The Adair County news., 1907-04-17
ROAD PROPOSITION.

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metal to be so shouldered with dirt as
to prevent same from spreading. And
said road shall have clear unobstruct-
ed right-of-way of at least Is feet.
Pixies of the G class shall be accord
ing to the following specifications:
Road bed shall at no place be less than
one foot above the bottom of bitches on
each side of same, and said bitches
to be at least two feet wide at the
bottom. The metal shall be feet wide
and consist of one layer inches deep
of crushed stone or stone broken so as
to pass through three inch ring, or
clean clear gravel, and said metal shall
be shouldered with dirt so as to prevent
it from spreading. And it is further
specified that pixies of all classes shall
have culverts where the drainage re-
quires them.
1t is further recommended that the
road beds for said pixies shall be graded
by the county under the supervision of
the Road Supervisor, and that he re-
duce all acute grades to the lowest
practicable limits, either by cutting
down or by changing road bed, and
that the putting of metal on said roads
shall be done by contract with the low
est bidder who shall make bond for the
faithful performance of said contract
as required by law. The said contract
to be let by the mile, the length of
bridges along the way not to be count
ed. The said contract for putting met
al on roads shall be let to the lowest
and best bidder as per specifications
above set out, by the Road Supervisor
and County Judge acting in conjunc-
ton after said contracts have been adj
vertised for one month in each of the
county papers and by typewriter post
ers at Court House doors. The Road
Supervisor in making said road beds
may employ such teams as are necessa-
ry from persons who have subscribed to
the building of the noad where such
teams are used, and that they be al
owed 81 so per day of 10 hours each
deducted from their subscriptions to
said road for each team and driver, and
may employ any of said subscribers
who are able bodied men, to work on
said road and allow them, deducted
from their subscriptions, 10c per hour
for each hour they are actually engaged
in work on road; but shall employ no
person or team unless their services
are actually needed. And in doing
said grading the Supervisor shall work
such county prisoners and delinquent
capitation taxpayers as are available
under the law.
1t is further recommended that a
committee of three which shall include
the County Judge, shall be appointed to
| Inspect and examine such work of ma
cademizing as may be done under con-
tract, which committee shall serve
without compensation except their nee
essary expenses in making said inspec-
ton. When the committee shall have
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approved same, and determined that
the contract for same has been COM
pleted and complied with in every re-
quirement, and shall file a report to
that effect with the County Judge, the
Road Supervisor shall draw his war
rant to pay for same as per contract
and same to be approved by the County
Judge, as required by law. That said
Committee shall employ some person
who is competent and reliable and be-
yond any undue influence, to be pres
ent at all times while metal is being
placed on said roads under contract,
whose bushes it shall be to see every
load of stone placed on the roads and to
see that the contract is in every way
complied with, and if same is not, to
mark places and report every deficiency
to the committee, and said committee
shall not receive or approve such work
unless performed and completed &C
cording to contract.
Whereas, persons not owning stone
csusher are not in a position to COM
pete in bidding for putting metal on
roads, that the greatest competition
may be secured, it is recommended
that the Court direct the County Judge
and Supervisor acting in conjunction, to
purchase one rock crusher for the coun-
ty, and that said Judge and Supervisor
may rent same at fair rent value to
any one contracting with the county to
macademize road, and that pay for said
rent be deducted from amount to be
naid him on contract