund ...... s32 9 District school fund ......... 10, o35 SC County common school fund ll9 5l Court house fund........... 169 7g
 In the matter ofappropriations and expenditures in the several funds, the records of this office show the follow ing since your last meeting on Oc tober 1, 1909.