Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-02-26
Special Bonding Law.
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BIDDERS TO GIVE SECURITY.
Sec. IL. The County Commissioners
may require Of all bidders for said
bords, that they give security by bond
running to the County Treasurer with
sureties that the bidder will comply
with the terms Of the bid, and any bid
der whose bid shall be accepted shall,
with his sureties, be liable TO the
county for all damages on account OF
the nonperformance of the terms Of his
bid. All bids for bonds shall specify
the amount Of bonds paid for, and the
time when the bidder will comply with
his bid. The County Commissioners
may prescribe the form of the bonds TO
he issued. The proceeds Of all bonds
sold shall be paid over to the Road
Bond Trustees TO be used by them for
the purpose Of building hard surface
roads in the manner in this act pro-
vided; Provided, That no money shall
be expended by the Road Bond Trus-
tees except upon the public roads of
the County of St. Lucie, and for the
purposes profided IN this act,
ROADS THROUGH TOWNS. ,-.
Sec. u. The Road BOND Trustees
shall pay over to any Incorporated towns
through which trunk lines shall pass
an amount of money sufficient to build
the portion OF such road passing
through such incorporated towns Of
same width and character as balance Of
trunk lines.
LOCATION OF ROADS.
Sec. Is. 1t shall be the duty
Of the Board Of County Commits
sioners to provide for the location OF
the roads and parts ofroSds TO be built,
constructed, or improved under the
terms of this act.
TAY LEVY TO MEET SINKING FUND.
Sec. IA. 1t shall be the duty OF the
County Commissioners TO levy Annually,
by tax upon the taxable property in
the county, sum sufficient to meet the
amount annually required to be raised
as a sinking fund to meet the principal
Of the bonds, which sinking fund shall
be provided for by resolution of the
Board Of County Commissioners before
the issuing Of any Of the said bonds.
DUTIES OF TRUSTEES.
Sec. Is. II shall be the duty of the
said Road Bond Trustees Immediately
upon their election and qualification,
in case the election is for the issue OF
bonds, TO organize by electing Chair.
man and Secretary from their own
number. and their meetings shall be
public, and they shall keep minutes Of
their proceedings. It shall be their
duty 10 cause TO be constructed good
hard surface road running the full
length OF the county from north 10
south and good hard surface road
running west from Fort Pierce and s
good hard surface road running west
from White City Station to the bridge
across St, Lucie River at White City,
and such other roads as in their discre.
tion they deem necessary. They shall
have entire charge and supervision Of
this work and may in their discretion
employ a competent road expert or en-.
gineer to assist them, at salary o.
not TO exceed $4,000 per month anc
such inspectors as they deem neces
sary. All work shall be done by con
tract, and no road or part Of road shall
be built, constructed or repaired, o.
shy work dJne or performed thereon
until The same shall have been let tC
the lowest and most responsible bidder
upon advertisement published in some
newspaper for the space of thirty days
prior to such letting, and the Roat
Bond Trustees shall cause such publ
cation to be made upon specification
for such purpose and shall at public
meeting pass upon all bids and pro