Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-27
BIG RAOD DEVELOPMENT.
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portion of the Hickory Nut Gap road
lying in Henderson county within the
boundaries as described in the preced-
ing section, shall be made by the
Highway Division Of the North Caro-
lima Geological and Economic Survey,
and said Highway Division shall also
prepare plans and specifications for the
construction of, said road; and the
Council of State is herewith instruct
ed and directed to furnish as many
convicts as practicable, and not less
than thirty, who shall be used in the
construction Of said road according
to the said plans and specifications,
and under the supervision of a high
way engineer of the North Carolina
Geological and Economic Survey. Said
convicts shall be detailed for this work
on or before July first, one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen.
Section 3. That the cost of guarding
keeping, clothing, and all other expen-
ses OF the convicts detailed for such
road work herein provided for, shall
be paid by the p~enitentiary authori-
ties.
Section 4. That as soon as the said
road has been completed and such
TACT is certified by the Highway Divis-
ion Of the North Carolina Geological
and Economic Survey to the boards of
county commissioners of Buncombe,
Henderson and Rutherford counties, it
shall then be and herewith becomes
the duty Of the boards of county COM
missioners of said counties, to appoint
one a each from their respective
counties, who shall be a member of the
Hickory Nut Gap Road Commission,
which is herewith created whose dut-
les shall be to provide the means for,
and supervise, the m~aintance of said
road. AS, DON as practicable after
their appointment, the said members
or the said commission shall meet at
Bat Cave, Henderson county, and or
gan1ze by electing n of their mem
bers chairman and another secretary
and treasurer. The said commission
h meet at such time and places as
may become necessary in attending to
their duties and in carrying out the
provisions of this act. The said Com
mission shall meet on the first Mon
day in March, of each year, and esti-I
mate the probable cost for maintaining
the said road for the current year, and
aLportion this amount equally between
the counties Of Buncombe, Henderson
and Rutherford; which apportionment
shall be certified by the secretary of
said Hickory Nut Gap Road Commits
sion to the chairman of the boards of
counties, and thereupon it shall be-
come the duty of the board of county
commissioners of said counties to APP
propriate out of the general treasury
of their respective counties the amount
certified by the secretary of Hickory
Nut Gap Road Commission, and they
shall forward the same to said secre-
tary. That the members of said COM
shall be men who are favorable
and friendly to said road. and who
shall serve without compensation. The
method of maintaining said Highway
shall be determined by the said Hick-
DRY Nut Gap Road Commission. That
the funds in the hands of said COM
mission shall be paid out my the treas
urer, on warrant signed by the chair
man.
Section 4. That all laws and claus
es of laws in conflict with this act are
repealed.
Section 5. That this act shall be in
force from and after its ratification.