The daily Butte record., 1858-05-19


poll IA in sad county are assessed and collie ted
To this fund the the Treasurer OF the county shai
place the surplus revenue o' The county II any ana
fund created under this Is hereby denomnateu g
the Special Road FUND.- AMI the bonds shai De -
drawn payable out OF that fund. p
SEC II The County Trea urer of said county shall
set apart out Of said fund, sufficient sum To pay
the interest il may fall dee; and nthere should
be deficiency in sAid fund, he shall pay she the q
deficiency bu Of the General County RUM, ana 1 y
replace the amount from the especial Road Fund o
when collected.
sRc ~ Tnomas Wells J. W. Mason, and NJ
Pence of Butte county, hereby constituted ana
anoou uted a Board of Wagon Road Commissioners (
who shal, practicable caused to he losa-
ted improved or constructed, pubhc wagon roan :
from Oroville Butte county. passing thence wa
what Is now called Mendenhas Ranch, over the
best and most practicable rou'e TO the southeast
side Of Middle Feather River and from the north
side of said river thence over the most
practica bic rou te 70 and inter @ne the dividing
line between Butte and Pumss Counties, where the
BidweIl and American Valley road passes SAID
Com mi ssioners shall also cause to be located, im
| proved or constructed. public wagon road from
ovilie passing thence over the shortest and most
practicable route via Pencrs Banch. to and inter.
secting the Oroville and Honey Lake road en-
the northwest side of Feather eiyer, at the dividing
| line between Butte and Plumas counties. And the
s,d commissoner,in in locating and establishing each
of sail roads shall take into consideration the iu-
| movements and invest nents ttfat bave now been
i made to accommolste the travelling public, ana
also the accommodation Of any town or village 10,
! Gated along the line Of the present estabh shed
routes. And said commis missioners are hereby au-
sthorized and empowered To expend on each OF SAID
roads. the sum of fourteen thousand dollars in the
survey loc alton aud construction Of the same whlch
amounts thus opriatel for each road Is hereby
pledged and hy potheeated an inyiolahe fund Tor
the comp of the same the line OF the routes
hereiabef1re Indicated. When either or both OF 'aid
roads shall have been completed. the surplus of the
fund for such road roads, the case may be, or
that may arise from the two thousand dollar tand,
shall be exp .ned 10y the Board of Supervisors of
said county u the improvement of any public road
n now established in said county, a they may think
just an proper, and for the improvement OF such
pubc road roads said surplus il hereby pledged
m rhe Surveying engineering necessary 10 be lone
in locating and constructing said roads hy sad com
missouers shall he done hy the county surveyor or
r under his supervision. No toll road or any other
X road or inve. tmen therein, now con-tructed or in
n nroces. Of construction that shall hereafter be
@ constructeh shall be purchased under this Act
a SEC Is Any two of said commissioners. appointed
under the provisions of this act, are hereby author
+ z~d and empowered to make contractS ana 10 an
Is acts aud thing herein contemplated am necessary
"A TO he done; nj the shall b. ehectual aud
# valid as if made by all such commisso nets.
70 SEC IL Said Commissioners shall have prepared
plans ami spec c ltIons of the character grie and
r. dimensions of said roads and as they sht have
been fully prrInVe. and settled for each road they
"A shall advertise for at erVt ten days in wSpapcr
in Butte county for sealed prop6Stl, for the per.
r formince of the sork to be done in i'm rowing and
70 constructing roads Said contract or contracts
each roll shall be let out in s"ctons OF one ten
or more miles in length. Stit bids halspecity the
A rates at witch the work will BE- done. paVd3le III
y bonds issued un Ter tisact Mt par value ami also
il shal alter openpg the proposals that may be re.
"a ceyel, let the by contract to the lowest and
most responsible bidder ur bidder, provided that
IL IL none of the bids b. satisfactory to the Connls
d soners then the Commi souers may advertise aga
id for sealed proposals nni provided further That the
accepted b ider bid iers shat give bonds in douhl,
le tho amount of their contract. with two or NOR,
n to be approved by the Com nissioners and
rs cond dtioaed Tor the faithful perortrce of suci
of contract and in of the failure the part of ~
st accepted bidder to give Satisfactory security ther
ut the Commissioners mty, in their discretion accep
m the next lowest bid.
IA SEC Is Said Comm s,iouers are hereby require
m to keep minute account of all expenses that mt.
t he ide the survey, location aad construction
y. said roads and to report the same to the Board o
q, Supervisors of sail county at such times as tie
ia may re- auire and :hey are further autho lied an
,h required such roaS to be located improves
IA ani conru;t Il. "a f,r as practicahie by the hrs
n day OF December of the present year and the ioca
ne OF said roads the letting of the eontract
and the construction of the same. shall be done b!
sections consecutvely Numbered. on the line of eac
At route in the ssder herenbefors designated; CON
ia mencng at Oroyille and running thence on the lin
e. of the proposed route TO its terminus The contract
shall be let and the work commenced as soon "A
IN. practicable.
~ SEC 10. In payment of any contract, demand o
be liability created in constructing or improving sal
of roads, the same sh all be certified by the Commi'
on soners the Board of Supervisors of said count,
he who shall thereVpqp the bonds to be issued
Ct provided in section 7ih Of this act; which bonds.
he the proceeds thereof shall " applied to .he pay
nd ment of said contract contracts according t
nd their terms and to this and the BoNri of Spperv
in said county authorized to have said bond
all cashed to met the payment of any contract COZ
tracts and net otherwise prov led said bonds sha
Id not be cashed al discount greater than ten pc
err cent.
md SEc H. The Com ns ssioners or ther of them. AZ
he ting under by virtue of this act, shall not citht
,rs directly or Indirectly, be in any manner ntereste
ase in any contract undertaking, either for sppRlis
The materials or otherwise in the construction or in
-t peoverent Of said reads Any yiolationot this sec
,ei tion shall be deemed mSiemeanor; and upon col
vction thereof, before any competent tribunal sha
he An ass thousand
OF lars.
aye sac IS Any expenditures ma le, contracts er
of tered INTO, by said Comni ssOners beyond the am
ay of bonds appropriate and authorized 10 he issue
,ge by this act lor the roads placed under eir snps
lol. visions, shall he null and void.
the SIC 10 The compensation of tac'l COmmi ssiont
ue shalt be six dollars per day for actual service pay
of bile in bonds issued under this Act. said Commi
for soners shall certify to the correctness of amount
,a each To the Board OF supervisors IN said county VII
raj shat audit the ii correct, ana order 1t to
paid: provided that the amount allowed aS compe
tie each Commissioner shall not exceed I'll
i'll aggregate six hundred dollars in any one year
un. sac. 20 should vacancy from death or resigns
rty ton. in the Board OF Commissioners. beto
rec the objects OF this Act shall have been carried
, OF tho vacancy shalt be eed by an appointment.
to the Board OF Supervisors of said county, aud
lars person persons 50 appointed shall have, and al
or hereby invested with all duties. responsibilities al
authority of that office as he had been appoints
su. by this act orig gnally.
10 SEC "a The bonds that are required to be Issue
aid under this Act shall not be issued except upon
fsr proposition to issue said bonds to the electors
Butte county, at the next general election. the IN
per M II No ~ synr of ;ssn;ns ak honsS "a ~ ~,
full orce and effect to this Act it is hereby made ii
~ duty of the Board of Supervisors Of said county
the Ia',;. 10 ,h.i. .,,n,, 49,, - - ~ We .; espe.' '
aty haats r,,ss yo,,,,,, ~. !. "A, ~ N H.
- written printed On their ballots 'County boud
~" ~. for railroad and wagoa roads-Yes,M or Count
rho bands, fer q railroad and wagon roads No. sa
vote shall be sanyassed by tn. board of Cav
~ said county, at the ssme time aud in the
tho votes cast tor state AMI county officers and III
- result, of said voting shall be entered upon the re-
rk ,,ia ~ IN .s y - - n s.. o's ana II SAT-" ptVP
aid ~ ~, =, y, s -. Z July ~ a"Noses' ~ s"s
asd ~, ~ ,% ~ - 4 sA i oonls' Aho pot "'nerwlSe' u