The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-20

10 say n levy Of five mills per acre
Is assessed against the land in Class
then automatically four mills are
assessed against the lands in Class D.
three mills against the land in Class c
two mills against the lands in Class
II and one mill against the land in
Class F.. When the viewers submit
their final report notice IS again given
each person interested and public
hearing is had and even here IL the
court is of the opinion that cost of
construction together with the amount
OF damage assessed is greater than the
resulting benefit the proceeding must
De dismissed and the entire cost
thereof adiudged against the prose
Cutlon bond. After a decree of the
clerk confirming the final report any
person aggrieved may appeal To our
Superior Court and be heard by a Jury
OF his fellows.
All Rights Safcguardcd
| You can readily see that the mere
| enthusiast upon the subject OF drain
age has no place in these enterprises
and that the rights Of every one are
| properly Safeguarded After the dis
| trict is formed drainage commiseion-
ers elected by the owners OF the lands
are appointed by the court | shall
not detail the letting Of contracts and
| matters of that character. They ar.
those that are usual in public works
| III the total cost of the work does not
exceed twenty-five cents an acre then
the entire amount is levied in one as
sessment and collected other public
taxes are collected in one wear II
the cost exceeds that amount the COM
missloners may issue bonds and sell
them TO the amount of the total cost
of the work with interest The usual
ume Tor the apporuonment and pay
ment of these amounts is a period or
thirteen years. In the first three wears
, only interest upon the amount is paid
5 and after that one-tenth of the prin-
: Hlpal and interest is paid annually
IL you VIII apply to DR. JOS HYDE
Pratt State Geologist. ChCapel Hill.
\. G.. he will be glad TO send you a
copy Of our drainage law OF course,
what | have said to you tonigh is
e taken mainly from that act and from
- the various reports and addresses
y made before our Annual Drainage AS
: | sociatiOn.
q Gentlemen have detained you too
+ long. 1t was mighty kind Of YOU Ia
f ask me to come here and much kind
4 T Of you to come yourselves and hear
4 me upon this important subject Then
v YOU undertake this work of DRAINAGE
:. YOU must enter upon the work of edu.
O eating your people to a knowledge ot
q It in all its phases Give the peopl,
.r the facts and they will support yot
~ in the work In this matter s.
+ vital to the common good. to tn,
J. good Of all, to the community good
n there is no place for individualism o
, self-iEdependence. The very highes
20 degree OF community cooperation i
called for. It is not the duty of som
IN indefnable person to construct you
=, highways, build your schools, drai
20 your lands. It is the duty of ever
"A man within the given area whether
"a he hamlet or town, city Of country I
share IN these lahors, to bear theS
i burdens, to reap these benefits vital
:" essential and common to all To in
= still that idea and arouse that spirI
~ Of cooperation Will be yaIr harde es
~ task in any drainage undertaking
There is so much about the wor
chat cannot be seen until after tn
- end has been accomplished, bbut afte
- one drainage district has been com
- | Dieted the new ventures ra pidly mul
." liriv as a matter of course.