Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-01-25
AN IMPORTANT BILL.
Mr. Tryon's Dill Creating Township Sup,
visors and Providing for tho Impro,


wr. Tryon's dill Creating Township Super.
visors and Providing for tho Improve
mont of Country Roads.
Following is the full text OF Mr.. Tryon's
bill now before the Ohio Legislature, do
signed for the Improvement Of country
roads;
certain counties, and require tho letting OF
certain portions OF road work by contract.
SEC !. BE It enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, OF the State OF Ohio, That in each township
In tho following counties, namely: Adams,
! Ashtnbula Auglaize, belmont, Brown, Clarke,
| Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford,
| Cuyahoga, Darlte, Defiance Delaware, Fair
| field, Foyotte, Fulton, Gallin, Geauga, Guorn.
sey, Hancock, Harrison Hooking Huron, jack
ahoSns Marion aS ModDs Monpoe Mors%n
| Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Ottawa, Pauld
Ing. Perry lPortSge, Sandusky, ,seioto senecn,
and Wynndot, there shall be appointed by the
township trustees, within ten days after the
iirst Monday in April, A. u. lSs0. and annually
thereafter, ono supervisor, who shall hold his
onlcc for one year and until his successor Is np-
pointed and qualihed; and each township OK.
elusive OF such part as may be under control OF
corporation, shall continue road district;
provided, that in townships having two or more
voting precincts, there shall bc appointed one
supervisor for each precinct and each voting
precinct shall constitute road district
SEC; 9. Each supervisor. within five days
after his appointment, shall take an oath or
tally discharge oil the duties OF his onice, and
shall enter into bonds, payable to the State OF
Ohio, In trust for the township. In the penal
sum OF not less than tlvo hundred dollars, with
surety 10 bo approved by the township trustees.
conditioned TO fulnll the requirements of said
OATH or affirmation, said bonds to be recorded
by the township clerk, and when forfeited in
whole or in part, TO be collected with the costs,
by the trustees In civil action. and moneys so
collected shall go into the road fund OF the
township, to be expended as other road moneys.
SEC. 3. II the supervisor of any road district
shall. by wlltul neglect OF duty or molfeasanco
In office forfeit his bond or any part thereof or
shall prove Incompetent TO properly fulfill the
duties OF the office, he mny be removed by the
township trustees, aud IL shall be the duty OF
the trustees, on proof OF such neglect. malfcas-
nnce or incompetence in a suit brought before
Justice OF the peace OF the township to dc
clare the oGice vacant; or In case OF vacancy in
ihe oillcc by any cause. the trustees IN the dis.
lrict whore such vacancy occurs, shall appoint
suitable person TO I'LL the same for the unex.
pired term, and the person so appointed shull.
before entering upon his duties, take an oath or
affirmation give bonds and be under the same
restrictions and penalties provided for In this
act,
SEC. 4. The duties OF supervisor shall be as
follows: To open, or to cause to be opened, oil
pubic roads and highways which shall be laid
out and established in his district, and to main.
tain the proper legal width and location OF the
same; TO keep the same in good repair and
make, from time TO time, such permanent i'm
provemen.s by grading, draining, graveling or
macadamizing, as the tax for rond purposes
VIII warrant: to remove cause to be re-
moved forthwith, oil Instructions that may
he found thereon; to complete the work OF
grading and ordinary repairs between the
first day Of April and twentieth day Of
June of each year. and to complete within a
reasonable time after having been commenced.
all repairs and improvements in n smooth and
workmnnlikc manner. and in good condition for
all kinds OF public travel, and 10 grade, or cause
TO be graded and leveled on, tho earth and
gravel Tint may be scrapod, shovclcd or hauled
into any public road under his direction or
charge at the time such work Is performed; und
within the months Of July and August Of each
year, to cut down or cause to be cut down and
destroyed all weeds, burs, bushes and briurs
diction. But no supervisor shall cut down or
molest any OF the shade trees growing upon the
hishways, unless so ordered by the township
trustees.
SEC. 8. Supervisors shall cause to be erected
and kept III repair at the principal forks and
leading TO some village, DEPOT, or othor i'm.
portant place, q post and guide board,
containing lcsiblc inscription directing the
way and naming the distance to the village or
public place or places situate on caoll OF such
roads and shall provide and maintain, where
feasible and desirable, suitable watering troughs
and places for procuring water for persons and
animals on the public highways: and shall re
move or c'use TO be removed, timber or drift
lodged against bridges or abutments OF the
same, in manner TO endager or damage the
structure but 1t shall not apply to toll bridges,
or bridges upon toll roads.
SEC. o. Supervisors shall order out or cause
10 be ordered out, annually, between the first
day OF April and the first day OF July, every
person liable TO perform the two days labor, or
charged with road tax in his district TO do and
perform the labor so charged upon the public
highways, but no person shall be required TO
perform such labor at distance OF more than
one and onehalf miles from his place of resi-
dence, and for the above purpose the residence
OF any person who has family shall be held to
be where his family resides, and tho residence
OF any other person shall be held to be where
he boards.
SEC Z. Supervisors shall let by contract
under written specifications such portions of the
N1ip for rF.p1F tNnf Itffr
tho trustees shall diroct; and the work OF ordin.
ary repairs shall be done between the first day
of April and the twentieth day OF June OF each
year except scraping the roads, which may be
done ut any time when 1t shall be deemed nee
essary by the supervisor or trustees, but before
letting any contract for grading understanding,
grnveling or mOcadamizing, any one job OF
which will. in his Judgment exceed in cost the
sum OF fifty dollars, he shall make careful esti
mate of the cost 10 be approved by ut least
two OF the township trustees and II necessary
for this purpose, he may employ competent
engineer, and shull advertise the letting OF the
work at least twenty days, specifying the
width, heghth, and pitch OF grade, depth and
width of gravel or stone to be applied and
md let the same to the lowest responsible
bidder, taking from him bond in
with good sureties for the performance of the
work within time therein specified and in &C
cordarcc with full written specifications, copy
OF which bond and specifications shall be filed
with the township clerk, but no bid shall be
accepted which exceeds the estimated cost and
the supervisor may reject any or all bids, and
II may be a condition OF the contract that per-
sons owing the two days labor, and whose
names are specified therein. may work out the
snme under the direction OF the contractor, such
work TO be received and accounted for as part
In payment OF the contract price. And IL also
shall be condition of the contract that persons
who pay road tax or assessment OF property
and who may live within one and one-half miles
of where the work is to be performed shall
have preference in the employment OF labor to
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may be submitted TO the township trustees and
approved by them.
SEC. g. Supervisors shall expcnd tho money
collected by them In lieu OF the two days labor
for the benefit of the roads in their respective
districts, and shall keep an itcmized account in
book OF record. TO be furnished by the trustees
and given to their successors in office. OF all
moneys received and paid out by them, and
shall report to the trustees of their townships
at the annual settlement on the first Monday in
March detailed statement OF their Official trans
actions, including the amount OF labor and by
whom performed, when and where expended
time and date OF their own service, and they
shall return full and true list of tho names OF
all persons within their respective districts who
have been ordered out to perform the two days
labor, and OF those who have refused or neg
lected to perform the same; and all fines and
forfcitures sued for and recovered under the
provisions OF this chapter shall be paid by the
ing the same, into the township, road
fund, and superviors shall also render an
settlement OF all moneys that remain in their
hands at the time OF settlement, and al judg.
ments that remain unpaid, with the names ofthe
judgment debtors and the justice before whom
such judgments were obtained, with the amount
of each, and the trustees shall make such order
as TO the prosecution of suits by the supervisor
against such delinquents MS In the judgment OF
the trustees the interests OF the township
may require.
SIC. q. All money that may remain in the
hands of the supervisor at the expira-
| tion of his term of oficc shall be
| paid over TO the successor with
full statement of his official transactions from
| and after the time of his annual settlement
| with the township trustees, MS soon as such sue
cessor shall be appointed and qualified taking q
| receipt therefor. said receipt TO be deposited
| with the township clerk and said statement
| shall be made part OF the account rendered by
| his successor at the next annual settlement