The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-05
STATE OF KANSAS.
Published in The Topeka State Journa
March S, 1901
HOUSE BILL No. Isl.

Published in The Topeka State Journal
March S. 1901
HOUSE BILL No. ISL
AN ACT relating to Roads and Highways;
Creating the Office of County Engineer
Of Highways and Bridges and Amending
sections l, ,. g. 4, and of Chapter 362
of the Session Laws of 1906 entitled "An
Act Relating to Public Highways" and
the Session laws of 1867, being an Act to
Provide for Improving the Public High
ing Section ses t o seaa
of 1901, and Repeating the Original Sec
the Session q Laws 4 a of 1865 and Section Of
Chapter $50 and Chapter 292 and Chapter
294 of the Session Laws of 1907 and Sec
ton 60SS of the General Statutes of 1901
and all Acts or Parts of Acts in Conflict
Herewith.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section 1. That the board of county
commissioners of each county of the state
shall. within six months after this act be-
comes effective, in each county of the
/ state having population OF more tina
county engineer of highways and bridges,
who shall have general supervision of all
ty under the authority of the said county
commissioners. If the county surveyor of
perfence for this position, he may be ap-
pointed to the office; provided that in any
inhabitants the county commissioners may
by resolution of the board desiring to take
advantage of the provisions of this act
appoint in the manner herein provided, a
county engineer of highways and bridges
for such county. who shall have all the
neers.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the said
county engineer to be at his office at the
county seat at least one day in each week
to be designated by him, and at such
other times as the duties OF his office shall
require. He shall consult with the town
ship highway commissioners and the road
overseers of the several districts of his
county. and shall direct the manner of
of the roads, and shall give instructions to
plans to be followed in making road re-
pairs or improvements, having regard par
ticularly to instructions in reference to the
use, Of the road drag and the times, at
which such drag shall be used. He shall
keep himself informed. by actual view of
the work to be done upon the roads in his
county and shall make and deliver to the
road oyerseers, outline plans for such
work, having special regard to the grading
the conditions as to the character of the
soil and topography of the land in the
several townships of his county and give
directions to the officers having the direct
supervision of the repairs and improves
mentS of the highways in such townships
as to the best methods to be followed in
the construction and improvement of the
corning the various deposits of stone.
shale clay gravel, sand and other road
proper and most improved methods of
using the same. He shall classify the
relative Importance designating them as
county. township and local roads, accord
ing to their Importance and amount OF
of travel upon them; and he shall see that
the roads so classified be kept and MAIN
tanned in condition in proportion to i'm
ship highway commission shall classify
the roads in their respective townships;
provided, however, that appeal from such
of county commissioners in like manner
further, that in all such classification.
roads used wholly OF. in part for rural
either county or township roads and
not as local roads. He shall make maps
road districts and townships and where
there are other records or the records
are incomplete, shall make maps and plats
and file with the county clerk, which
when passed. on and adopted by the board
of county commissioners. shall be the rec
ords of such road where there are no 9TH
er records and shall be additional and
supplemental to the road records when
the same are incomplete imperfect He
shall have charge under the authority
Of the board of county commissioners Of
county, and if competent shall make the
profile plans and specifications therefor
and do all engineering work in connec-
ton Herewith.
Sec. g. The county engineer shall re-
ceive from the county as and for his fees
lars per day for the time actually and
services which shall include the time en-
ployed in going from his office to and in
returning from the place at which any
work which he is required to do is to be
performed and for such other engineering
work as he may be called upon by the
board of county commissioners to do and
he shall receive for each plat map sur
yey or report of survey, the same fees
that are now paid under the law to the
county surveyor. but such fees and per
diem shall not in any one year exceed
the following amounts: In counties hav-
ing population of less than 5000 the
sum of $500 per annum; more than 5000
and not more than 10000. $500 per
annum; more than 1000 and not more
than IS OO0 $500 per annum; more than
* 000 and not more than 20 900. 800 per
annum; more than 10000 and not more
than % 600 $500 per annum; more than
q coo and not more than 10000. $1,000 per
annum; more than 10000. 1920 per an
nIIno: provided that in cases where the
county surveyor shall be appointed Coun-
~ Engineer, he shall not receive fees
as both such County Surveyor and Coun-
~ Engineer for the same days service;
provided that in all counties of more than
n 0O0 population where the County Sur
WevOr is appointed the County Engineer,
he shall not receive for his services as
County Engineer, more than he would re-
ceiye as such County Surveyor in a sum
MOI more than $4,000.
Sec. A. That Section of Chapter 1862
of the Session Laws of 1905 be amended
so as to read as follows: Sec. 1. The
township board consisting of the township
= ok and ~frPa SI1rer of each NUM-