The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-05


from the railroad station at Quay to
the Indian River, the cost of which
is not TO exceed 100000. They shall
have entire charge and supervision of
this work and may, in their discre-
ton, employ competent road eX-
pert or engineer to assist them. al
a salary not 10 exceed two hundred
dollars ($2OO0O) per month, and such
inspectors as they deem necessary
All work shall be done by contract,
and no roGI or part q. road shall be
built, cOnstruc ed or repaired, or any
work done or performed thereon, un-
til the same shall have been let to
the lowest and most responsible bid
der upon advertisement published IL.
some Lew spaper Tor the space Of
thirty days prior to such letting. and
the Road Bond Trustees shall cause
such publication to be made upon
specifications for such purpose
and shall, at a public meeting, pass
upon all bids and proposals for the
performance of such work and letting
the same, as herein provided, and a,
any such letting shall require from
the contractor or contractors per-
forming such work, sufficient bond or
other security for its faithful per-
Torrance according to the specifica-
lions and contract to be entele into
in that regard; Provided, That in
case the Trustees do not receive sat
is!actory bids for tic road work, they
may advertise again in like manner
ior new bids on the work
Sec 16. Said Road Bond Trus-
tees shall be allowed from the pro-
ceeds of the bonds three dollars
($3O0) per Lay for such time actual
ly engaged in the work and expenses,
said expenses to he approved by the
Board of County Commissioners
Sec. II. No Road Bond Trustee
shall be or become personally inter-
csted IN any G ntract let iUr 1T rOn-
corning any read work uone per-
formed or TO be done or performed
for said county, or in the sale or fur
nishine Of any material OF labor Tor
such work, or any part thereof, or
shall directly or indirectly be or be-
come personally interested therein,
or have or receive any commission,
fee or gratuity in regard thereto, and
any such person violating any provi-
sion of this section shall, upon con-
vction thereof, be punished by fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars
($l, 100000 or by Imprisonment not
exceeding one year, or both, in the
discretion of the Court.
Sec. IS. The Road Bond Trustees
shall quarterly, on such day as may
be required by the Board of County
render a report to
the said Board in which they shall
state the amount of money received
and for what purposes and from what
sources, severally, and when receiv-
ed and where aLd how the same has
been invested, and enumerating the
kind and amount of securities held
there or, describing the same separ-
ately and such other matters as may
be required the Board in order to
full unders anding and said Road
Bond Trustees shall maze full, COM
plete and detailed report showing the
amount of road work done. and the
mileage, width, material of which
built, and cost of each road or part
of road built Said report shall be
published in some Newspaper pub
lished in the county.
Sec. 10. All money collected to pay
the interest, or for the sinking fund
of said bonded lebt, shall be paid Ov.
err by the Tax Collector, other per-
sons receiving the same, on account
of taxes collected on property sold
therefor to the said Road Bond Trus-
tees, and the said Trustees are re.
quired to pay out of the money so re.
ceived the interest of said county
bonds and to invest the residue in
the bonds aforesaid, or in bonds or
banks or trust company paying in.
terest, to be he'll as an accommodating
fund for the ultimate redemption Uf
said bonds.
Sec. 20. The said Road Bond Trus.
tees, or either Of them, may resign
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