Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
Laws Are Campnrcd
oklahoma.

oNiuititiA- i''"
~'The board of THE O u n :
uuttuty cum1nIs- board Of super
tloDcrE afd tho visvrs and the
uUtir'T engineer en- in c"r are
RIs t1haJEnd with CHARGED with the
tht tuty OF such duty OF rcI0irihE
rppniriuE and ard dragging the
drS,ss1ug Of the county road Eys
Rtate road system teIn as II reqnlred
es Is required TO 10 keep the eaIn Q
ka'~p the game m IN proper condl-
pYrvtrar condition. ton. and b | J
and stall adopt sdopt such meth
Bn,.h methods as oda as are n~ces-
ars nDCshsnry 20 SAY 10 maintain
1rlAiutAlu Cuutin- cutsl nuouFly n
atrrtit.ir. In the the beft CuBditlon
beSt condition pra acticahle- h e
rsar11rabl, h e euure mileage Of
srrtiri mileage OF this system
th1s rJh1enL
7hn an1inctlon between the Okla
hnunA ans the IOwa system " foupd
10 Itse fnsd hod Of couxtI1ing the
lSw- In luwA Henry u Rampspr.
azsostSnt attorney general OF that
state. nuusi1IdnE The Iowa LAW. RaId:
Ihtf section places upon the
county board and The county en-
rlueer the entire responsibility and
outy uf repairing and dragging the
F"u liy ruad tlsta1n- These officers
are ht5d responsible for the condi-
Lvu of> the entire mileage of the
county ruad system. Authority Ls
htf g 1afrted for the esda blishment
90 q patrol system FOR maintaining
ihe county road sysfen"
PsiI'oi system Estsblhshcd.
Ar11nK under this law. and with
thlS legal advice the state hixhWay
department Of the stste Of Iowa haS
established IN that rtate the much-
ten.
In Oklahoma. with exactly the
same law upon the statute booka
or officials. have failed 10 20 con-
siTue the law ana give our highway
uSe1s The benefits obtajnahle there
und-T. notU outstanding the fact
mat ar1ple funds have been pro-
-ic-d therefor.
The difference "a one OF manage
mvn' There can be no other
Dragging roads was advocated"
~ ~ hack os 1851. but the roads
Nete not dragged. and IL requires no
NOtonnd logicmn TO deduct The re-
fulL Advocating the use of he
drar did not help the roads and
neiiher will the patrol system unleea
We pul II INTO actual practice.
Tho most efficient a.d ,vork,b,, |
unit for the orFanizat'ow Of General I
i'Nh maintenance is the county A
lesser unit does not permit ~ r. |
ru!P'oSment or proper Superintend- /
~! ana Iargeg unit does not ner- /
n'ii " the proper attention "a detail !
County Is Best Unit
Wncn the CouDf,y ro,o. . /
IU'n' Nh"re II actlnny intends to
-. Ih' attention 20 matnterar'a
lhai The subject REQUIRES 49,. ~. .
sep should be the cmplo,,,e,,, 80
competent superintendent 90
m,nneSota ana Iowa exparlenro ~ !
proven tha& the hest rasniis ,r. nI
'ih'l "h're the county crrt,,,,
ms o'en given this assignnopt
Moor an assignment OF THE ch,, /
..tI thN engineer makes /, r,5t,,
.'Ir'nce survey and with "a ,.ra,', !
I'p"rt and layout ~ the wort ~
r,lN II 10 the board for an,,,o,'.,, /
,. + h'nfd then plaCca at ~. a..
- OF mo engineer tho ppcoq,S,,.
49, 10 carry ON the work 49,
H.. 10 MIN the authority 4, o,,
r. anu dmchnrEc work mon. go
s.tl, hereafter holds him roann,
.urIg ''"y u" no bOnr1 urtIrr-
' an adNisary capacity.
AZ, nls,n OF this Kind fir,s Tho -
a -...''u'y upon the rhoulsars -,
I'm competent 10 discbarsa ua
TIM. ahd " results arc moi AZ
ar-,.,l. r.chool boy cun guess tbo
So 4 new county htghy-,,. an'
'.''F i' needed "y w
-o.., 'h'a'n ythose results Z, .,,.
ir.,.E IN Oklahoma no ,ddut.tt
n. .....l'I'n o. needed Co1pt'. ,l,.' ,,,,.'''
rr, r''rH nave ample authori,y -
Inn, , piHn in operation AZ ,ry
Az .Ney have the inclination go
~, Vnesions Of Management
lahoma f. not ruff.rt,,., f..
' '-, iaek NJ road ieeislotiop hn, h
.,s wpplcation OF he 49,
unds 'i'"n or IT. road
Ky Nv usi7F m, word "7lsaprro,.
r., IN this corncrtion. wS a, nd,d
.o,." 20 say that the funds b5yc
i,l stolen or that any ROAD rCr
~ mas converted any porti,.,
,,,i,n money TO his own use Tbs, 's
~. n ever thu case. Tho mon,
10 on The roads. or for r,1rbi,.
~ "r In norDe other rsanurr Gu
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