The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-30
ROAD PATROL.
PLAN READY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK
ING ON PROPOSED SYSTEM.
Engineer McClusky Announces Details
Of His HtRhwAy Program.

The Board Of County Commissioners
is busy pcrfcctinG plans for accepting
tho county road patrol system advo-
Gated by County BOARD Engineer w. o.
MrClusky. The new system will pro-
tide that every mil" IT tho ESQ miles
Of roads in ohio county be patrollcd
daily by an experienced road man who
will rcrair and report any serious break
IA IN" road. The plan calls for the ap-
p"Intrn"ut Of nine m"n, each OF whom
will have some 80 miles or roadway tn
patrol. Each will be- given som" kind
of vehicle and two helpers. This will
save the county thousands Of dollars in
"n0 bling them &c ;ar" for breaks in the
road days before hey hav" become SER
i"uS. Mr.. MCCluA- y claims.
Under the system now in operation.
thirty four farTers nr" working for
the county. as road Supervisors. These
men are putting in but very small
Part Of their time NJ road work. The
system which is advocated viii occupy
tn" full tim" Of - men. at II cost con-
sld"rhIy less than the present system.
Thu county appropriation for the
rnaint, name" of III" roads is $4,000.
| ndcr tn" system as advocated the cost
VIII u" very littlc NOR" and will give
100 per cent NOR" efficiency. IL Is held.
In discussing the program Mr.. McClus-
key said:
THE system Of road patrols will
furnish the county with much better
roads 1T less cost. Al tn" present tims
the roads get out If repair and are
forced tn remain with holes and rutis in
them until the farmer who has charge
If that particular stretch Of roadway
has tim" 1" 90 out and fix il. Often H."
does not know If Il defect in the road
until after /, has become so serious
that il is necessary L. call out the road
gang 10 repair II. Each break N Inc
surfac" of the road becomes worse with
each passing vehicle unI!l il has become
50 that II can not b. repaired unless the
bed is n"ucw"d and u great deal OF
money spent on r"surfaCinE II.
"Und"r tn" patrol system "ach
stretch Of road Will y" examined daily
for small defects. Th"s" Will h" re-
paired immediately by tn" r"ad pa
trulman and his two helpers. l'y this
system. many hni"s that now Income
50 serious as ~ require III" nr"S"nc" az
Il number 90 men for several days. VIII
h. repaired ia Il few moments, ana u.
little cost.
Each Ia'r,.lmau will h" given n horse
and cart ar Il truck - carry repair ma
t"rlal. and his tw" helpers. He Will thus
reach spots that otherwise would be
n"rlrrt-d until they Income serious
n"nac"s 10 traffic In addition To his
duties aS n repair man and road OK.
pert. each patrol VII have police powers
in regard T." III" laws Of I'll" road Any
person damaging tn" read IN any wa!
su"n ~ Sl"'d'h". hl''hlNS Hp HTdl'lS
ami culvrrlS. ct".. Will com" under his
Jurisdiction. and Will be Liable TO ar
rest
"'rh" plan j. 10; Il now ono. and II
is Suc"ecInE in "thrr parts Of the
country. In som" states where the
roads com" under stat" jurisdiction the
patrol system has h"cn given Il thorough
irvout. Il is III SH"'"ssful operation ia
Iowa. Pennsylvania. Illinois and New
York. As u preliminary test II was iricd
ont on the National E"ad in ONO county
whore il has h,"r successful beyond orr
hopes Th" system ~ outlined Will put
an aI"rag" Of -" NOR" working days
per year on III" rh" county i"adS thHt
are used III repair work ~ IN" press
cnl time nj til" sam" "r smaller cost Ia
tn" public. Thr plan l. approved gem
orally BY tn" board Of county commits
siun.T- arf all others VIII" ar" inter
cst.d in ohio county roads and We hope
to nut i into operation wIihIa 4 short
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