The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21
AN ACT

To enable tie county commissioners Of Lyon
county 10 IHiid certain Grid9fs therein named,
and 10 'ndkU appropriations HsYebor-
Be q enacted By the LegislatHre Of he State Of
Rdnsas:
SECTION 1. That the county commissioners
of Lyon county. Kansas. are hereby author
lied and empowered To buiid q bridge across
the Cottonwood river in said county, at what
is known as the LOckerman lord, or the Patty
tween said two fords, the location thereof to b.
determined by the board OF county commits
siOners of said Lyon county; also q bridge
across Neosho river, in said county, at OF near
what Il known az the Snow ford across said riv-
err; also bridge across the Cottonwood river,
in said county, at or near what Is known as the
Schafer ford, across said river; also a bridge
across the keoSho river, in said county, at or
near what Is known as the Rim ker ford across
said river; also "A bridge across the Neosho
river, In said county, at or near what Is called
the Humphrey ford, west of the town of Amer
icus: ProCided, That not more than two OF
said bridges shall be built in any one year
SEC. 2. That DO bridge auth orized by this.
set shall be built at q cost TO exceed three
thousand dollars to the county.
SEC. B. That said board Of county commits
si0ners are hereby authorized to make an APP
preparation for the building OF said bridges
when the said appropriation shall be neces-
sary, not TO exceed three thousand dollars for
any one bridge, and not to exceed six thou
sand dollars in any one year
SEC. 4. That said board OF county commits
sioners shall advertise the time and place Tor
letting contracts for building said bridge or
bridges. in one or more newspapers publish
ed in said county, thirty days prior to the let
for building the same until Il O'Clock m. OF
the day or days of letting said contract or
contracts.
SIC g. That SAID board shall let such con-
tract or contracts to the lowest responsible
bidder which bid shall in no case exceed
three thousand dollars for any one bridge.
and shall take bond TO the county from the
person or persons 70 whom shall be awarded
the contract or contracts in a sum sufficient to
cover all damages. with good security condi-
toned for the faithful performance OF the
contract: Pgocided, said board shall have
power to let separately the contract for build
ing the substructure and supeHstructure of
any OF said bridges; but in no case shall the
aggregate exceed the sum Of three Thousand
dollars for any one bridge.
SEC. 8. The county beard may order the ex-
pense Of building said bridge. or bridges, as
aforesaid, to be paid out OF any money IN the
county treasury Tor county purposes.
SIC. Z. This act shall be in force from and
after its publication in the Emporia weekly
NEWS.
Approved March IL. 1879
/, James Smith. Secretary of the state OF
Kansas. do hereby certify that the foregoing
is q true and correct copy ct the original en-
rolled bill on die in nv off3Fe. In testimony
whereof have Iereurto n!'>eribed my name
and Afnxed the great -f,;i - the state. Done
at Topeka, Kansas tssz sii lay OF March, A.
d. 1879. ~ rs SAITH,
L. g. 195sl sa;l =, Ssstary of state.