1915_public local laws_199_4
CHAPTER 198 [ AN ACT PROVIDING FOR WORKING THE PUBLIC ROADS OF CRAVEN COUNTY. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
That it shall be the duty of said superintendent of roads to give his entire time to relocating, building, directing, maintaining, supervising, and repairing the public roads of the county, and he shall have (subject to the approval of said board of commissioners) charge of, supervision, maintenance, and direction of the building of all public roads in said county, including the supervising of the convict force, and shall submit a written monthly report concerning the work and progress, and shall submit semiannually a written report on the condition of the public roads and bridges of the said county, and also file plans and specifications for their improvement, which said semiannual reports shall include an inventory of the tools, implements, teams, and other property and equipments on hand belonging to the county for road purposes. The said superintendent of roads shall have direct charge, control, and management of maintaining and keeping in good repair all the roads of said county, and it shall be his duty to maintain, repair, and keep in good condition all the said roads, either with work by convict force or by employing some one under his direction to repair and maintain the same; and the board of commissioners of said county shall furnish to the superintendent of roads aS soon as convenient all necessary machinery to build and keep in good repair the roads, and also road machinery and other necessary machinery to build and maintain good roads for each township in said county; and if the superintendent of roads. with the approval of the board of commissioners of said county, shall Jet by contract any or all of the public roads of the townships, he or they may take into consideration the furnishing of such road machinery as the board of commissioners may have or may hereafter provide for the building and repairing of the public roads, and make their contracts accordingly.