Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-12-17

building of either or both of SAFE
bridges, the said subscriptions TO b,
received and considered rs a gift I,
said county, and when said boarC
shall have sscertained that the cos
TO the taxpayers of said county 81
constructing said bridges, incIudin.
necessary approaches, will not excee,
the sum of forty Thousand dollars i
shall proceed to construct them, anC
II 1T shall appear thai the cost to tn,
taxpayers of constructing said bridge,
will exceed the SUN of forty thou
sand dollars. but that the sums sub
scrlbed from private sources for the
construction of any one of them,
together with its ratable share of
of said sum of forty thousand dol
lars are sufficient in amount for its
construction, then it will be the duty
of the board to construct such bridge.
the ratable share of such forty thou
sand dollars so applicable to be the
portion that is to the whole of said
sum, as the cost of building said
bridge is to the aggregate ascertain
ed cost of building both bridges.
8. The said board of supervisors
are authorized, empowered and direct
ed to secure suitable plans and speci
hcations for said bridges, either 10y
employment of skilled engineers, or
from contracting and construction
companies, aud 10 make such provi-
SONS for their payment AS may be
necessary in making up the annual
county levy, and the said board shall
annually include 10 the county levy.
upon the property and lawful sub
lects of taxation in the said county
AS part of the county lew sum
and tax sufficient to pay any deficit
In the annual interest on said bonds
not realized from the tolls herein
provided for, aud in such manner as
the said board deems best, create a
sinking fund to pay off the said
bonds, at or before maturity.
:. The title to said bridges and
all rights pertaining to same shall
be in the county of Clarke, aud the
said bridges shall be, andremalu,
the property of the said county
Of Clarke.
:. The said board is hereby auth
orlzed to levy toll on all persons, AMI
mails aud vehickles, the latter wheth-
err the, are propled by electricity,
steam, or otherwise the maximum
rate 50 fixed by them not to exceed
the present maximum rate of ferriage
charged 1T Berry's or Castleman's
ferries. They shall have the power
to employ one or more bridge keepers,
who shall make monthly settlements
with the said board of supervisors of
the toll collection by them, and who
shall give bond, conditioned accor-
ding to law, for the faithful discharge
of their duties. The said board OF
supervisors shall fix the compensation
of said bridge keepers at a sum not
to exceed five hundred dollars pei
annum for each bridge.
9. The county treasurer shall keep 8
distinct account of funds acquired
from tolls collected at said bridges
in book provided for that purpose
and shall, on the order of said boarC
of supervisors, pay out of said fund
the salaries of said bridge keepers
the cost of keeping said bridges il
repair, the interest of the bond
issued on the authority of this act
and the balance he shall devote to
sinking fund for the purpose o
retiring said bonds at or before matu
rity.
10. This act shall be IN force fror
its passage.
A BILL