The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-15
MILLION DOLLAR

State wide system, and if said Commits
/ sion accepts any such road as a part OF
/ said state wide system, the said CommlS-
sion shall cause to be constructed in such
| county along such route or routes as IL
may designate. hard surfaced road ac-
cording TO the same plans and speclfi-
| cations equal in mileage to that portion
/ OF such road taken over as part Of said
state wide system, and when SO construc-
ted such road shall become and be a
part Of the state wide system of roads.
! The public highways Of the State upon
which hard surfaced roads are being con-
Structed, shall during the period of con-
struction be under the jurisdiction and
| control Of said Commission. After the
| completion of the construction of such
| roads, and as the same are constructed
and accepted by said Commission, they
shall pass under the jurisdiction and con-
/ trOl of the state Department of High
ways and shall be maintained by the
State under the authority and control or
said Department of Highways as herein
provided until otherwise provided Tor
by law.
/ Any individual firm or corporation,
public or private, using the right of way
OF any public highway along which such
roads are being constructed, shall imme-
diately upon demand of said Commission
move or adjust his or their pole line
pipe lines, tram lines and other fixtures
as may be required by said Commission,
and in case of failure to promptly do 80,
said Commission shall have authority to
move or adjust or cause to be moved or
adjusted, such lines and fixtures in such
manner and at such time as said Com
mission may deem eXpedient. and said
Commission shall have authority to col
lect from the owner or owners of such
lines and fixtures the cost of such moving
or adjusting, and said Commission shall
have authority to institute action in the
proper court in the name of the state to
recover such costs.
The Governor may appoint an advisory
board, consisting Of at least twenty mem
bers who shall be practical, experienced
business men, which shall be known as
the Citizens Advisory Board to the State
Road Commission. The members of this.
Board shall serve without compensation
and without expense to the State. They
shall have access at all times to all bids
contracts, maps, plats. and files in the
possession Of said Commission, and shall
be kept fully advised at all times by said
Commission Of the proceedings thereof
and the progress Of said construction
work Said Advisory Board shall meet
from time to time with said Commission
and make such suggestions and offer such
advice rs said board may deem wise and
proper In addition to the appointment
bl SftlN Y lllHtllS .AANlSOIE fOdTu, lne NfON-
ernOr may appoint in each county of the
state. wherein construction work under the
provisions Of this Amendment Is being
done. Citizens Inspection Board for such
county, composed of three members who
shall be residents and citizens Of said coun-
ty. such members shall serve without COM
pcnsduOu and without expense TO the
state and each Citizens Inspection Board
shall be furnished by said Commission
with copy of the plans, profiles and
specifications of all construction road
work being done in its County. under the
provisions Of this Amendment, and said
Citizens Inspection Board may independ-
entity of amy other authority, inspect from
time to time and as often as il may deem
advisable, the work under construction,
and whether or not such work is being
done according to plans and specifica-
tiuns, and If 1T any time said Citizens
Inspection Board shall believe that such
road work is not being executed in strict
accordance with the plans and specifica-
tiOns therefor, il shall notify and advise
the state Road Commission of any fall
ure on the part Of the Contractor or per-
son having in charge such construction
work. This Amendment shall be self ex-
eCutng.
SECTION 2. This Amendment shall be
submitted to the people Of the State for
their approval Or rejection at q special
election to be held throughout the State
on the 9Th day Of May, 1919, in substan-
TALLY the following form: