Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-05-24
NEW ROAD LAW

NEW RUAU LAW
1t is important for county road
commissioners to observe that the
general assembly at the last session
passed an act which will be in effect
at the next meeting of the board of
supervisors materially changing
the road law of Highland and Bath
counties, Under this law the road
commissioner of each district is re-
quired to make a report at the
regular meetings of the supervisors
of the condition of the roads and
bridges in his district during the
months of March, April, May, June,
July, August, September, October
and November of each year which
report shall be in writing and shall
state what sections of the roads
are in good condition and in COM
pliance with therequirements of the
law and the regulations, stipula-
tons and specifications of the board
of supervisors, and also what sec
tions of the roads, if any, are not
in good condition and are not kept
up to the requirments of the la"
and the specifications. regulations
and Stipulations of the board. AAnd
the report shall show further in
what particular any of said sections
are not in good condition and
wherein the contractor has failed
to comply with the requirements of
the law and the regulations, stipu-
lations and specifications of the
board of supervisors.
The act requires that it shall be
the duty of each such commissioner
of roads to cause the roads in his
,district to be kept cleared, smoc thed
of rocks and distractions, of neces-
Isary width. we'll drained and other
wise in good order, and shall have
removed by every contractor all
wood or dangerous timber that
could fall into any public road, and
fully keep up to the plans, specifi'
cations and regulations that may
be adopted by the board.
If any contractor for any two oil
three m -nths in any one year fails
. to work any section of his road anc
keep it in the condition required by
t the act or required by the plans
5 and specifications adopted by the
board he forfeits his contract if the
road commissioner reports it out Of
! condition and the act provides that
; the road commissioner shall take
l charge of said section and put and
keep the same in good condition
9 during the remainder of said con
: tract, or until the road is relet
And the expense of putting and
keeping the section of road in gooo
repair shall be itemized and sworn
-, to by the commissioner and thai
t this expense shall be recoverable
t from said contractor and his sure
S ties.
2 For any breach of duty under
any of the sections of this act, tina
+ is if the road commissioner reports
, the roads in good con lition and il
+ repair required by this act or the
$ plans and specifications Of the boarc
e when any section thereof is not, o.
fails to make a report to the boarc
in writing, or failes to keep tht
, roads in condition required by this
, act or violates any Of the provisions
. of the act, he shall be guilty of mis-
, demeanor and may be either triec
. in the Circuit Court or in a jus
tees court.
y The above outline Of this new
law was drawn by the Common
D welth's Attorney and furnished III
. for publication for the purpose O
:, giving the several road commission
ers and contractors notice of thu
new duties the law requires of then
to the end that the commissioner;
3 may 60 over every section of thei
: roads and prepare themselves tt
t report in writing to the next meet
r ing of the board.
The duties of the officials of tn
county,, the road commissioner
r and contractors imposed by thl
. law are plain and properly enfor
I ced as they must be, will give u
2 better rohds.