Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-01-31
An Important Measure.

An Ifnportunt Measure.
Following is Il copy Of the bill IL
troduced into the Assembly by the
Elko delegation to Create the Office
OF Road Inspector and to limit tho
compensation for work on public
roads" 1t is an important measure
to the people of this county and
should receive the careful considera.
ton OF every taxpayer. This is our
reason for publishing it in full:
The People Of The STATE Of Nerada,
represented IN Senate oad Asssm-
oily, ito enact as J~ioitolcs:
Sec l. Tho Office OF Road Inspect
or Is hereby created. The duties of
the Office shall be to order, direct, su-
p%erintend, inspect and approve il
properly done. all work upon the
public roads in his county, as we'll
that to be done by supervisors, if n
there be. us that done by other per-
sons; to report thereon to the Board
OF County Commissioners. and to ap-
prove all proper bills for road work
before they are presented to said
Board for allo vance.
Sec .. The Board uf County Com
mlssioners in each County may APP
point one Road Inspector, 10 hold Of.
iice ut the will OF said Board.
Sec. 3. The Office OF Road Inspec.
tor Snail be without compensation,
and no money shall be paid from
public FUNDS to defray any expenses
incurred therein. or thereby, unless
by law there shall be especially pre-
scnbed IL limit OF compensation for
said office i'll a county. which law
shall especially name the county.
wherein said compensation may be
given; and no Road Inspector shall
receive any compensation as such
officer, unless such compensation
shall have been fixed by the Board OF
County Commissioners within the
aforesaid limit, III and for the County
previously to his appointment as such
Road Inspector.
Sec. 1. When Il compensation ia
given it shall be paid to the Road In
spector from the Officers Salary fund
or from the General fund of the
county.
Sec. .. Such compensation may b,
either, IL monthly salary, or a daily
wage, n shall not exceed the limit
especially prescribed by law for that
county; and shall be fixed by the
Board Of County Commissioners %,
lore tie appointment of the Road In
spector who is to receive it. If it be
a daily wage. it shall not for n year
exceed the sum TO which monthly
salary at the maximum limit for that
county would amount il said salary
had been decided upon and adopted
instead OF said wage. The compen.
sation so fixed shall be in full for all
services and expenses OF all kinds of
snid Road Inspector.
Sec. 6. Compensation to others than
tho Road Inspector shall be: not to
exceed three dollars for a days work
On the public roads by ono man, or
not to exceed four dollars. by ono
man and span OF two draft animal. and
ono dollar additional for each su CHI
additional span.
Tho person so compensated shall
without additional charge, furnish
such tools, Implements, vehicle s, etc.
ms may DO necessary in his work.
Sec. Z. \ days work on the public
roati snail consist OF at lenst eight
hours actual labor, exclusive Of the
time spont in gong to and returning
from the work. But where the work
is more than sevep miles distant
from the neatcst place Mt which is a
conpetent md suitable porson
with tho necessary equipage, who
can be employed without detri.
meut to the public good, then in thu,
case fifteen cents per mile for going
once only 10 tie WORT, and fifteen
cents per mile for returning once
DOLLY from tho wotk,'o n less s,m mr.,
be paid (but not to a Road Inspector
then working under monthly salary
or daily wage) provided the bill loo &C
clearly just and reasonable ~ to meet
tho approval Of the Road INSPECTOR
md thereafter OF tho Boa 1t OF County
Commissioners. In no case shall
mileage 10 allowed moro than once
each way on The same work. In no
case shall pay DO given for moro than
ono days time between sunrise and
sunset Of the same day to or for the
same person.
Sec. 8. Tho rate Of compensation
for Rond Inspector for the county of
t.lEO shall not exceed. but may be
fixed at less than, the following: IL n
monthly salary scvcnty.hyo dollars a
month; II daily wage five dollars n
day. each day actually, necessarily
nnu economically pmDloypu.