Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-06-11

| township, and upon which the material
can be most easily procured. The
board of trustees after having deter
mined which road or roads are TO be
improved, shall examine such road or
roads and ascertain II the proposed
road or roads are sufficiently graded
and drained, and il such be not the
case, they may take to their assistance
competent surveyor or engineer
whose duty 1t shall be to make, under
the direction of the board of trustees,
survey and level of the road or roads
as selected, fix the grade OF road or
roads, and the grade and capacity OF
the drains on the sides thereof. The
trustees shall cause to be constructed
all necessary culverts on such road or
roads, fix the width of the graveled,
paved or macadamized track not less
than nine feet nor more than sixteen
feet, and the depth thereof not less
than eight inches nor more than twelve
the center to the sides. The trustees
may consolidate the road districts,
through which any such proposed road
Improvement passes, and direct the
supervisors of such road districts to
work the two days labor in such district
in hauling the material. such as crushed
stone or gravel upon such road The
work of hauling the material upon the
road in such road district shall be
under the supervision of the supervisor
of such district, but be performed in
such manner as shall be prescribed by
the trustees.
SECTION 1. A majority of the board
of trustees shall be necessary to order
the said road improvement, and the
work Of the construction, and the fur
nishing OF the material for such road
Improvement shall be publicly let;
excepting such work as may be done
by the supervisors Of the road district
as herein provided. The contract for
the material to be used in the construc-
tion of said road improvement, and the
contracts for hauling said material ON
the roads, shall be let separately.
SECTION 5. The trustees, alter hav-
ing given public notice of the time and
place OF such letting for at least two
weeks, IN a newspaper of general circu-
lation in the township or county, or by
hand-bills, or both, at the discretion of
the board of trustees, specifying the
kind and quality of the material, and
the part of the road upon which the
same is to be used, shall let same to the
lowest bidder, who shall give bond to
the acceptance of the trustees. The
trustees may accept donations ofmater-
lal of labor which may be offered by any
person or persons for the benefit of any
or all roads TO be improved, and the
road upon which the largest donation
is offered shall be constructed first.
The bids for the material and for the
work OF hauling the same shall be sep
arately stated, and the trustees may re-
ject any or all bids. The trustees shall
examine and accept the work when
completed, and ascertain the amount OF
material furnished under the provis-
ions OF this act, and il found in all re-
spects correct, shall draw an order for
the amount due for work, or for mater
ial furnished. upon the township treas
urer, which shall be countersigned by
the township clerk.
SECTION 6. The board OF trustees
may appoint one OF their number, or
some other suitable person, who shall |
oversee the work, and for services rem
dered under the provisions of this act, |
land they shall be entitled to receive, |
for each day actually employed, the sum
OF one dollar and fifty cents per day,
and the trustees shall provide for the |
township clerk a suitable book in which |
there shall be kept complete record OF |
the business transacted under the pro-
visions of this act; and it is hereby
made his duty to keep full and COM
plete record of the action of the board |
of trustees under this act, and the town
ship clerk, for making such record,
shall be entitled to receive ten cents
per hundred words, and for all other
services such reasonable compensation
as may be allowed by the board of trus-
tees.
SECTION I. The fees OF the township
officers. the engineer, and the person
who may be appointed by the board of
trustees under the provisions OF this
act, shall be paid out of the township
road fund. But before any payments
shall be made for services rendered
under the provisions Of this act, the per-
son entitled thereto shall make out and
file with the township clerk, an Item
lied account of his services, whereupon
the trustees shall, il they find the same
correct, draw an order on the township
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