The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-12-09
Grading.


tractor.
AL roads are 10 he built or finished with IA
road machine or road grader.
Causeways.
All causeways shall be built under separate
contracts, and the original building thereof
shall not be included in the work of the gen.
eral road contractor, but after such cause
ways are so built it shall be the duty of the
contractor to keep the same in good repair
and cover with sufficient dirt; and in case the
rails of any causeway being removed or wash
ed away, same shall be replaced by the road
contractor, at his expense, he furnishing and
paying for the timber; and he shall replace
all necessary dirt washed from the top of the
causeway.
Brush Removed.
All brushes within twelve feet of the
ter of causeways bridges or culverts, must
be kept cut down and removed
LUMBER; How Obtained.
All lumber or thing necessary for the build
ing or repairing of bridges and culverts shall
be furnished by the Supervisors upon the
requisition of the road contractor made
through the County Commissioner or the
Supervisor for that district.
Special Plans.
Each Supervisor shall have the right to
provide plans and specifications for any par
ticular part of the roads bridges within
his district: and, in the event such plans and
specifications are made out by said Supervi-
sor before the road contracts are made then
said plans and specifications of such Super
visor shall control to- that part of the road
roads to which they apply, and the same.
to that extent, shall operate a Limitation
upon these specifications. But in all other
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are gotten up by the Supervisors for their
respective districts, these general specifica-
tons shall control and the same shall be
considered and treated part of the con
tract of each road contractor
General Provisions.
1t shall be the duty of the road contractor
TO keep each road and each bridge and cul-
vert III feet long and under within the terri
tory OF his contract, in good, passa-
BILE condition during the whole period
OF his contract that the public at
no time shall be impeded in their travel over
such roads and bridges, and if anything he
necessary To put such roads, bridges and cul-
verts in such ndition and to keep them in.
such condition during the period of the con
tract which is not mentioned or specified in
these specifications, then the same shall be
done by the contractor the same as il il had
been specially therein mentioned.
Term of Contract.
Each road contract shall be made ut any
regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors
and shall continue for period of two years
from date of the contract. But the Board
of Supervisors reserves the right to
reject any or all of the bids made
at any regular meeting, at any
other time, and to advertise the let
ting of said roads for ubsequent period
and reserves the right to do the work, or any
part thereof, themselves. ut the expense of
the county, if the same can be done cheap
than the contractors bid.
Payments.
The two years of each road contract shall
be divided into four quarters, and One-quar-
ter of the contract price for which the road
is sold for let TO the contractor shall be
paid to the contractor after each general
working, as soon as the working of the road
is received by the County Road Commission.
er or Supervisor. except the last payment,
which shall not be made until the end of the
term of contract, and it shall be the duty of the |
Road Commissioner or Supervisor to inspect
each road Immediately after each working
provided he is notified by the contractor of
the completion of said working. But said
Commissioner or Supervisor shall not receive |
or approve the working of any road unless
the contractor has complied with all the pro-
visions contained in these specifications In
case the Commissioner, or Supervisor, APP |
proves the working and accepts the road, said j
one quarter part of the contract price shall be |
paid to the contractor by the Board Of Su- |
pervsors at its next regular meeting 1
thereafter by the issuance TO said con-
tractor of a road warrant for the amount
so due. But the warrant for the last |
payment shall not be issued until the
Road Commissioner. or Supervisor, certifee
that the contractor kept up his roads. bridges
and culverts according to these specifications
np to the end of his contract.
Classification, Etc.
These plans and specifications shall apply Il
10 all roads of Monroe county that have been
or may hereafter be declared first class roads
BY the Board of Supervisors, and shall govern
he working of all roads that have been or
may hereafter be declared second class roads,
except that all second-class road beds shall b