Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-13
CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BRIDGES.
Method of Securing the Construction of
Bridges by Counties and Tax Assess
ments for Same,

llOl VI puUllC DIiuScs Itdua DIS lOllO"S.
Section l. That upon the petition of
the number of the taxpayers on proper
ty mentioned in section 2 of this act res
ident in any county of the territory of
New Mexico to the board of county
commissioners in which they reside for
the building of a public bridge in said
county, it shall be the duty of such
board at it's next regular meeting to
with plan or plans attached for the pro-
posed bridge in some newspaper pub
lished in said county, such advertise
ment to be published for not less than
specification or description of the bridge
together with a description of the place
where the same is to be erected and the
time within which it is proposed to
build the same, and the time and place
Of offering bids, all bids to be accompa-
MED by a bond in ar amount to be fixed
by said board of county commissioners,
with two or more sufficient sureties
thereto resident of the county in which
the bridge is to be built, conditioned for
the faithful performance of the condi-
tons Of the bid, the amount, terms and
conditions Of the bond required to be
also inserted in the advertisements for
bids.
Section 2. The number of taxpayers on
property necessary to the action of the
board of county commissioners in any
county upon a petition as mentioned in
section of this act, shall be as follows:
In counties of the first class, 500; in
counties of the second class, 300; in
counties of the third class, 200; and in
counties of the. fourth class, 100.
Section 3. That upon the advertise
ment for an offering of bids as provided
for in section 1 of this act, it shall be
the duty of the board of county commits
sioners to accept and approve the low
est bid made in conformity with the
provisions Of the advertisement there
for, and, upon the acceptance Of such
bid, they shall forthwith and at the time
of the next annual levy of taxes for
county purposes, make, levy and assess
q AK in an amount necessary for the
construction of the proposed bridge or
bridges, and shall cause said tax to be
extended upOn the assessment rolls of
the county for the current year, which
tax shall be collected in the
now provided by law for the collection
of other county taxes; provided, that no
tax shall be levied in any county upon
any annual levy in excess of the follow
ing named sums, viz: In counties of
the first class, fifteen thousand dollars;
in counties of the second class, ten
thousand dollars; in counties of the
third class, five thousand dollars; in
counties of the fourth class, two thous-
and five hundred dollars; and provided
further, hat no moneys so collected
shall be used for any other purpose than
the construction of bridges.
Section 4. The board of county COM
missioners may employ the county sur
veyor or some other competent person
to supervise the erection of bridges, who
shall be paid out Of said bridge fund;
provided, that the persons so employed
shall not he paid more thar five dollars
per diem for each day actually employ
ed in the supervision of work in prog
ress; and, further provided, that no
bridge constructed under this act shall
be paid for until the same has been duly
approved by the person employed by the
board Of county commissioners to SUI
pervise the construction of the same
and has been duly approved and re-
ceived by said board of county commits
sioners.
Section S. No contract for the erec-
ton Of a bridge under the provisions of
this act shall be let for a greater
amount than the limitation for the an
nual levy of taxing power mentioned
in section 2 of this act, but in the event
of the annual tax as levied does not
produce the required sum for the erec-
ton of the proposed bridge, within the
Limitation aforesaid, then the board Of
county commissioners shall levy and
collect a deficiency bridge tax to the
amount of such deficiency in the next
annual levy of the board.
Section 6. This act shall be in effect
from and after it's passage and all laws
and parts of laws in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.