The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-18
RURAL POLICE RETAINED
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Of the Legislature were caIlai in
consultation by the commissioners
and asked to pass such bill as the
one given below, the commissioners
mentioned as being in almost impass-
able condition the roads from St
Paul to Lumberton, from Lumberton
to the crossing at Smiths bridge and
from Rowland to Lumberton. Fol-
lowing is the bill that was passed:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED "AN
ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF robson COUNTY TO Do
CERTAIN ROAD WORK.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina Do Enact:
Section 1. That in order to carry
on ard complete certain road work
In Robson county, the board Of COM
missioners of said county be and it
is hereby authrized and empowered
to borrow money Ind pledge the
faith of the road tax of the county
to pay the same in such an amount
as the said board Of commissioners
may desire not to exceed the sum
Of $4,000, provided said board Of
commissioners shall rot borrow said
sum for a longer period than five
years, and prvided the road fund Of
the county shall not pay q greater
rate of interest that six per cent per
annum.
Section 2. That in order to sup
! plement the work OF the chain gang
of the county of Robson, the board
of commissioners is hereby authoriz-
| ed and empowered to have whatever
road and bridge work in the county
it may adjudge will be for the best
, interest of the county, and this work
| may be done under contract entered
| into in writing or the same may be
done by the said board of commits
sioners employing competent labor to
be worked on such of the roads of
the county as shall be designated
by the said board, and under the In
structions of a superintendent en-
ployed for that purpose.
"Section 3. That the money Dor
rowed under the provisions Of sec
ton one of this act shall be used
exclusively under the supervision OF
the board Of commissioners of the
county and for the improvement OF
the road or roads Of the county des-
| missioners out Of the road fund OF
| the county, and charged as a par;
Of the necessary expense Of the coun-
~ chain gang.
Section 4. That this act shall
! be IL force and effect from and af-
ter its ratification"
Bond Issue for Roads
1 Speaking Of the bill passed allow
ing the people Of Robson to vote
en- a bond issue Of 100000 for good
/ roads, Senator Cough said that thi:
puts the matter Of roads souarelv Ut
1 . the reople Of tha county. 4 is
-: certain that it is impossible to have
i good roads without spending sonis
i money, but whore IS now large
I sum cf mcrey i being spent each
! year without getting good roads. hi;
! hcnd issue. if voted. will give oopor
unity to get good roads. IF III
bends are voted the road tax Will no
!, be increased ard the law is So fran
ed that there is 10 chance for graft
Governor viii Appoint Pembrok.
Mayer
4 bill has been passed empower
, ing the Governor, Of North Carolin:
/ 70 appoint on the first Of next Ma,
: a cnnUaiiv thereafte 4. q mavo1
> and 4 commissioners for the tow
Of Pembroke. There has been NJ
! election for mayor and commission
: ers at Pembroke for three years.
: Salaries
: Mr.. Cough says the slight change
| in salaries of county officers wa
, made merely to make the sa4arie
! even money. The salaries of sheriff
and register of deeds were lowere,
Z to even $4,000 from 1885, and tn
t E@iarv of clerk of the court wa
! raised to even $1,000 from s3,675.
THE DEATH RECORD