The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-12

he ovsraser of public Highways or road
supervisor and ii shall be his duty to
keep the same opsa and free from all OBJ.
structions, and when any highway is
subsequently, constructed along or across
such arsesisn we'll water way, then SO
much Thereof as shall come within the
limits Of snch highway shall also be
keps open and free from obstruction IS
above provided.
sl2 In his order locating any well
under the provision of this act the arte-
sian well commissioner shall give the
same a name by which 1t shall be known
and recorded.
s13 After making said order locat-
ing said well and water ways therefor,
the artssian we'll commissioner shall
proceed 10 advertise for bids for coz
tracts for sinking or making such well
and constructing said water ways. BE
shall give aot less than sixty days no
tiee OF the time and place where such
BIDS may be offered and opened, by
causing a notice thereof to be pub
iished not less than eight weekly inser-
tons In the official paper of said county
such bids shall be fled with the county
clerk of said county by the parties max
Ing the same and shall be taken subjeo,
to the approval of the board of county
commissioners of said county. No con
tract made by the artesisn well commits.
sioner snail be valid unless approved by
the board of county commissioners of
such county, and their approval en-
dorssd thereon by the chairman of said
board. The artesian well commissioner
shall contract with the lowest respon-
sibile bidder giving adequate security for
the performances Of the WORK. Such Sc
eurity shall cover the completion of tho
job In tho manner and within the time
nxed In the contract and the amount
thereof shall be fixed by the said arts-
sian well commissioner. Said commits
stone shall reserve the right to rsjec,
any and, all bids and may adjourn the
time for reosiving such bids from time
to time, by publishing a notice of such
adjournmnt but not in all more than so
days from and after the time named in
the first advertisement for receiving
such bids. The contract for sinking the
well may be separate from tho contract
for constructing tbs water ways and may
be let to different persons.
sl4 Immediately after making his
ORDER locating said we'll, the artesian
well commissioners shall notify the chair
man Of the board OF county commits
%sioners, and the county treasurer of said
county. who, together with said we'll
commissioner, shall constitute q beard
OF assessment herein. The county clerk
Of said county shall be the clerk of the
said board of assessment. The members
of said board shall meet within twenty
days after receiving said notice, and mar
adjonrn from day to day until their
duties are performed as hereinafter set
forth.
S15 The said board Of assessment
shall make an estimate of thu costs of
constructing said artesian we'll and the
said water ways. For the purpose of
raising the funds necessary for the con
strnotion of said we'll they shall have
power to apportion the costs thereof
as follows.
They shall create a county fund.
to be known as the Artesian Well Fund,
and may levy an assessment upon all
taxable property in said county. not ex-
ceeding two mills on the dollar, on the
basis Of value on which tho annual levy
of the current or preceding year was
made; provided, that not more than one
tenth of tho cost of any arteslan well, or
water ways therefrom. shall be paid out
Of said fund, and the amount so paid
shall be applied TO the payment OF the
expenses and per diem of the well com
m%isioners, viewers, surveyors, members
of the board of assessment, damages for
right of way and other like incidental
expenses.
Q They shall determine what pcr-
ton of the costs Of said well md its
water ways shall be paid by each Of tbs
townships In which said we'll and said
water ways therefrom are intended; pro
vided, that in no case shall the amour,
apportioned to any one township ex,
coed ono-fourth OF the estimated cost of
such well inc water ways. and the
county clerk shall present a statement OF
such amonnt to the respective clerk OF
such townships, If organized. and said
bonrd of assessment shall establish and
determine the rate of az sessment nee.
sssary in such townships to raise the
amount 80 ap2ortiened to such town
ships. 1t shall then be the duty of the
officers of such townships, who have
similar duties to perform in other matters
Of township revenus, to levy. and they
are hereby empowered to levy an assess
msnt upon the taxable property of sale
township not exceeding the rate fixed BY
tlc UVAIO VI uSSe6SluCuS lOI bucA tOWQ
ship, which shall be placed upon the tax
list under tho head Of General Town
ship Tax for Artssian Well Purposes
and collected as other township take,
are collected, and shall be held by tn,
county treasurer when collected as
distinct fund. to be disbursed, az herein
after provided, to pay for constructing
such well.
8 In addition to the foregoing gen
} eral township aud county assessments
the said board Of assessment shall max,
q special assessment against each PIECE
and parcel of land directly benefited BY
said we'll and water courses, carefully ad
! justing tho per cent. and amount Of such
assessments, with reference to the rela
| tive distance of such land from the we'll
} itself and the water courses, and tn.
Amount 80 apportioned shall be levise