Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-03-31

to be constructed under this act.
Each person so appointed shall
be a competent civil engineer of
recognized standing and practical
skill, and he shall have power to
employ under the direction of said |
Commission the necessary assist
ants to carry on the work of locat-
ion and construction of said roads.
All moneys paid out by the said
Commission to any contractor or
contractors shall be paid out only
after the amounts so due shall have
been approved by said engineer,
who shall certify that the amounts
called for are actually due by rea-
son of work done under the terms
of a contract duly executed, a copy
of which contract shall be furnish
ed to said engineer. Said engineer
shall recommend proper form of
contract to be entered into between
said Commission as representing
the State of Idaho and the contract
or. The compensation of said en-
gineers shall be fixed by the Board
not to exceed one hundred and
fifty dollars per month each and
expenses, and the total sum
expended for engineering work, in
Guiding locating and superintend-
ing the construction of said system
of roads, shall not exceed twelve
thousand dollars in the aggregate.
All work done by said engineers
shall be accurately performed and
clearly marked out in the field:
Provided. That no grade on said
road shall exceed ten per cent
Sec. 9. AS soon as practicable
after the lines of said road have
been determined the Commission
shall meet at such place as may be
determined upon and shall proceed
to divide the lines of said proposed
roads into sections, naming as the
beginning and end of each section
well known and easily determined
points; and shall determine and
settle upon the width of proposed
grades, the points on said road
; where culverts, corduroys, drains
and turnouts shall be necessary,
the distance upon each side of the
roads that trees shall be cut down,
the bridges that shall be built and
their dimensions, method of con-
+. struction and material out of which
they shall be built, and all Other
requirements that may be proper
: and necessary.
SEC. 10. That upon dividing
said roads into sectiOns,as provided
for in Section 8, the Commission
4 shall let as soon as practicable il
: the year 1893, to the lowest re
sponsible bidder or bidders, aftel
: public advertisement in such news
: papers, five in number, published il
u the State of Idaho, as may be sc
y lected by the Commission as mos
y likely to give notice to contractors
/ for forty days, contracts for sucl
U of the several and different sect
. ions of said roads as the Commits
u sion may decide upon letting 70
s. said year: Provided, That if an,
e contracts are let, they shall b.
equally distributed along the lin
u of said roads and not confined t.
u any particular portion or section o
e said roads, nor any particlar cOun
> ty through which said road shall
" be laid. Each contract shall in
r clude one section of said road
r and shall be in writing and shal
l. call for such widths of grades an
Ie other requirements as may hav
'e been determined upon by the Com
y mission, and shall include all bride
st es, culverts, corduroys, drains
III turnouts and other requirement
e. as may have been settled upon b
the Commission. The Commissio
OF shall require proper and adequat
g. bonds or cash security from a
" contractors and may reject any o
III all bids if in their Judgment tn
Or same are for an excessive amour
G. The contract shall be for section
r of said roads, commencing at Ban
is ner in Boise County and extendin
V toward Bear valley in Idah
rs County and on the line of said roa'
r. and from Salmon City in Lcml
OF County and extend toward Yank'
IT. Fork in Custer County; and con
be mencing at Yankee Fork and e,
he tending toward Bear valley
es Idaho County and on the line
said road; and from Salmon City
Ill LemhiCountyand extending towal
be the head of the North Fork of Il
MS Salmon river, at the line betwet
r. Idaho and Montana and on Il
IN, line of said road; and commencii
ce at John Doumecq's ranch and e
mt tending toward the falls of Il
tn Little Salmon river and on Il
on line of said road; and commencil
ry at Wallace in Shoshone Coun
he and extending toward the mou
on of the St. Mary's river in Kooten
so County and extending toward N
be Idaho in Idaho County and on t
line of said road; and from Gle
all Water in said Idaho County al
all extending toward Elk City in sa
Ter county and on the line ofsaid road
all Provided, however, That the CO
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