The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
GET READY FOR
NEW ROAD LAW
Farmers Should Understand Its Pro
visions and Prepare 10 Put Ii Into
Operation In July.

A few Of the provisions Of this law
which more directly concern farmers,
you should have some opportunity to
become familiar with Cr know Of Its
existence 80 as to get ready for It.
From the wording Of the bill It is in
tended that We begin to arrange for
putting II into operation right away.
1t says the board Of county commits
slOners Of each county, as soon as
practicable, shall employ a county en-
gineer TO be known Us the county II
gineer. II seems that this engineer IL
to hold his job Just as long AZ he can
please the county commissioners as
the law says his term VI office may be-
terminated by the county commission
ers, This is a step In the right dIrec
ton. The engineer Is to be the pres
ent county surveyor II he can pass
the examination required by the state
highway commissioner.
The county commissioners shall des.
lgnate and select for Improvement, HI
provided, from the highways Of the
county not less than ten per cent MOI
more than fifteen per cent OF the to
tai mileage uf the county. Thes,
roads must connect with the ~prlncipa.
market places Of the county. also L
connect with the state roads I'm other
counties, such roads az are designated
AZ state roads. As o Ms state
roads are designated, the board OF
county commissioners shall cause tn,
state roads 10 be plainly marked on
a map. The location Of these road,
may well concern the folks In some
communities. and II IL a good time u
begin thinking about them before they
are located and you know nothing
about II. II seems to be left entirely
up to the commissioners, but In mos
cases they will be glad TO share IN,
responsibility with the voters " IA,
part Of the county Through which tn,
road is to be located.
More permanent construction IL 4
be required on all roads included 4
the state, county and township sys
TEN. The permanent construction o
bridges and culyerts as used,
defined by the law to mean First
stone; second, reinforced concrete
third, steel with stone or concret
abutments or piers and wood or con
crete floors. Bridges are TO meal
openings Of ten feet or more in spa
and cTverts to I've those less than tel
feet, Culyerts having a floor surfac
OF no more than 10 square feet ma.
be made Of any material agreed upo.
by the highway department. Al
bridges and culverts constructed IN
der the provisions OF the law shaI
have q clear roadway Of not less tina
sixteen feet. The county commission
ers may improve the state roads eltt
or by contract or voluntary subscrlI
ton, by convict or other labor. A
bridges and culverts to be CoustruCI
ed under the new law and on thes
different recognised systems OF high
ways, are to he safe for the travel 4
any traction engine up to twenty ton
They are to be state, county an
township roads, designated az such /
accordance with their Importance m
travel. Certain funds are set asid
for state roads, for county roads an
! for township roads. All contracts Il
I work for an amount Of more tina
$4,000 must be advertised and let
the lowest bidder The county ma
? build IT, but must not spend moi
than the lowest reliable bid.
Section 10 says: AT every Febr.
2 airy meeting or ~ soon thereafter
possible, the township board OF ca,
J township shall select from its tow.
ship road system the roads TO
dragged for u year, 10 be known
dragable roads, and shall employ y 3
2 perintendent Of the township rOi
! system, who shall give bond for n
n faithful performance VI his dIti,
. Said superintendent shall have gc
erHl supervision OF all draggil
/ and repair work on the townsh
. road system. The term Of office sht
e be at the discretion Of the townsh
board. He shall SEQ that the q
I proNches to all bridges on the Va
roads are maintained In such mann
Rs TO present smooth and uniform ~
b. faces. tThe automobile men shou
erect a monument to the man ".
worded thRt-Editorl. He shall al
q keep the openings Of all culyerts a
bitches open and free OF weeds, bru
and other material that may preys
Y the free DISCHARGE Of water. he shI
have charge Of all dragRble roads