Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-21
Control Over
Roadside Use
To Be Asked
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In The Sir Walter Hotel.

l HI u u6 Oh vv0AVGA AAVV~Ae
Raleigh, Sept, 21s--Legislation pro-
viding an adequate basis of authority
for effective control of roadside uses
will be sought by the Governors Com
mittee on Roadside Control and I'M
provement, under recommendations
! submitted to the committee today by
| it's work subcommittee.
Chief among the oblectives will be
amendments to the sanitary inspec-
| ton laws, in order to give health au-
thorities adequate authority over all
| tourist homes. cabin. and trailer
camps, service stations and wayside
| stands.
INSTRUMENTATION Of the work sub
committee were embodied in a twelve
page, Autographed report submitted
to the entire committee at q meeting
begun here early this afternoon.
A series Of ten recommendations,
covering q wide field, and IA 'sug-
| gestions for q work program" were
included in the report.
It was recommended that the gov
ernor's committee continue to serve
as the central organization for road
side work, with additional members
being appointed in order to secure re-
presentation for all cooperating
groups.
The work committee also urged that
immediate steps be taken to inaugur-
ate statewide campaign of publicity
and education on the purposes, of the
legislative program and work for the
enactment Of laws by the next Cen
eral Assembly.
Roadside work, for the present at
least, should largely be confined to
the more important and heavily
travelled highways, the committee
felt, though the minor roadways
should not be altogether neglected.
In its suggestions for a program OF
work the subcommittee proposed a
14-point plan, among which were:
/. Enactment. OF legislation giving
fundamental control of roadsides and
adjacent areas, on the principle of
coming, giving authority for inspec-
lions, supervision, fees and penalties.
2. Support for continuation of work
now being done by the State Highway
Commission on highway Identification
and landscaping.
3. Consideration of a policy which
would include clearing, grading, fin
ishing of slopes and similar objec-
tives all as. part of original con-
structicn contracts let by the High
way Department. s
A. Preparation and publication of
plans for development of highway
right-of-way.
S. Consideration Of the question of
adequacy of traffic signs.
6. Improvement Of service stations
and garages in cooperation with oil
companies and station operators.
Z. Impro cement of tourist facilities.
with special regard to control of the
registration Of guests, sanitary inspec-
tons, police Supervision.
8. Improvement Of wayside stands
for the sale of farm products.
g.. Improvement of rural homes and
surroundings.
10. General Improvement campaigns
with statewide, countrywide or COM
munity contests and awards.
IL Regulation Of signs and bill
boards, including surveys of billboard
locations, Identification of billboards
which affect highway safety, and 'cs-
tablishment Of white" lists (firms
agreeing to cooperate in billboard
use.)
II. Illumination Of used car dumps
and public dumps within sight of
highways Control Of .bone yards"
is. Erection Of additional markers
or signs for tourist interest, historical
markers, landmarks, gardens, scenic
and recrcational attraction.
A. ROADSIDE parks. public picnic
grounds, scenic outlooks, trails, es-
ta'blishnent Of freeways and park
ways.