Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-13
EEnT1-wEEKLv

tiaCts LOT the year 1871, the cOntrac
prices for which shall exceed, in tn,
aggregate, the sum of thirty thousand
dollars. The contracts let in the yea
1891 shall be for sections of said roac
commencing at Banner, in Boise
county, and extending towards Warn
Springs, in Idaho county, and on the
line of said road; and from Mt. Idaho
IN Idaho county, and extending
towards the forks of st. Mary's river
In kootenai county, and on the line
of said road; and the amounts of said
contracts made from each of said
starting points by said Commission
shall be as near equal in amount as
The circumstances will admit.
SEC. II. Upon the first day oi
May, 1892, ths Commission shall meet
at such place as shall have previously
been determined upon, and shall let
to the lowest responsible bidder or
bidders, after notice given in the same
manner and form, and for the length
of time, as provided in Sec. IL, the
remaining sections of said road and
of the branch thereof extending to
the mouth of the Yankee Fork of the
Salmon river. All contracts shall be
In writing and subject to the same
conditions and restrictions as is pro-
vlded for contracts let under the pro-
visions of Section IL of this act.
Provided, however, that the con-
tracts let under this and the preced-
ing Section shall not exceed the sum
of ninety thousand dollars; and be-
fore letting any contract in the year
1892, as provided in this Section, the
Commission must be satisfied from
the bids received that the entire
amount to be expended under this
and the preceding Section shall not
exceed the said sum of ninety thou
sand dollars; and, provided further,
that should not, from any cause, con-
tracts be let in the year 1891, as pro.
vided for i'll Section eleven hereof,
contracts shall be let for each and
every of the several sections of the
said road and the branch thereof
herein provided for upon said first
day of May, 1892, such contracts not
to exceed the sum of fifty thousand
dollars in the aggregate; and, pro-
vided further, that the said Commis-
sion shall not expend for publishing
notices under the provisions of this
and the preceding Section a greater
sum than two hundred dollars.
SEC. 13. Should, at said meeting
OF the Commission to be held on the
first day of May, 1892, any or all of
the bids presented be rejected by the
Commissioners, or should any part of
said road not be bid upon, the Com
mission may advertise for bids upon
such sections of said proposed road
as have not been bid upon or upon
which the bids have been rejected,
and let the same at a subsequent
meeting at such time and place as
may be determined by the Commits
sion, and may let contracts for those
sections which have been bid upon
and which bids the Commission desire
to accept. Provided, however, that
the Commission shall be satisfied from
the bids presented, and from the ma
ture of the remaining sections not
contracted that the total cost of build
ing said road shall not exceed the
said amount of ninety thousand dol
lars.
SEC. IA. Said Commission shall
appoint one of their number, or some
other competent and suitable person
as Superintendent of the Construction
of SAID road, whose compensation
shall be fixed by the Commission, aud
shall not exceed the sum of two hun
dred dollars per month, and he shall
be paid only for the time that he is
actually engaged in the duties of his
position as Superintendent. The du-
ties of the Superintendent shall be
defined and prescribed by the Com
mission, and he may be removed at
any meeting of the Commission upon
a majority of said Commission voting
in favor of such removal.
SEC. Is. AS compensation for his
services, each Commissioner shall re-
celve the sum of five dollars for each
day actually engaged in the duties of
his office, not to exceed one hundred
and fifty days in all, and the further
sum of ten cents for each mile neces-
sarily travelled as such Commissioner
SEC. 16. All moneys authorized TO be
expended under the provisions OF this act,
shall be paid out of the fund hereinafter
provided for by the Treasurer upon the
order of the President of the Commission,
countersigned by the Secretary thereof
Before the President of the Commission
shall make an order upon the Treasurer
for the payment of any money authorized
to be expended herein, the same must be
authorized by vote of majority of said
Commission, at a regular meeting of said
Commission. All bills presented to the
Commission shall be verified by the oath
of the person presenting the same
SEC. II. On letting contracts, under
the provisions OF this Act, the time for the
completion of the work contracted for
shall in no case be extended for more than
one year from the time OF letting said con-
tract.
SEC 1S. No moneys shall be paid out,