64 THE USE BOOK. 



REG. 14. Applicants for wag-on road or trail construc- 

 tion who are not entitled under Reg. 12 to free-use permit 

 ^rnust pay for all merchantable timber cut or destroyed 

 ^within the right of way, under timber-settlement regu- 

 lations; or, if National Forest timber outside the right 

 of way is required for construction or repair, under timber- 

 sale regulations. 



^ REG. 15. A county road established prior to the cre- 

 ation of a National Forest may be changed, widened, or 

 repaired by the county authorities without permit, if the 

 .operations are within the right of way fixed for such roads 

 by the State law. 



Any attempt to abuse this right, such as the unnecessary use 

 of material or the leaving of dangerous refuse, should be for- 

 bidden, and, if necessary, reported to the Forester for instruc- 

 tions. 



TELEPHONE LINES ON COUNTY ROADS THROUGH NATIONAL FORESTS. 



Special-use permits are necessary for all telephone 

 lines along county roads through National Forest lands. 

 Congress granted rights of way over the public land 

 for highways. (U. S. Kev. Stat., sec. 2477.) By that 

 grant the lands of the United States were subjected to 

 the servitude of a highway for the benefit of the county. 

 Telephone companies must, of course, secure the 

 consent of the county authorities for the construction 

 of these lines, but the county's title and interest is only 

 that of a right of way, while the fee in the land re- 

 mains in the owners of the lands adjoining the road. 



A telephone line on a county road through National 

 Forest lands can be operated lawfully only under per- 

 mission from the Forest Service, notwithstanding any 



