Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-03-01
MAY BUILD
GOOD ROADS.
A Special Let OF the Legislature Of
1905 Provides for Barton County.
NOW BUILD THE ROADS.

versatlon with Senator Chapman.
the attention Of this paper was
called to a special act of the legis-
lature of 1905 providing for road
building in this county.
The law is in Chapter 367 of the
Session Laws of 1895. and was en-
tltIed Senate Bill No. 595. An
act to enable Crawford and Bar.
ton counties to construct certain
kinds of public roads, and Drovid.
ing the manner in which and cir
cumstances under which the same
may be constructed, and the mode
OF payment of the cost of the con.
Strution thereof"
The law says that upon the pre-
ientatlOn to the board of county
commissioners of a petition OF the
president tax payers of any town
ship equal in numoer to twenty.
i've per cent of the votes cast in
hat township for secretary OF
state at the last preceding cleo.
ton, asking for the construction
of said road in said township, and
describing the road by giving the
place of beginning. the inter
mediate points and the place OF
termination thereof. ard contain.
ING general specifications with re.
ference to the,grade thereon. and
The grading, macajamizing.
graveling, ditchiug thereof. the
construction of are aways, cuIvert.
and other necessary improve
mPnts IN connection therewith.
the said board of county commits.
slOncrs at t'eir next regular or
any special meeting instruct The
county surveyor of said county.
or any other qualified civil IN.
glneer to make a complete surrey
OF said road in accordance viii.
the description and specification,
contained in said petition.
The law further says that when
the board CLEO mt, commissioners
shall have determined to construct
q road in accordance with the FRO
visions Of this act they shall I'M
mediately submit the same to a
vote of the legal electors Of the
township in which the road is
proposed to be constructed
Thirty days notice of such an
election hall be given by publica
tlon in some newspaper having n
gneral circulation in the township
in which the road is proposed, and
such notice shall state the date of
such election and Snail give a
descrltion of the road and an esti
mate of the cost thereof, and the
manner in which the cost of said
road Shall be paid, substantially
as entered upon the journal of the
board of county commissioners.
The board of commissioners shall
have general supervision of the con
'truction of said road. All work
done thereon and all materials
furnishd therefor shall he done
and furnished on contract with
the lowest RESPONSIBLE bidder.
No more than six miles of such
road shall be constructed in any
one township in any one year. and
no more than twenty miles shall he
constructed under this act under
the authority of any one election.
The tax collected for the Dur.
pose OF constructing such road or
The proceeds of bonds issued for
such purpose shall be kept in a
separate fund in the county treas.
ury. to be known as"--town-
ship good road funds, No. ="
II the board decides 10 construct
the road by taxation. they may
levy the tax necessary in one year
or more as they may deem best.
If bonds are to be issued they
shall be issued by the board of
county commissioners as the
bonds Of the .ownsbip in which
the rad is to be constructed. and
shall be payable in not more than