Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-05-24

acting Commiss oner of his division, or for-
warded by mail to the Board Of Public
Works, to be filed in the office thereof; and
said appointee shall hole his said office for
the term Of one year from the time of his
appointment, and until his successor may
be appointed and qualified, provided, that
every person so appointed may be removed
at any time previous to the expiration of his
term, by the Board Of Public Works, for
neglect of duty or malfeasance in Office. A u
vacancies thrt shall occur in either OF the
offices aforesaid, occasioned either by death,
resign alton, removal or otherwise, shall be
filed for the resi- lue of the term In The same
manner and by the same authority as here
inbefore provided for making appointments
for q full term and III such officers so ap
pointed and serving part only Of the term
Of Office, shall be paid ratably a due propor-
ton of the salary hereinafter provided, and
no more.
Sec. s. That to provide for the prompt
payment Of laborers, and for the purchase
of materials, and incidental expenses in the
current repairs of any Of the Public Works
Of the State, the resident engineer on any
division may, at the commencement OF any
month, or at any intermediate convenient
time therein, estimate the amount as near
as practicable, that will be needed to pay
for tn, repairs of said quarter, exclusive OF
the salary of the Superintendent. and may
issue his certificate in favor Of the Superin-
tendent of repairs on said division, upon
which certificate the acting Commissioner
may, il satisfied Of the correctness OF the
estimate and of the expediency of such pro
ceedng; draw his check for the amrunt, or
any portion thereof, on the Auditor OF State
whose duty II shall be to issue his warrant
on tho State Treasury for the amount speci.
fed in the check, and TO charge the same to
the particular work or improvement to which
it properly belongs. The Superintendent
in whose favor said advance payments shall
have been made, shall thereafter immedi-
ately proceed to pay all indebtedness which
he may have incurred on behalf of the State
for repairs, materials or incidental expenses
upon the division under his charge. and
shall thenceforth, during said current quar-
ter, pay all laborers weekly. unless prevent
ed by unusual events happening on his d.
vision and rendering strict compliance
with this requirement inconvenient for the
time being, on which contingency he shall
make such payment at the earliest practic-
able time thereafter; and the said Superin-
tendent shall settle with the said resident
engineer quarterly, as usual heretofore, and
intermediately if required by said engineer,
as the basis upon which to predicate his
estimate for the remaining par. Of the cur
rent quater, and no vouoher shal. be allow
ed 10 the settlement Of Superin'endents
account, unless the money for which II pur-
ports to be a receipt, shall have been act
ually paid, and the rates of labor or materi-
ais shall be such as shall be approved by the
resident engineer aforesaid. Should it 70
happen that a surplus sha remain in the
hands Of any Superintendent at at the end
Of any quarter, the same shall be carried
forward to be used in ,like manner in the
next succeeding quarter; but for the clos na
quarter of said Superinendents term OF Of
fee, the said engineer shall not include in
his estimate any amount for .he last thirty
days of said term and shall be careful to
limit the amount of his estimate for thai
quarter, or any part thereof below the act
ua amount of the probable expenditures, SC
as to prevent any surplus remaining in thu
hands of any Superintendent at the close o
his term of his office, but ir, notw'hstnnd
} ing such precaution, any balance should re
main in the hands of any such Superinten
dent st The expiration of his official term
the resident engineer of his division shal
k., IN q nj
Superintendent and apply it to the paymen
of his quarterly amount of salary tthen due
and it any further balance remains in hi
hands, the same shall be paid liz the Stat
Treasury.
] Sec 6. The sGid Board of Public W ork
is hereby authorized to lease water on an
| of the several reservoirs Of the Public work
r under such rules and regulations as are o
4, may be prescribed by law for leasing waite
r power on the Psblic Works, Of the State
And the said Board is hereby further author
: ized and required to make, from time to tim
}, an, examination of the leases Of water pow
: er upon or connected with any of the Pub
J, lie Works of the State, made by the lawfu
: agents thereof, IN cases where the leasee
: of water or any assignee thereof may requr
j. it, to adjust and fix the amount of rent !
# arrears. or to be paid by such leasee or as
u signs at such prices as they may deem Jus
IT and equitable, and to cancel existing loase
i with the consent OF leases or assigns, Q
e when such leases have become forfeited an
II said board shall deem the interest Of tn
g State will be promoted thereby, to shut o.
b the water and prevent the use thereof un
e der any such leases when rents shall hav
Is been due thereon and in arrears for thrt
Ie days or more, or when the leases refuse o
j. neglect to put in or permit to be put in sue
II gauges as are required in their leases, an
D, to continue to keep the water shut off unit
al such rent be paid or such gauges be put il
le And it is hereby made the duty of the Pres
Q. dent Of the Board Of Public Works to furI
IN ish the Auditor Of State from time to Tim
ss attested copies of all leases for water pow
~ er which remain in force, Sand of all ne
ly leases made, and renewals or modification
r. of those now in force, within thirty days
TO ter the making OF sucbYlease, renewal I