The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-25
LEGISLATION
FORGOODROADS
IS DEMANDED
FROM EVERY SECTION OF STATE
WORD IS GOING TO LEcISLA-
TURE URGING SPECIAL SEES
SION IF SOME ACTION IN THIS
REGARD is NOT TAKEN.
BY FRANK |. HUFFAkER.

Tallahassee. May 24.--That there Is
a growing determination that good
roads legislation shalt be enacted be
fore the legislature adjourns is shown
! by the fact that from every section of
the state word is coming from pron1i-
nent people that they will demand .
special session at the hands OF Cover
nor TrammelI if some definite action is
not taken.
One of the principal good roads bills
being considered is that Championed
by the State Good Roads Association,
the principal points Of which are
these:
Points in House Bill.
Section. /. Establishes highwa v
commission consisting of five members
appointed by the governor to serve
without compensation.
Section 2. Provides for laying out
roads in various counties Of the state
upon written request Of the county
commissioners in the counties where
such roads are to be LAID out. Are TO
use roads already in use wherever
has no authority to require any county
TO make any expenditure on any state
road. The state road commission shall
collect and COlloborate data and other
information for use of various coun-
ties in this state. Keep accurate maps,
of county commissioners to be fur
nished them upon their request in the
various counties of the state.
Section 3 Authorizes state roa d
commission to employ and fix salary
Of state road engineer, who shall be
known as road commissioner and who
shall be an expert road builder; also
appoint assistant road engineers.
Section 4. The various counties of
the state have the privilege of the ser
vices of the state road commissioners
and state road engineer in laying out
and constructing roads and bridges.
Services are to be free to the counties.
except travelling expenses. State road
engineer and assistants shall be sub
ject to control of road commissioners.
Section 5. State road commission
ers shall furnish at actual cost once
every six months, if so requested,
copies of their maps and pIats of yari-
Gus roads throughout the state with
other concise information concerning
same.
Section 6. Upon written petition of
a majority of the county commission
ers in each Of any five or more coun-
ties the state road engineer, under
authority of the road commission, in
conjunction with the county commits
sioners, may lay out connecting roads
and designate them state roads. No
county is compelled to Join in such
done by the county commissioners of
the county under supervision of the
roadway commissioners, or engineer
Making county units by extending into
any adjoining county directly or by
branches wherever the county COM
may request it. State road
commission TO have general supervf-
sion of state highways after they are
constructed. The state road commits
sion is authorized to provide standards
of construction and maintenance
Bridges to come under the supervi-
sion of road commission same as
roads. County commissioners are au-
thorized to issue certificates of in
debtedness after same shall be approx
ed by a majority vote where such Ger
are sought to be issued
Section Z. Authorizes county COM
to acquire rights of way.
lands, material, ETC., in construction of
roads by condemnation proceedings
when necessary.
Section s. Road commission is
maintained by registering and Iicens-
ing automobiles.