The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-31
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LAW DRhF TEDRYTHE
COMMITTEE OF FIVE
PROVISION MADE FOR SYSTEM
UNDER A COMMISSIONER
AND ASSISTANT.
MASS MEETING WEDNESDAY
New Law Provides for Supervisor
In Each District, to BE Appointed
BY County Superintendent, Who Is
Elected In August.

The committee appointed by Chair
man Horace Rainey has completed
the proposed road law for Maury
county, and 1t will be submitted to
a mass meeting which has been call
ed to meet at the courthouse on We'd
nesday, April s, at ten o'clock.
The committee, composed Of Chair
man Horace Rainey. R. A. Wilkes. G.
g. Daimwood, T. g. Hughes and w.
r.. Ridley have been at work on The
proposed law since the meeting held
here on the first Monday In March.
Chairman Rainey announced this
morning that the purposes Of the CON-
mittee in framing this law, were to
place the road system Of the county
on strictly business basis. 1t fur
Their provides for the elimination Of
road officers, and. 1t Is claimed, pre-
vents needless waste Of money. In
stead of 500 road officers in the
county under the present system.
the new law provides for one supelin-
tendent, who will be elected by the
county court to serve until the next
regular August election, when he will
be elected to serve two years by the
people This county superintendent
will have the appointment of an az
sistant superintendent, and super
visor for each of the civil districts
in the county. In the districts where
1t Is necessary, the supervisor will be
allowed one assistant.
The law provides that before a can
didate can qualify for election. either
by the county court or by the people,
he must make grade of at least rs
per cent before an examining commit
tee Of three competent road men, to
be appointed by the county judge.
The county superintendent will have
charge Of the entire road system of
the county, and also the workhouse
Where 1t Is desired to open a new
road, or to change the route Of one
that has already been opened the
county superintendent Is to selec.
three men from district which Is en-
tirely separated from the district In
which the road Is to be situated, who
will appraise the damages to property
which the road destroys. The coun-
y superintendent takes charge OF all
he books and papers, as we'll az the
Implements pertaining to the road
system, which were the property Of
he outgoing superintendents. These
'ecords will be held open to the pub
ic for inspection, as will all the rec
,rds and contracts made by the offic-
RS under the new law. The county
is to have an Office in
he courthouse.
The superintendent may have roads
worked by contract, but such move
5 not compulsory on his part, as he
las power to have the district super.
risor work all the roads In his dis !
riot.
All roads, where 1t Is practical to n
10 SO, are to be graded by machinery. +
The workhouse hands are to be used .
or this work where machine cannot
10 used.
Supplies of all kinds for the roads,
kept incidentals, are to be purchas-
d by a committee composed Of the
ounty road superintendent, the coun- y
y Judge and the county court clerk.
duplicate bills of all such supplies
re to be kept in the Office for In q
pection of the public. The superin- =
endent may employ civil engineers Z
vhere necessary, on approval Of the y
ounty Judge. q
Contracts for building roads must
e advertised at least twenty days r
efore the opening Of bids, by posters q
q the courthouse and at least three b
ublic places In the district where the "