The daily Butte record., 1858-05-21

satne shaIl be assessed and collected at the same
time aud in the same manner As the property and
poll taxes in said county assessed and cole ted
To this fund the the Trea of the eounty shall
place The surplus OF the county if any and
The fund created under this is hereby denominated
the Special Road Fund" and the bonds shall be :
drawn pa yable out OF that fund. p
SEC. IL The County Treasurer of said county shall a
set apart out Of said fund, suifcient sum 60 pay
the interest 1t may fall dee; and fthere shoud 1
be deficiency in said fund, he shall pay the the {
deficiency bu of the General County Fund and \
replace the amount from the Special Road Fund
when collected. |
SEC IL Tnonfas weilsJ w Mason. and NJ.
Pence, of Batte county, hereby constituted and
appointed Board of Wagon Road Commissioners ]
sho shall "a practicable caused to be loca-
ted, improved or constructed, public wagon road
from Orovle, Butte county. passing thence via
| what is called Mendenhalls Rauch, over the
best aud most practicable rou.e to the southeast
side of Middle Feather River, and from the north
side of sad river thence over the shortest and most
practicable route to and intersectng thu dividing
line between Butte and Plumas counties, where the
| Bidwell and American Valley road passes. Said
Com nj ssioners shall also TO be located, i'm.
proved or constructed. public wagon road from
0cviile, passing thence the shortest and most
prsc c1cable route vfa Fences Ranch, to and inter
i secting the 0roville and Honey Lake road on
the northwest side of Feather ever at the dividing
| line between Butte and Plumas counties. And the
said mmissoners in locating and establishing each
Of ssii roads shall take into consideration the i'm
| proveme and invest nents that have now been
4 made to Accommodate the travelling public and
also the accommodated ofany town or village To-
routes. Ani said commits soners hereby au-
thorized and empowered to expend on each of said
roads, the sum of fourteen thousand dollars in the
survey, location and construction of the same which
afounts thus appro priated for eath road ~ hereby
pledged and hypQth ecated inv olable fund for
the completion cf tI,e same on the line of the routes
hereiHbefore Indicate When either Or both of said
roads shall have been completed, the surplus of the
fund for such road roads az the may be, or
that may arise from the two thousand dollar fund
shall be expended by the Board of Supervisors OF
said county in the improvement of any public road
now established in said county, they may think
just ami proper, and for the Improvement of such
public road roads, said surplus is hereby pledged
I'll The Surveying engineering to bs lone
in locating aud constructing said roads by sad com
mssioners, shall be done by the county Surveyor or
IT under his supervision. No toll road or any other
road or investment therein, now constructed in~
process of canstructon that shall hereafter be
e constructed, shall be purchased under this Act.
d Src - Any two of said commissioners, appointed
under the provisions of this act, hereby author
IL ized and empowered to make contracts and to all
acts and thing herein contemplated and necessary
ID to be done ard the shall he as effectua and
If valid as ii made by all such eomniissio aets 4.
20 SEC II Said Commissioners shall have prepared
n plans and specifications of the character grade and
r. dimensions OF said roads, and a. they hall have
been fully prepared and settled for each road they
ID shan advertise for at least ten da, in
= in Butte county. for sealed proposals for the per
r. formancs ot the work 70 be done in improving aud
10 constructing roads Said contract contracts
each road shall be let out in sectons of ten
,e miles in length Said tids SIAN specify the
A. rates at which the work will be done. pavabie in
u, ~
h. at what rates payable in cash The Commissioners
l. shall, alter openng the proposals that may be re-
ceivet etthe waTk by contract to the lowest and
most responsible bidder or bidders provided, thas
j. il none of the bids be satisfactory to the Commits
is sioners then the Comm si0uerS may advertise
for seated proposals. and provided further that the
accepted bidder bidders shall give bonds in BILE
lie the amount of th>ir contract. with two more
n suret to be apprqyed by the Commissioners and
r. conditioned for the faithful perform of such
of contract and in of the failure the part of
1t accepted bidder to give satisfactory security then
p the Commissioners may in their discretion, accept
IN the next lowest bid.
ID SEC Ii. Said Commissions are hereby required
H. to keep minute account Of all expenses that may
he ,de the survey location and construction oi
said roads and to report the to the Board ot
Supcrvisorso said county At such times ~ they
id may require aud sney are further autbo lied and
IA required to such roads tn he located improved
Id ana construct d. Tar practicable by The first
day of December of the present year. and the loca
e ton Of the said roads the letting of the contracts
aud the construction of the same. shall he done by
n sections mbcred the line of each
at route, in the order hereinhefore desgnstei Com
id mencing at Qrove and running thence the line
a. Of the proposed to its terminus The contracts
shall be let and the work copmenced as soon as
u practicable.
"a. SEC. 10 In payment of any contract, demand OF
be liability created in constructing improving said
of roads, the same shall be certified by the Commis
m soners TO the Board Of Supervisors Of said county
he who shall thereupon cause the bonds he sd
IL provided in section 7th this act; which bonds OF
he the proceeds thereof shall be applied to The pay
nd ment of said contract contracts according to
he in said county authorized to have said bond
al cashed to meet the payment Of any contract
Or tracts and not otherwise provided said bonds shall
ii not be cashed at discount greater than ten PEI
nr- cent.
nd Sac II The Com nissioners or taer of them &C
he ting under or by virtue Of this act shall not either
.rs directly or indirectly, be in any manner interested
in any contract undertaking. either for supplies
he materials otherwise, in the construction i'm
Ii provement of said reads Any violation of this
ed ton shall b, deeped msdcmeanor; and, upon con
vction thereof before any competent tribunal, shall
ty be Gned in any not less than one thousand dol
of lars
Ve sEc. Is, Any expenditures mad or cQuiracts
of tered into, by said Commissioners. beyond the am
of bonds Appropriated and authorized to he issued
ge by this act for the roads placed under their
o. visions, shall be null and void.
he SEC. ~. The pensaton of each Commissioner
ue shall be six dear per dsy for actual service paya
for sopers shall certify 70 the of amount
each to the Board Of Supervisors in said county who
raj shall audit the same IL correct, order il to h.
paid: provided that the amount allowed as compen
tie saton to each Commissioners shall not exceed in tn,
is aggregate SIX hundred dollars in any one year
$40. 20 Should a vacancy, from death or resigua
rty <on, in the Board OF Commissioners. befJrt
the objects Of this Act shall have been carried out
of the vacancy shall be dilled by appointment, b!
the Board OF Supervisors of said county, and sucl
ars person persons appointed, shall have aud
or hereby invested with all duties respons bties
authority OF that office, As il he had been appointed
~ by this act originally
to src q The bonds that are required to be issued
nd under this Act shall not be issued, except upon
ter propoAtipnto issue sau oonhs 10 the electors
Butte coppty, At the next general election the m
joriy of ths electors voting upon said propositor
shall be in favor OF issuing said bonds and to give
full force and effect to this Act Ii Is hereby made th,
u duty of the Board of Supervisors OF said county Il
submit to the qualified electors at the next genera
election In ther county the prspositon to issue said
~ bonds Those voting for said propositions shall hav,
~ written or printed on their baists; County bonds
,a for railroad and wagon rQafs-Yes,' or Count,
w bonds, for u railroad and wagon roads-No " said
vote shall be by the board of Cavassers
Ill said county, at the same time and in the manner
the votes eps tor State and county officers and tn,
result OF said voting shall be entered upon the
orts OF the Board ~ CanyasSsers and if said propo
ia siton shall rcceye majority OF said votes it sha
be lawful y ssns said bonls. and not otherwise fo