The Delta independent., 1901-04-05

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mployed on said work.
Section The said board Of control
shall have power to contract with the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad com
pany for rates and terms of tfansporta-
tion for conyicts from and to said peni-
Tertiary and reformatory, and proper
guards to and from said general head.
quarters, and for rates on goods, wares,
merchandise. machinery. tools and other
things necessary and essential to proper
iy prosecute the work Of construction
and to receive bids for all supplies and
to contract for the same.
Secs. The cos. of clothing the con-
victs employed upon the construction Of
said can al shall be betrayed out of the
general appropriation made for tho main
tenance. support and incidental expenses
OF the said penitentiary at Canon City
or reformatory at Buena Vista.
Section 9. Upon the recommendation
OF a suitable person by the board OF con-
troll, the warden Of the penitentiary shall
appoint such person deputy warden.
and he shall have the same power and
authority as said warden now possesses,
and shall be placed in charge of the safe
keeping Of said convicts employed in the
construction OF said canal. He shall
receive salary OF one hundred [s1OOl
dollars per month and board and ex
penses.
Section 10. The said board OF control
shall receive Ave [s5.0Ol dollars each day
and necessary travelling expenses when
transacting the business pertaining to
said canal.
Section IL. The said board OF control
shall select a competent person who
shall be general superintendent of con-
struction Of said canal and have general
power relating thereto. Said general
superintendent shall receive as salary
the sum OF one thousand. eight hundred
lsl. .s0Ol dollars per year.
Section II. Upon the order Of the
said board Of control, approved by the
state engineer and the governor, 1t shall
be the duty Of the state auditor TO issue
certificates Of indebtedness 10 favor Of
the person or persons designated in said
order, which certificates shall sh6w up.
on their face that they bear three [3] per
cent interest per annum from the date
Of their issuance until paid; that they
are issued in lieu Of immediate money
compensation for matsrials furnished
and labor performed and other things
needful in constructing said canal.
Said certificates OF indebtedness shall
be countersigned by the state treasurer
and the governor. and shall not be for
less amount than one hundred (el00l'
dollars. and the same shall not in any
event become a claim against the state,
except as to funds received or appropri-
ated towards the construction or main.
tenance Of said canal.
Section 13. For the purpose OF aiding
the construction OF said canal, reservoirs
or feeders. tho board OF control 10 hereby
authorized to receive subscriptions and
advancements OF either money. labor,
tools, supplies or things necessary OF use
full, from persons owning land along the
line Of said canal or any Of it's lsterals.
or persons desiring the construction Of
the same, and issue receipts to such per-
son or persons, which receipts shall be
receivable in payment Of water rights
as hereinafter provided, or may be con-
verted into certificates Of Indebtedness
upon the order Of the said board Of con-
| troll.
Section II. The said board OF control
is further authorized to advertise for
bids and let out by contract such por-
ton Of said canal as can, in their Judge
ment, be constructed at less cost and to
better advantage by free labor than by
tho use OF convicts; but payment on ac-
count OF such contracts shall be made
by means OF certificates Of Indebtedness
provided for in section II Of this act
Section Is. After the completion Of
the said canal, the said conyicts shall all
be returned to the penitentiary or re-
formatory from which they we're taken.
Section 16. When said canal, or any
OF it's reservoirs, laterals or feeders, shall
have been constructed under this act.
| the said board OF control may contract
for tho carriage and delivery Of water by
the sale OF perpetual water rights to
such individuals or corporations as shall
desire to purchase the same upou such
terms and under such rules and regula.
tions as may be adopted by said board
and approved by the governor Of the
| state.
Section IT. Upon the completion Of
said canal, it shall be the duty Of said
board to compute and ascertain the cost