The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-08

signed by 100 taxpayers of the coun-
ty.
Road Law

Road Law
"An Act to Provide for Construc-
ton and Repair of Public Roads and
Bridges Of Robson County and to
Levy Special Tax THEREFOR
1t road bonds are voted by the peo-
pie this bill shall go into effect. 1t
does not go into effect if the people
kill the bond issue. This bill has
passed the Senate and was intro
duced in the House this afternoon.
1t divides the county into five dis
tricts (these districts are the same
as the districts into which the coun-
ty is divided for the purpose of elect
ing county commissioners. One road
commissioner is named in the bill for
each district, to serve until 1920, af-
ter which time they are to be elect
ed, the five commissioners to COM
pose the road commission. The dis ,
trlcts and the commissioner named
in the bill for each are:
ERE; NJ o,,,.
Wishart, Howelsville, Britt townships; |
A. E. White, commissioner.
District No. 2-Rowland, Gaddy, !
Fairmont, Whitehouse, Sterlings; A.
/. Bullock.
i District 3-Maxton, 8 Alfordsville
Pembroke, Back Swamp, Thompson;
J. A. Mccormick.
L District 4-Red Springs, Smith,
Raft Swamp, Saddletree, Burnt
Swamp; J. B. Humphrey.
/ District 5-Lumber Bridge, Shan
non, Parkton, Rennert, St. Paul; j.
| NJ. Butler.
The road commission shall meet
every first Monday. It's chairman
shall receive $3.50 per diem and ex-
! penses, other members SIS per diem
and expenses, one day month only.
A secretary shall be employed and
salary fixed by board.
! The board shall employ a superin-
tendent of roads and may employ a
civil engineer, both to be elected on
j ly upon the nomination and recon-
mendation Of the State highway COM
mission.
! The board shall have charge of all
road work in the county; it shall
work convicts in one gang, instead
of small gangs, except in cases of
emergency, and the system of spend
ing in each township money rails
ed by taxation in that township is
abolished, and roads and bridges in
!, each township are to be kept up alike,
without regard to township from
:, which taxes come.
Roads are to be divided into sec
tions that may be kept up by one
man and. team, and shall be Lei
out under contract TO be- dragged
and kept in good condition. A stand.
. ard width for roads shall be adopt
ed. An important provision makes
it mandatory for the board to pro
vide sign posts at all intersections
of roads, and mile posts to market
S towns. No more "snaking" of logs
will be allowed.
3 Road taxes shall not exceed 2;
e cents on S100 valuation of propert,
: and Is cents on poll. The fund.-
: all be placed in the bank that of
: fers highest interest on daily bal
t ances.
: The bill is lengthy one, coverin.
i something Ike 100 large typewrit
ten pages, and no possible point t.
S safeguard the Spending of the mon
: ev and to make it sure that ever
y dollar spent will show dollar
Y worth Of work seems to hav
II beer overlooked.
If the bond issue carries it look
u like Robson is going to start O
l, an era of good roads.
e Rural Police Abolished
d Good-bv rural police. Mr.. Olive
It has introduced a bill to abolish thes
a offices in the interest of economy
% 1t is estimated that some $4,000 Q
20 more will be saved by the new pla
Is annually. AS a substitute the bi
le empowers marshals Of every inco1
IN porated town or village to execut
A. papers and make arrests withor
lee warrant. only on fee allowed by Law
otf and makes it mandatory that the
ID shall execute all papers issued b
Sc recorders courts of the county 9
d, demand of the sheriff.
lie The sheriff is allowed 2 deputie
Ill One of these must reside either :
as Rowland or Fairmont and must pa
e, rol the district adjacent to the Sout
de Carolina line.
Sc AS additional protection to IL
ed people. Mr.. Cough has introduced
Of bill which provides that the sheri
il. by phone can deputize anv perst
nd or persons to take charge of any 81
ot uation that may arise requiring {
or officer and act as his deputy uni
he can get tn the scene of the tro
n bic. This bill will be made Stat
nd wide law. it is thoueht.
o. Recorders Courts
he No change is made in recorder
'p- courts except that the salary of R
X corder A. E. Floyd of the Fairmo
ne district is increased from $35 t
all month to $50. His record shows tn
or the increase is deserved And a We
he slight increase is made in the S;
of ary of Recorder Butler Of the
Paul district
,ut County Auditor
ed. A situation full of interest h
ep- arisen in regard to this office. T
lit; auditor is amounted everv two yea
ich hv the legislature. Mr.. Oliver h
led put in a bill naming Mr.. A: P. Ca