The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-04-08
Forest County's Road Supervisors To
Meet In Convention.

HARRISBURG, April 4--On the six
teenth OF this month the Bureau of Town
ship Highways OF the State Highway De-
partment will complete the formation of
organizations of township supervisors in
the counties of the state as provided for
in the legislative acts of July ~, 1918,
and May s, 1913, the latter OF which au-
thorized formations of such associations
OF officials in charge of the construction
and maintenance of public roads in every
county of the state.
Under the direction of Joseph w. Hun
ter, first deputy state highway commits
sioDer in charge Of the Bureau of Town
ship Highways, assisted by +. A. Jones,
secoud deputy state highway commits
sioner, and W. A. Wynn, maintenance
engineer of the Bureau of Township
Highways, these county meetings have
been held at the rate of six or eight
week and, in counties where the super
yisors already had an association, their
meeting this year was held for the first
time under the auspices of the State
Highway Department.
During the week of April l3 the two
final meetings will be held. On Thurs
day, April l6, the Forest county sssocia-
ton of supervisors will be formed at
meeting to be held at 10 o'clock in the
morning in the court house at TiOnesta.
This meeting will be addressed by Mr..
Hunter, who will outline the procedure
necessary to perfect the formation of an
association of supervisors. This will be
the final county meeting and the work of
the Bureau of Township Highways dur
ing the coming year will be in co-opers.
tion with the various county associations
thus formed.
Each township supervisor Of Forest
county has been notified of the meeting
and the law specifies that all those who
attend shall be paid 81 per day with mile
| age at the rate of three cents mile, pro-
vided that no supervisor receives more
than two days pay in one year. In or
ganizing the county associations there is
elected president, two vice. presidents,
secretary and treasurer, all of whom
shall be members of the association, with
the exception of the secretary, who may
be person not member of the associa-
tion and who may receive salary not to
exceed $40 . year. The mayor of any
representatives, county commissioners
and county court judges are eligible to
membership In the association and are
permitted to expend $l25 for convention
purposes, which sum is obtained from
the county treasurer under the prov visions
of the Act of May 8, 1913. This sum is
not available until the treasurer of the
county association presents to the county
penditures incurred and verified by afii-
davit.
T. G. Frame, assistant engineer of the
State Highway Department in charge of
part, will attend the meeting, as will also
Paul Brubaker, county superintendent
of Forest county.
While these meetings are called by the
State Highway Department under the
terms of the acts OF assembly, it should
be understood that they are primarily
intended to gather together in each coun.
ty all persons who are interested in the
subject OF good roads aud highway im
provement and are to constitute the first
steps in the formation of permanent as
sociations in each county for tho good
roads movement. 1t is particularly ur.
gent, therefore, that all persons interested
in the subject of good roads should make
it point to be at these meetings and to
participate in the discussions, offering
such suggestions and recommendations
as they may deem fitting.
Remember the date and time of meet
ing, April Is, at 10 o'clock a. m, in the
court house.