Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-08-14

beat One, We, your Road Com
rnissioneys have to report the !
nearing of completion OF the work :
On several roads and the promise
OF the contractors 10 turn over 10
US for inspection and acceptance !,
the roads as specified below.
None OF these roads will be ac-
cepted until fully up TO specifica-
tons IN every way and the con-
tractors are anxious and willing
to bring them to perfection be-
fore asking their acceptance.
We also desire to call the atten-
ton OF the Board and OF the
public to the fact that we have
endeavered to carry out our du-
ties this far to the best of Jour
ability and have treated each and
every proposition by trying to
put ourselves in the place of the
: land owner affected and do full J.
justice TO him in every way. 1t
is a source of qualification to US
TO have had the corporation of
the Board and of the Public in .
our work and while the plan of /
road work has been the, plan OF
the Government engineer as
specified in the erection author /
izing the work and has not been .
the plan Of your commissioners,
We have endeavored to carry out
the plans just "a We would have
carried out our own plans had we
been capable o. making the 1
plans. The work will be COM
pleted well within the estimate of 4
cost as submitted to you in our
reports.
AT this time il is necessary to
take up the question of maintain
ance and we have devoted much
time to the consideration OF this
question as accomplished in other
sections. The law provides that
the commissioners shall have
charge OF maintenance just as
they have charge of construction
under the approval of the Board
OF Supervisors and our invesviea-
ton shows that the only satisfac-
tory way to maintain dirt road
is with the systematic use of the i,
split Log Drag. For the first two !.
years the roads will demand con-
slant supervision OF an inspector
and We will with your approval i.
select an inspector 10 be employ
ed BY the month whose duty j,
viii be 10 secure suitable CONTRACT .,
tors for dragging the loads in :
small sections of not exceeding
.hree mites. This dragging to be =
lone after every rain and TO be
lone the same Day by these con-
FACTORS having charge of a given
o3d so as TO keep the roads uni
orEn and harden the surface a.
spidiy as possible. The inspec-
yrs duty will DC ~ see that the
'ntlre road IL properly dragged .
sIth a drag made after the gov
'rnment specifications and to see ,
rat al breaks are repaired al sr
'nce after each rain 50 a. to pre- m
sent expensive repairs being nee
sssary. We recommend ttat thfs =
inspector be authorized to use any a
convicts on hand to repair these T
breaks and in the event OF seriaus 2
breaks that he be authorized to !
employ day laborers under his
immediate supervision 10 make =,
such repairs. This inspector shall :
De required 10 report each month 4
70 the Road Commissioners who
VIII IN their turn make report !
10 your Board. This inspector
shall in turn be inspec- )
ted by the Commissioners, whosc n
duty shall be TO ride the roads the I
last month OF each quarter before :
contractors are paid and to ap- I
prove the accounts before they J
are allowed by the Board. The
Commissioners will get no pay be !
yond their actua: expenses a. the c
law provides. but with this doue!e =
inspection each quarter We be-
lieve that we can maintain the ;
roads IN first-class condition and /
to a great extent relieve your /
Board Of road troubles in this
Beat. We ask that ADVERTISE /,
ments be made for contractors to
drag the Bond Issue Roads Of !
Beat One 80 that they can De act
ed on at your September meeting. I
And that these bids be asked both ,
oy the mile per year and by the
mile for each dragging. This
dragging contract should be lot at
a reasonable price as any one ia
miliar with the Split Log Drag
knows that it will require little
time 10 drag a mile OF road and /.
the work can besdone at 4 time /,
when other work canno< De done.
Iii to be hoped tina, each farmer
will be interested enough in the
maintenance OF the road to take
interest in helping the Commis-
sioners in their plans and 10 re-
port al once any failure IT the
contractors or inspector 10 the
cor missioners. I
We recommend that JAR. Har.
kins be appointed inspector al
salary OF $50 per month With his
duties rs outlined above.
This inspection Job TO include
aetivs work in repairing breaks
~ a part Of hEs duty. We vlli
arrange that be take with hisn On
his inspection trips the necessary ,
tools for quick repairs Of washes /
so thai an inclrienE wash can be
stopped by hiIn wherever noticed
either by placing small pieces Of !
brush IN the bitches o. By coiag
what - necessary for temporary
repairs of washes In the Rad b~d