The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-05-13

They shall have the general supervis-
ion and control OF all public roads and
bridges and the building and repairs
of the same; they shall purchase and
distribute the necessary implements,
tools, machinery and materials there
for and perform such other duties as
may be necessary to secure an etfi'
cient administration of the public road
system, subject to the provisions OF
this Article. Title to all public roads,
bridges and all material, machinery,
tools and implements procured as
above, shall be vested in the County
Commissioners of Prince Georges
County, and all contracts that the
said Board of Road Commissioners
may be authorized to make shall be in
its name as agent of County Commis,
sioners of Prince Georges County.
2s6. The County Commissioners
of Prince Georges County shall annu'
ally at their regular levy laying term
levy upon the assessable property OF
county tax of not less than 20 cents
on the hundred dollars, which shall be
for the repairs and reconstruction OF
public roads and bridges in said coun-
ty; said amount of money shall be
paid one. half before the 18th day OF
September of the year of their levy,
to the order Of the Board Of County
Road Commissioners, and said tax
shall be levied and collected as other
county taxes. The said County Com
missioners may appropriate and levy
such other sum or sums of money as
they may think needful for the build
ing of new bridges, the opening of new
roads. and the repairs and reconstruct
ton of highways and bridges and the
same shall be paid over to the Board OF
Road Commissioners to he disburse by
them under terms of appropriation, the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges county shall pay over 10 said
County Road Commissioners the mon
ey received from Liquor License under
section 2S2 of article II, of the Code
of Public Local Laws, the Board of
County Road Commissioners shall de-
post all funds under its control in
some safe National Bank, subject to
its check when signed by all of its
members.
2s7. The Board Of County Road
Commissioners shall apportion the
fund levied for the annual repair and
reconstruction of roads and bridges, as
follows: One-fourth thereof for the re-
pair and reconstruction Of public
bridges, including culverts, two fourths
thereof tor the repair Of public roads;
and from the remaining one-fourth
thereof said Board shall pay to the
proper authorities Of each Incorporate
ed town in the county three-fourths
of such part of said road and bridge
tax as may be realized from the prop
erty within the limits of their respec-
tive towns and the balance thereof
shall be used by said board upon said
public roads after the payment of per
diem OF said Board of r ,ad Commis-
sioners and the legitimate expenses of
said Board.
2S8. The Board Of County Road
Commissioners shall use al the funds
received from liquor licenses upon the
public highways of the county; provid-
ed, however, that authority is hereby
given to use this fund as a county con-
tribution in connection with any State
or natural appropriation for highways;
provided further that the incorporated
towns in Prince Georges county shall
receive back from the Board of CoLn-
ty Commissioners, the Board Of Road
Commissioners or the Treasurer of
said county, as the case may be, one
half of the funds derived from liquor
license issued to persons dealing in
liquor within the limits of said towns
29l. The Road Superintendent shall
have exclusive charge Of all bridges,
and the building and repairs of same.
All bridges shall he built or repaired
by contract, and the Bard of County
Road Commissioners shall advertise
in one or more newspapers, setting
forth the place when said bridge is to
be built or repaired. with general spec
ifications of the plans and materials
and that sealed proposals for building
or repairing said bridge will be receiv-
ed until day named in the advertise
ment; provided, however, that nothing
herein shall apply to the building of
bridges, the cost of which shall not
exceed two hundred dollars, nor to
repairs of existing bridges where the