Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-02-11
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ItA MD REPAIR Of the PUBLIC
RoADS or WATAUeA COUNTY. :
Al BILL.
The General Assemblyof N.
C. Do Enact:
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C. Do Enact:
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OF the County Of Watau-
ga be and they are hereby ap-
pointed The Good Roads Com.
mission for Watauga c unity
who shall hold Office for the fol-
lowing terms, to wit: The first
named for six. years, and until
his successor qualities; the second
for four years and until his sue
cessor qualities; the third for two
years and until his successor
qualities. The board OF County
Commissioners OF the county OF
Watauga, shall, at their meeting
ing in May following the expira-
tion OF the term of the above
named officers, elect q successor
to. .each,.. who shall hold his office
for q term OF six years, and until
his successor qualities. The said
Board OF County Commissioners
shall fill all vacancies occasioned
by the expiration OF the term OF
oflce, death, resignation, failure
to qualify, or ar.y other cause.
,vided,5 that not more than
two Of said Good Roads Commis-
sioners,shall be OF any one politi-
cal party. As soon as practica-
ble after the election of the men,
bers OF the Good Roads Commis-
sion. shall, by taking the oath OF
Office before some person author
ICED to administer oaths, meet
and organize by electing one of
their members chairman and an
other secretary The said Good
Roads Commission shall desig-
nate some bank in the county OF
r-.sr,, b. . .
WSfanga to act as Treasurer for
the Good Roads Commission.
{ Themember- of the Good Roads
Commission shall each be paid
out of the road fund OF the coun-
ty $500 per day; provided, that
they shall be paid for a number
OF days not to exceed eighteen in
any one year. The meetings OF
(. said Commission shall be held at
and the records keptin the court
house. Said meeting to be held
the first Monday in each month.
SEC. 2. That in order that the
road work may be properly and
economically carried on the Good
Roads Commission is expressly
authorized and instructed to EN-.
ploy a competent road engineer,
at a salary to be fixed by it, and
to he paid out Of the road fund
as provided for in this act: pro-
vided, that the Road Commits.
'sionprs are authorized, if proper
arrangements can he made to
hir jointly with anotqer county
the servicec of a road engineer,
or to employ the 70 d engineer
for such part If his time as they
deem i'rcps-,'N to give proper
supervision tO tile work: And pro.
vided further, that if the State
furnishes the counties engineer.
ing assistance and supervision ol
their road. work, or if such assis.
tancs and So pervisionis given BY
the United Stats, that the &C.
ceptance Of >uch services from the
State or the United States, BY
II the Good Roads Commission
shall be considered as fulfilling
tie requirement by the Commits
sion,of this section. The highway
engineer shall advise the Good
Roads Commissioners regarding
the road work, supervise the ma
king of plans and specifications
devise a general road scheme fo1
the entire county, and have gen
eral supervision OF all road work
and Is expressly authorized to
give instruction to the highway