The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1900-05-25

for the annual repairs of roads ant
bridges among the road districts in
such proportion as it may think right
regard being had to the extent an(
condition Of the roads of each district
and the size of the fund available. The
remaining fourth shall be used to pay
to the proper authorities Of each incor
porated town in the county the part o
said fund realized from property within
the limits Of their respective towns anC
the balance thereof shall be expended
by said board upon said roads after the
payment of the per diem OF said com
missioners and the legitimate expenses
of said board.
2SS. The board ofcounty road com
missioners shall use the fund received
from licenses in the construction OF
permanent highways beginning at the
line of the District of Columbia and 4,
the end of some highway therein and
building out into the county upon eN
isting public roads, continuing tho
same from year in year as funds may
be available. Said work shall he done
under the direction of the Geological
Survey Commission Division of High
ways of the State Of Maryland if the
same be in existence.
2S9 The board Of county road com
missioners shall on or before the lst
day of December in every year make 4
detailed report to the board Of county
commissioners ofPrince Georges coun
ty Of the work done upon the public
roads and bridges of the county for tho
preceding twelve months as we'll as
their receipts and disbursements in the
premises.
900. The board ofcounty road com
missioners shall not authorize any work
or contract any debt save where the
money is in hand or an appropriation
therefor has been made by the county
commissioners of Prince Georges coun
ty and no certificate of Indebtedness
shall be issued by them
29l. The board of county road com
missioners shall have exclusive charge
OF all bridges in Prince Georges coun.
ty, and the building and repairs Of the
same, when the cost thereof exceeds
two hundred dollars all bridges shall
be built or repaired 10y contract and
the board of county road commission
ers shall advertise in one or more news
papers, and if there be no newspaper
published in the county, then by such
public notice as it may deem most ad.
visable, setting forth the place where
said bridge is to built or repaired with
general specifications of the plans and
materials, and that sealed proposals for
building or repairing said bridge will
be received until day named in the
advertisement, providing, however,
that nothing herein shall apply to the
building of bridges, the cost of which
shall not exceed two hundred dollars,
nor to repairs ofexisting bridges where
the cost of said repairs shall net cX-
ceed that sum, and in all cases whcr"
such cost of building or repairing Shall
not exceed said sum Of two hundred
dollars the manner of providing for
said work, and whether the same shall
be done by contract or otherwise, and,
if by contract or otherwise, the manner
of letting the same shall be discretion
ary.
1872 On the day named in such adj
vertisement the proposals shall be
opened and the contract awarded to
the lowest responsible bidder, and the
contractor shall be required to enter
into bond with approved security, in
double the amount of the contract, con-
ditioned for its faithful performance.
293 When contractor shall notify
the board of county road commission
ers that the bridge is finished, they
shall inspect the work, and, if in their
judgment it has been constructed ac-
cording to the contract and specitlca-
tions, they shall take the same from
the hands Of the contractor and open it
for public travel, and then, and not be-
fore, the contractor shall be entitled to
receive the last instalment due Thereon.
294. The Board of County Road
Commissioners shall provide each elec-
tion district with ore road machine OF
an approved pattern. The cost of
these machines may, by contract, BE-
made payable one half in the year 1901 e.
294 a. In the case Of failure to
qualify or death Of any of the County
Road Commissioners, or resignation
or removal out of the road section OF
the County for which he was appoint
ed or disqualification. for any other
cause, the Governor shall have power
to appoint a qualified person to fill the
vacancy for the uneNpired term. In
case Of ineilicency, refusal to act or
breach of trust, the County Road
Commissioners may by vote of a
majority of its members, declare the
office of any of its members vacant and
give notice to the party concerned.
An appeal may be taken by the party
affected to the County Commissioners
of Prince Georges County whose de-
cision will be final, but it no appeal