The Lamar register., 1893-02-04
Below is the full text Of House bill
No. 81 by Mr.. Funderburgh;
A BILL
FOR

ACROSS The AhhANs-As hiNf4hs In fno"
ERs COUNTY, ON THE WEST LINE OF
RANGE A, NEAR THE TOWN OF CARLTON,
AND TO APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR THE
SAME
Be it enacted By the General Assembly
of tie State Of Colorado:
SECTION l. There is hereby ap-
propriated out of any money which
may now be in the state treasury, be-
longing to the internal improvement
income fund, or which may come into
said fund during the years 1898 and
1894, the sum of eight thousand dol
lars $4,000, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary, for the purpose of
constructing and completing a state
bridge across the Arkansas river, in
Prowers county. on the west line of
range "A, near the town of Carlton.
The exact location of said bridge
shall be determined by majority of
the board provided for in the next
section.
SEC. , The acting governor of
the state, the state engineer, and the
chairman of the board of county com
missioners of the county of Prowers,
are hereby constituted a board, whose
duty it is hereby made to locate
and construct such bridge.
SEC. 3, Upon the taking effect of
this act, the said board shall forth
with advertise for and secure plans
and specifications for a wagon bridge,
as aforesaid, and determine the place
at which it shall be located. AT least
one advertisement for such plans and
specifications shall be inserted in
some newspaper of general cireula-
tion in the county of Prowers. Other
advertisements shall be inserted in
such newspapers of general circula
ton as the board may determine
The number of such advertisements,
and the length of time for the pub
location thereof, may be prescribed
by the board in its discretion.
SIC. 4. The bridge shall be of
such suitable material, as the board
may determine. All other things be
ing equal, preference shall be given
to materials produced within the
state of Colorado, aud to manutacto-
ries established within the state,
SEC, 3. Upon the receipt of the
plans and specifications, the board
shall adopt that plan, which it deems
best under the circumstances, if the
bridge can be completed for the
amount herein appropriated, and
within. ten days after adopting such
plan and specifications, shall adver-
tise for bids for completing said
bridge in strict compliance with the
plans and specifications adopted The
contract shall be let to the lowest
bidder who is able to give satisfacto-
ry security for the fultillment of his
contract according to its terms. The
advertisements for bids shall be pub
lished by direction of the board, in
the manner prescribed in section 3
of this act.
SEC. 6. Upon the completion of
said bridge, it shall be the duty of
the state engineer, as soon as may
be, to carefully examine said bridge,
and if in his judgment the bridge
has been completed fully and faith
fully in compliance with the contract,
he shall report such fact to the board
in writing. Thereupon the board
shall issue certificate to the con
tractor, under the hand of its presi-
dent and secretary, which certificate
shall be sufficient authority to the
auditor of state to issue his warrant
for the amount therein stated to be
due to the contractor, not exceeding
the amount herein appropriated
SFc Tho hoard mentioned IN