The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-08-05

Of the county force. n sucn
other force as it may be deemed by
the executive and finance mossittee
to employ. and the neceS-
servants and guards for the work
ings n caring for Of the convicts
under and by authority OF law. He
shall prescribe the duties of the over
seers. n may discharge them at n
time: all Of which duties OF h said
engineer shall be subject to the APP
prevail OF the executive and finance
ommittee.
Section 10. The said finance and
executive committee may purchase
tools. machinery. implements. and
stock and all other things whatsoever
deemed by them necessary for the
purpose OF working the convicts, or
hire free labor on said public high
ways: Provided, that no bill or claim
shall be paid by said committee till
the same shall have been audited. ap-
proved and countersiSned by n au-
ditor Of said county. 1t shall be the
duty Of the Board Of County Commits
Sioners after the issuing and sale OF
said bonds herein provided for. said
Wake County Highway Commission,
through its agents. is hereby clothed
with the power and right OF condem-
nation. the same to be conducted as
prescribed in chapter two
and eighty-one Of h Public Laws OF
one thousand nine hundred and /
Section II. The highways in said
county constructed n improved un-
der this act shall have a right-of-way
Of not less than forty feet. except
where the Wake County Highway
Commission deem it impracticable to
| acquire such width. and in such cases
the width shall be at least twenty-five
feet, OF which not less than twenty
feet shall be free from logs, stumps,
| rocks. and drains, except where hedges
I Of rock are encountered or where the
! width is considered impracticable by
the engineer. The alignment OF the
road shall be as straight as practical
BILE and with no grade over four and
| one-half per cent. except as such
grade is considered impracticable by
the Dad engineer.
Section 13. The said Wake County
1 Highway Commission shall De and il
is hereby empowered to purchase in
the name Of the Board of Commission
ers for Wake county such gravel pits,
QuarrieS Of stone or other material as
may be adjacent to or near the said
public highways, and which. in their
Judgment. shall be necessary in the
building. repairing and construction
OF aid highways, and it nay pur-
chase in the name of said Board OF
Commissioners the r~ight-of-way to
and from said quarries, gravel pits, OF
other material necessary to haul OIL
carry said gravel. or other materia
to said highways.
Section IA. The said Wake Count,
Highway Commission shall also have
the right to rent or purchase adjacen
land necessary as a site for the crush
er plant. or lamp Of the convict roal
force used or employed by said Wax.
County Highway Commission or it
agents upon said public highways.
Section Is. That whenever sait
Wake County Highway Commission
or It's agents, annot agree with tn,
owners for the purchase of any grave
pit, stone Quarry, or other materia
necessary to build or repair aid high
ways. or for lands for the location O
the crusher plant or convict camp, :
shall have the right at any time t
enter upon adjacent lands or uuarry
blast, cut or dig or AXE therefor
!. any stone. gravel, n other materia
: which shall be necessary FOR buildin
or repairing said highways, and if tn
: owner OIL owners Of said property an
the said Wake County Highway Com
mission, through it's agents, canno
! agree as to the value Of the damage
done to the owner by reason Of tn
. taking of said gravel. stone or ofhe
N1S q ~ SOxAk11kSSAOH ~
!, for Wake county, upon application :
= n said executive and finance com
n1ittee, shall direct the sheriff of WAX
: county to summon three freeholder
{ who shall assess the damages in tn
same way that benefits and damage
are assessed by freeholders when ne,
y roads are caused to be opened aero,
! the lands of the owners as set ONT
i chapter two hundred and eighty-ou
/ Of the Public Laws of one tho.,sa n
e MIN hundred and nine.
e Section 16. The said Wake Conn,
e Highway Commission shall have a,
a horlty to employ a physician at an
l. time to assist the county physician
is attending to the convicts working -
II said public highways. and shaI al
e oave the power to provide for II
IS care and safekeeping of said convic.
e and TO provide all things necessarv
o carry into effect the provisions Of ~
r act.
Section II. That all expenses ;no
" dent TO the Preparation. issue and co
as of said bonds and all wages CO. q