Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-09

mOnLnly SttIiSIneuCS WIN the township
supervisor and county supervisor for
the fund belonging to each township
road and bridge fund.
Sec. 10. The salary Of each township
supervisor, and all labor hired by
MIN, all moneys due OIL contract for
the purchase Of materials and ma
chimes, for contract work for the MAIN
tenance and improvements Of roads,
and building and repair Of bridges, as
hereinbefore provided, shall be paid by
the county treasurer from said town
ships road and bridge fund, after the
sworn itemized bills for the same have
been approved by the township super
visor and audited and approved by the
county board Of commissioners, and
upon the county supervisors warrant
for same drawn upon said townships
road and bridge fund. Provided, That
no claim for work done under contract
on any section Of road or bridge shall
be approved unless accompanied by q
certificate from the township supervi-
sor and county supervisor, that the
work has been done according to plans
and specifications under which the con-
tract for said work was awarded. Pro-
vided, further, That the county board
Of commissioners shall keep q separate
warrant book for each township road
and bridge fund and for the county
bridge fund and shall issue all war
rants for the payment Of claims on
said townships road and bridge fund
out Of said townships warrant book,
and shall issue all warrants for the
payment Of claims for building and
repair Of bridges due by the county,
on said county bridge fund.
Sec. IL. The clerk Of the county
board Of commissioners shall keep, in
files specially provided for that pur-
pose, all approved bills or vouchers
which have been paid by warrant up
on any Of said township road and
bridge funds, each townships vouch-
ers to be kept in separate file and
numbered SO as to conform with the
number Of the warrant by which 1t is
paid.
Sec. IL. The changing shall not
be used except on permanent road
and bridge building. It shall be as
signed as equitably as possible. by the
county board OF commissioners, to
work in each township Of the county.
during a schedule period Of two years,
said assignment to be subject to such
rules, regulations and requirements as
the county board of commissioners
may prescribe: Provided, That In Sc
lecting roads to be repaired they shall
have In view the greatest good to the
greatest number Of the people In each
township. The work of the chain
gang shall be done under plans and
specifications made by an engineer.
Provided. further, When macadam.
sand, gravel, or clay Is specified to be
have the same properly placed on the
highways, IL the said material Is fur
nished by the township supervisor or
otherwise. Provided, further, The
work and control Of the chaingang
shall at all times be under the exclu-
sive supervision and direction Of the
county supervisor.
Sec. Is. The county supervisor
while so working the public highways
shall cooperate with the township
supervisor in each township through
which the highway may pass. and
when said work is completed by the
chaingang the township supervisor for
that township shall keep the same In
repair.
Sec. IA. The county board Of COM
missioners may employ an engineer,
by contract, for such time as In their
judgment may be necessary, fix his
compensation and prescribe his du-
ties and powers.
I Sec. Is. whe county board Of COM
missioners shall have erected on the
highways In the county where bridges
are to be rebuilt, over streams OF thir-
ty-five feet or over In width, stone or
concrete piers or abutments, and span
the same with an iron or steel or re-
inforced concrete bridge, erecting not
over two annually unless made abso-
lutely or proHdentially necessary.
They may let contracts after public
notice, for the erection Of the piers
or abutments or reinforced concrete
bridges, or use the chaingang for said
purpose, IL In their judgment 1t can
be cheaper done, and all contracts for
iron or steel spans shall be let to the
lowest responsible bidder, as per
plans and specifications furnished by
the engineer. They shall let all con-
tracts for other bridges or public
works, after notice, to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, when the amount Is
likely to exceed twenty dollars; and
the county supervisor and engineer,
when employed, shall personally In
spect all work done under contract,
and unless the contract Is fully COM
piled with the claim shall not be val
Id; and all claims shall be approved
by the county supervisor, certified to
by the engineer, when employed, and
approved by majority OF the board
Of county commissioners, before being
paid by the county treasurer. All such
Claims shall be paid out of the county
bridge fund. The county supervisor
shall thoroughly inspect the work OF
each township supervisor once year
and report the progress OF the work
by sections, noting the deficiencies, II
any, and incorporate the same In his
annual report, and file a copy OF the
same in his Office.
Sec. 16. The county supervisor Is
hereby required to publish an annual
report January 1st Of each year OF
the operations Of the chaingang, show.
ing the total expenses, number OF
miles and kinds Of roads constructed
or repaired, cost per mile. the time
employed, and the value Of all stock,
machines, and the equipments Of the
Changing. He shall have made by
the engineer, now employed, prior to
July, 1909, township maps OF each
township, showing by sections, num-
bered, the location Of roads, bridges,
etc., for the use of the township su-
pervisor.
Sec. II. The county supervisor
shall keep his office open at least one
day In each week. He shall keep on
file all Of his reports, and the reports
of the township supervisors, in a sys.
tematic order, for the inspection OF
the grand jury and the public. He
shall call a meeting Of the township
supervisors the 1st Monday Of April,
1909, and End Monday Of January
each year thereafter, to be held In his
office, for conference. interchange OF
views for working the roads and max.
ing suggestions for the improvement
of the system.
Sec. IS. Any person or officer VIC.
lating the provisions of this act shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction be fined or I'M
prisoned, or sentenced to labor on the
chaingang, in the discretion OF the
circuit court.
Sec. 10. All acts or parts OF acts
Inconsistent with this act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Sec. 20. This act shall take erect
upon its approval by the governor.
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