St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

any, may be Autographed thereon, and
none of such bonds shall be sold at less
tsrsst, th and t Raa g only to aq the a Sfghsst r 1g-
Sec. !: This act shall not apply to
any city operating under a home rule
Sec. s. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed:
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and
Approved April II. 1909. !.
CHAPTER 2o7-s. F. NO. 500.
AN ACT amending CHAPTER 40 Of he
sse co 1sH1 Fsita',n its 70 poW 1Rs Se and d HraenI
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
ee ssst5pn Laws !; T 81 Mi qhsgtfs f a3e 1877 g the bs'
and the same hereby is amended by add
ing thereto a section to be numbered 36.
and Sat he sane n t. ter read s{a as f9ll9}ws: COM
mission in addition to it's other powers
hereinbefore enumerated shall have the
power. whenever the same will be Of
mP aatee the osn public sh health nahl's and awe Welf are pro-
First. To clean out. repair. extend or
otherwise improve II state ditch here
tofore or hereafter constructed and to
other public ditch shall empty therein.
and If allowed SO to do, to determine and
prescribe upon what terms and condi-
tons it be allowed so to empty into such
Second. To make surveys of rivers.
the Improvement thereof and to widen,
clean out. Or otherwise improve any
river, creek or stream in this state
whenever. the same shall have overfowed
the water or sediment from any public
drainage ditch or bitches emptying there
In, or otherwise by reason OF SAID drain l.
aBg nl!c or ADJACENT an e f iands. oA''Ass -
Provided, that the said state drainage
commission shall as a condition precedent
m to the m ma ak tSgs OF e[eac n Of ~ s said i aopmmis-
sion Of any of the powers conferred by
this section, require that any portion of
the cost or expense to be Incurred there
or by the person or persons benefited
or liable to be benefited by such i'm
provement, and the said state drainage
sions Of this section is hereby authorized
to enter into any necessary contract with
any such town, county, person or persons:
Said state drainage commission shall
also have the power to ACQUIRE title to
any private property necessary for any Of
its authorized purposes, by purchase or
domain, and in such l~ast-mentioned case
the said commission may request the at
torney general Of this state to take pro;
fss25ngs for Be thu 9sd 9uFg0s 81; t ana a It shs?7
quire the necessary title to said private
property in the manner and according
Revised Laws Of 1905 and acts amenda-
tory thereof, anything. therein contained
to the contrary notwithstanding, n the
aforesaid or either Of them or other
wise by the state drainage commission IN
the furtherance Of its lawful projects is
0pn 1no1orn1 IN Hn q rl1Tn0oa
Said commission shall also have the
power to let contracts for all such work
and to change h plans thereof when
accept the same when complete and to
cause the same and all preliminary ex-
pense in connection Herewith to be paid
use Of the said state drainage commits
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage.
Approved April II. 1909.
CHAPTER 2O8-S. F. NO. 516..
AN ACT to amend section 2 of chapter
1854 Of the General Laws Of the State
Of Minnesota for the year 1908, relating
one hundred and fifty thousand
d5o,0oW inhabitants or over.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. That section ? Of 3 ehapter
amended so as to read as follows:
The t gene sad'i diRr Ire ttifRsf and SUPERVISION II Vi adlu Of
such board of county commissioners in
the following manner:
hereinafter provided before expanding
any money for such purpose or purposes.
such hoard board of of oo county y,,r commissioners o5 s1,a5
county, or his deputy, to furnish to suc
board a survey Of the work for which
it is proposed to expend u money.
cations thereof and estimated cost there
same by such board it shall be the duty
penditure advisable. to invite bids for
fifteen Q5> days prior to the letting Of
three 81 Of the most public places in the
township wherein u work is to be
done, and IN case any, portion OF such
p w1rk Is v W1Inaa f by a nln3's posting 81 t ANY NOTICES laiors
In three (3) Of the most public places in
such village, and in all eases there shall
i 6e t three of G} pq neMapaper, Of an said auc g9ti nes
Of such ls work. ana shall state he time
and place Of aw al Ipgs the t;e,s contract nnG t,d for
mentioned in such notices: 1t shall be the
duty of such board to let such contract
to the lowest responsible bidder who
into a written contract, e~videncing the
same, and aid board shall require a
satisfactory bond for faithful perform
ance Of such contract; provided. never;
shall be construed. to prevent such board
from rejecting all bids for such work
judgment Of such board all bids are ex-
c~essive: and provided further, that such
board may. without advertising for bids
and letting contracts as above required.
expend, under the supervision Of the
county surveyor or his deputy for re;
bridges or for the protection of travel
thereon such sum or sums as such board
may appropriate, and may employ a re-
pair crew for such purpose for q period
not exceeding; seven months during any
one year, and may purchase and retain
the necessary road machinery and tools
for the purpose OF making. such repairs,
but such expenditures shall not In any
bridges for said year in said county;
and provided further. that in case Of any
emergency rendering travel upon any
mediate injury or destruction thereof, and
requiring Immediate repair, an amount
not exceeding five hundred 95OO.0O) dol
lars may be expended In the repairs
t {ett i a wf eonsrac ad tSerefo4' a a0s f 3ba s ana
or sums SO expended shall not exceed one
thousand ($1,00O.OW dollars in any one
year n n be included in the limit of
o~ne.quarter CD Of the road and bridge
MENTIONED. This s act shall 81 app a5e'o only to