Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-03-08
ROAD PLANS.

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to the County Commissioners through
Superintendent M. D. Knights report of
February LIST
MAINTENANCE Or STONE ROADS
The roads shall be grouped in sections,
each section to contain as near as may be,
eight miles.
Over each of the foregoing sections shall
be appointed. by the Board, competent
man, whose duty it shall be to 90 over his
section constantly. clearing bitches and
culverts, repairing shoulders and filling ruts
and holes with broken stone and doing
minor repairs
Upon his requisition the Commissioner
in whose district his section lies shall pro-
vide at suitable and convenient points
broken stone and such material as may be
necessary and such tools and implements
needed for patrolman properly to carry on
his work.
The Board shall fix maximum rate to
be paid for all labor and teams, which rate
shall not be exceeded unless by approval
authority of the Commissioner of the dis
trict.
The patrolman shall be paid such wages
or amount per mile as the Board shall fix
and the State Roads Commission agree to,
such amount to be prorated for each mile
and monthly bill rendered. showing kind of
work done, dates and locality of work.
He shall be under the general supervis-
ion of the Commissioner Immediately con-
cerned in all matters relating to the con-
duct Of his work, but the County Road Su-
perintendent shall draw up and enforce
general regulations for his guidance, which
regulations shall be acted upon by the
Board, and when so voted upon shall not
be altered or departed from but by its Or
ders. He shall be furnished printed pos
tai card upon which he shall make daily
report to the Road Superintendent. showing
the character of work done, locality. num-
Der of laborers and teams employed and
material used. He shall not be empowered
to hire teams or labor except when author
lied by his Commissioner
The Commissioner in whose district a
section may be shall refer to the Road Su-
perintendent all technical matters relative
to its proper maintenance and any question
of extraordinary repairs. and the Road
Superintendent shall make written report
and recommendation thereon. first submit
ting his recommendation to the State
Roads Commission or such officers as it
may designate when it pertains to State
aid or State work. which report shall be
acted upon by the Board at its next meet
ing. 1t shall be the duty of the Road Su-
perintendent personally to inspect all stone
roads in the months Of April, July and
October of every year or whenever requested
by the Commissioner in whose district
special road shall lie, and report to the
Board upon their condition and the manner
in which repairs should be or are being
made and any recommendations pertaining
thereto.
Upon requisition, signed by the local
Commissioner the clerk shall order on a
regular form all material and supplies
needed that may be authorized by the
Board; each month itemized bills for all
expenditures shall be assembled, which
bills, together with the requisition and Or
ders pertaining thereto, shall be attached
to proper vouchers. verified by the clerk
and endorsed by the Road Superintendent,
and shall then be presented to the Board
and when approved for payment shall
be signed by its President.
The Treasurer shall open accounts with
each section for State aid mileage and
county mileage and indorse on the vouchers
the section number, date. locality of work
whether State aid or county,, amount and
cost of material. amount and cost of labor,
amount and cost of team hire amount and
cost of equipments hire, and shall file these
vouchers separately according to section
number.
All charges pertaining TO State aid roads
shall be handled as may be agreed between
the State Roads Commission and this Board,
and this general plan for maintenance of
stone roads shall be submitted to the Roads
Commission for its approval as to mainte-
nance Of State or State aid roads
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
As soon as may be the Board shall de-
termine upon scheme Of annual work
that will bring all the roads to fixed stand
ards within limited term of years, in
Guiding culverts and bridges. All work of
a permanent character shall be done with
reference to such scheme.
Roads over which there is large volume
of travel shall be graded twenty-four feet
wide where the volume of travel is not
large. they shall be graded eighteen feet
wide. Stone on the dOuble-track roads
shall be placed fourteen feet wide and on
the sin9le-track roads ten feet wide.
On or before the LIST day Of March of each
year the Commissioner from each district
shall submit to the Board schedule of
permanent improvements contemplated.
which schedule shall be referred to the
County Road Superintendent for investiea-
ton and he shall make return to the
Board on or before the list day Of April
following of his recommendation thereon.
The Board shall then decide upon what
what improvements shall be made and in
clude in the levy or otherwise provide a
sum sufficient to cover the cost thereof
and no other permanent improvement shall
be undertaken during the year but that so
authorized, except in case of emergency.
such as failure Of bridge. washout. etc.
Any road to be macadamized or other