The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24

ing OF all such highways.
To perform any work or construct
any substructures under this section,
the Board of Supervisors must by
proper order, direct the County Sur
veyor to make definite surveys or the
proposed work and to prepare proflles
and cross sections thereof and to sub
NIT the same with estimate OF the
amount or amounts of work to be done.
and the probable cost thereof and with
specifications therefor, duly approved
by the Department of Highways Of the
State Of California. Said report shall
be prepared in triplicate, one copy to be
filed in the Surveyors office, one with
the Department of Highways of said
State and the other to be fled with the
clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
The board upon the receipt Of such
report must advertise for bids for the
performance of the work specified as
provided in this section.
All bidders shall be afforded oppor-
tunity to examine such plans and spe-
cifications and said board shall award
the contract to the lowest responsible
bidder, and the plans and specifications
SO adopted shall be attached to and
become part of the contract; and the
person or corporation to whom the con-
tract is awarded shall be required to
execute bond, to be approved by
said board for the faithful perform
ance of such contract, provided. that
after the submission of the bids as
herein provided, the Board of Super
visors being advised by the County
Surveyor that the work can be done
for a sum less than the lowest re-
sponsible bid, 1t shall then be
their privilege to reject all bids, and
to order the work done or structure
built, by days work under the super
vision and control Of said Surveyor;
provided further that the Surveyor in
such case shall be held personally. re-
| sponsible, under his official bond, to
construct the work and furnish mate
| rial at cost not to exceed the amount
| Of the lowest responsible bid received.
| The furnishing of all material or ma
| chinery for the purposes Of this Act
shall be done by contract and adver-
| tisement for bids in the same manner
as far as possible as designated herein
/ for road work.
The Board Of Supervisors shall de-
eide all questions pertaining to this
Act by a majority vote Of all mem
bers Of the board.
| The County Surveyor and Depart
ment of Highways of the State shall
have power to inspect any work or ad-
wise as to the efficiency or quality Of
all materials so purchased by the
Board of Supervisors for the purposes
of this Act, and upon the written re-
quest of the Surveyor and Department
Of ioI,v dafaafd In, fhQ
pliance with the contract or contracts
or character Of material furnished shall
be remedfed by the contractor, and in
defalt thereof the board shall have
power to deduct the value of said in
| efficiency of work or material from the
contract prices agreed to be paid the
contractor.
The Board of Supervisors must en-
ploy the County Surveyor to superin-
tend the work contemplated by this
Act at a fair compensation, provided
said Surveyor Is not q salaried officer.
The Board Of Supervisors shall have
the power to make partial payments
upon all contracts let by virtue Of this
Act not to exceed seventy-f1ve per
cent. Of the work done when the same
shall be certified by the County Sur
veyor as properly performed.
No contract shall be let in conformity
to this Act exceeding the amount Of
money in the good road fund" Of any
county, or the estimated amount to be
paid into said fund during the fiscal
year in which such contract is entered
into.
Amend Section 1855 P. c. so as to
read:
All property road tax and road poll
tax collected in each road district shall
be expended for road purposes within
the district in which it is collected,
subject to the provisions of Sections
two thousand six hundred and forty
three; two thousand six hundred and
fifty-one; two thousand six hundred
and fifty-two.
Amend Section 2651 P. C. so as to
harmonic with Section 2643 as amend
ed.
Section 2651 P. C. amended to read
as follows:
l. The Board Of Supervisors must
annually set apart from the property
road tax collected from all sources,
fifty 900 per cent. to be set aside as
provided in Section 2643, Article Z, 80
per cent. Of the remainder Of said road
tax may be set aside for general county
road purposes, from which sum SO set
apart, they may direct such amounts
to be paid as may be found necessary
for such general county road purposes
in which the inhabitants Of all the
districts within the county are more
or less interested, or to assist weak or
impoverished districts in keeping their
roads in repair, to be applied as the
said board may order or direct; pro-
vided, that the Board of Supervisors in
the several counties shall have no
power to create debt on any road dis
trict in excess Of the estimated amount
of receipts from said district for the
current year
2. All contracts, authorizations, al
lowances, payments and liabilities to
pay, made or attempted to be made in
violation Of this Act shall be abso-
lutely void, and shall never be the
foundation or base Of a claim against
the treasury of such county. And all
officers of said county are charged with
notice of the condition of the treasury
Of said county, and the extent of the
claims against the same.
3. All Supervisors, and any other Of
ficer authorizing or aiding to authorize,
or auditing or allowing any Gain or
demand upon or against said treasury
or any fund thereof, in violation Of any
of the provisions of this Act, shall be
liable in person, and upon their sew
eral official bonds, to the person, or
persons damaged by such illegal au-
thorization to the extent Of his loss by
reason of the non-payment Of his