Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-29

which communication tax shall be COL
lected as is provided for in sections
3 and 4 in this act, and shall be ex-
pended upon the road to which the
party Is liable for road duty.
Sec IL. The county board or COM
missioners shall use the chaingang IN
grading and repairing two main nigh
ways, through the county, running as
near east and west and north and
south as Is practicable, having in view
in selecting the roads to be worked the
lumber Of people. The main
highways are to be graded and re-
paired under the plans and specifica-
ton being made by the engineer now
employed: Provided, When macadam
or sand gravel is specified to be used,
! if furnished by the township super
visor, or otherwise, the county super
visor shall have the same properly
placed on the highways: Provided,
further The county board Of commits
sioners shall distribute the benefits OF
the chaingang among the various
townships as impartially as possible.
Sec. 13. The county supervisor,
while grading and repairing the main
highways or other highways, shall CO.
operate with the township supervisor
in each township through which the
highway may pass; and when the main
highways or other highways are COM
pleted the township supervisor through
whose township the same may pass
shall keep these in repair. He may
let annual contracts for this purpose
if in his judgment best, to the lowest
responsible bidder, requiring bond
therefor in such sum as he may deem
best
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 duties
and powers.
Sec Is. The county board Of COM
missioners shall have erected on the
main highways, or the highways IN
the county where bridges are to be
rebuilt, over streams Of thirty-five
feet or over in width. stone or con-
crete block piers or abutments, above
highwater mark, and span the same
with an iron or steel or reinforced
concrete bridge, erecting not over two
annually unless made absolutely or
providentially necessary. They may
let contracts, after public notice, for
the erection of the piers or abutments,
" use the chaingang for said purpose,
if in their judgment 1t can be cheap
er done; and all contracts FOR
iron or steel spans shall be let
- the lowest responsible bidder,
as per plans and specifications furnish
ed by the engineer They shall let all
contracts for other bridges or public
work, after notice, to the lowest res
ponsible bidder, when the amount Is
likely to exceed fifty dollars; and the
county supervisor and engineer, when
employed, shall personally inspect all
work done under contract, and unless
the contract is fully complied with the
claim shall not be valid; and all claims
shall be approved by the county su-
peryisor, certified to by the engineer,
when employed, and approved by a
majority of the board Of county COM
missioners, before being paid by the
county treasurer The county super
visor shall thoroughly inspect the work
Of each township supervisor once
year and report the progress Of the
work by sections, noting the def1cien-
cies, if 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 the first week in January OF
each year covering the operations OF
the chaingang for the preceding year,
showing the total expense, number CT
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
chaingang. He shall have made by
the engineer. now employed, township
mans of each township, showing, by
sections, numbered, the location or
roads. bridges. etc., for the use of the
townS SInerViSOr.
Sec. II. The county supervisor shall
keep his office open at least one day
in each week at the court house. He
shall keep on file all Of his reports,
and the reports Of the township su-
pervisors, in a systematic order, Tor
the inspection Of the grand jury and
the public He may employ a clerk,
at a salary not exceeding one hundred
and fiftv dollars per annum, to assist
him in his office work. He shall call
meeting of the township supervisors
the 1st Monday Of April 1909, and I'd
Monday of January each year there
after, to be held in his office, for con-
ference, interchange Of views for work.
ing the roads and making suggestions
for the improvement Of the system:
Sec IS. ANY person or officer vio-
,ating the provisions Of this act shall
be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor'
and upon conviction be fined or i'm
rrisoned, or sentenced to labor on the
chaingang, in the discretion of circuit
court.
Sec. 49, All acts or parts Of acts
inconsistent with this act be, and the
same are hereby, reDealed
Sec. 20. This act shall take effect
upOn its approval bv the governor.