Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-05-01

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As years who furnishes a team and
driver one day under this section shall
have credit for the one day for each
ldriver he furnishes on the total num-
Der of days he is required to work;
and each owner Of team, who is
under II years Of age or over 40
years of age, shall be required to
furnish each team he owns for one
days work on said roads, or in lieu
thereof he may pay for each team the
sum Of four dollars for each day he
is supposed and required to furnish
same.
Section 7. Be it further enacted,
Thai al applications to open, change,
close and restore to the public use
| any and I'll public roads in Inc Coun-
| ty, shall be made by wnCren petition
to the road commissioner Of the dis.
Itriet, in which the road is located, and
If said road is intended to be located
in more than one district, then the
! petition shall be addressed TO all dis
ltrict commissioners interested, and
they shall act jointly. The road com
missioner within ten days after the
duplication has been filed with him
| shall notify the person first named
on the petition of the date at which
he will be present at the beginning
point mentioned in the petition to
| act on the application. The petition
ers shall give five days written no.
Itice of the time and the beginning
Ipoint to all land owners to be affect
led by the proposed change. If any
Hand owner affected by the proposed
lchange is a non resident, then ten
Gays notice to his agent or attorney
Presiding in the county shall be legal
notice. The road commissioner shall
lattend at the appointed time and
Iplace, and if the proper notices have
lbeen given, shall act upon the appli-
Ication, assess. the damages against
the county, if any, and report his ac-
tion to the Judge or Chairman Of the
County Court, and with his report
lille the original petition, notices to
$3.50 owners, ana the naIues of the
materi4l Witnesses The Judge or
u
Chairman Of the County Court shall
consider the whole matter and make
pue tSu!Sueqo '5uIu9do sIapIo qons
lrestoring to the public the proposed
Iroad as he may deem best for the
interest Of the public, and shall APP
Ipropriate sufficient amount of the
county funds to pay all damages to
the land owners affected by said
Ichange. Any interested party may
Iappeal to the next term of the Cir
leuit Court; provided, he shall per-
| fleet his appeal within ten days from
| the decision of the Judge or Chairman
| of the County Court. 1t shall be the
lduty of all road commissioners, when
| lit becomes necessary for the interest
Iof the public, to change or to locate
| ANY road in his district, when no Pc
ttition has been presented to him as
above provided, to give the land own
ers affected by the proposed change,
lnotice of the time and the beginning,
lpoint where he will act as above pro-
Ivided and report his aeson to the
next term Of the Quarterly County
Court, and with his report file all
| notices and the names Of all land
owners affected thereby.
The County Court shall consider
the whole matter, and if the change
is to the interest of the public, shall
so order and assess such damages
to the land oAner or owners as they
may be entitled to and order same
| to be paid out Of the County funds as
heretofore provided. Any person in
| terested may appeal to the next term
of the Circuit Court; provide I'd, he pre-
fees his appeal within ten days from
the decision of the Court by giving
bond as required by law.
! Section 5. Be it further enacted,
That in laying out and making pub
lie roads it shall be the duty of the
road commissioner to avoid heavy or
steep grades and to reduce the same
by cutting down sharp points or chan
ging directions of the roads.
| bitches shall be maintained on each
lside of the road Of sufficient depth
to drain the road bed. Wherever
lprl tical road beds shall be graded
with a fall Of one inch to the foot
| from the center of the read to the
bitches. Culverts shall be used when
| practical to convey the water from
1.-THE upper side of the road to the
| lower side so as to get rid of the wa
| ter as soon as possible. In maintain
ling first and second class roads, OF
| in constructing the same, broken
stone or gravel shall be used wher
lobtainable. No road shall be in q