Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12


railroads and other like companies,
which do not return their property by
townships, which shall be kept as a
separate county fund for the building
and repair Of bridges, all sums receiv-
ed from the Communication tax, special
tax for road purposes, and all other
sources for road and bridge purposes.
Each township road fund is to be
kept separate and paid out as here
matter provided, and the treasurer
shall make monthly settlements with
the township supervisor and county
supervisor for the fund belonging to
each township road and bridge fund.
Sec. 10. The salary Of each town.
ship supervisor, and all labor hired by
him, all moneys due on contracts for
the purchase Of materials and ma
chimes, for contract work for the
maintenance and improvement OF
roads, and building and repair Of
bridges, as hereinDefore provided,
shall be paid by the county treasurer
from said township road and bridge
fund, after the sworn itemized bills
for the same have been approved by
the township supervisor and audited
and approved by the county board OF
commissioners, and upon the county
supervisors warrant tor same drawn
upon said townships road and bridge
fund. Provided, That no claim for
work done under contract on any sec
ton of road or bridge shall be ap-
proved unless accompanied by q GER
titicate from the township supervisor.
county supervisor. that the work has
been done according to plans and
specifications under which the con-
tract for said work was awarded.
Provided, further, That the county
board Of commissioners shall keep a
separate warrant book for each town.
ship road and bridge fund and for
the county bridge fund and shall is
sue all warrants for the payment OF
claims on said townships road and
bridge fund out Of said townships
warrant book, and shall issue all war
rants for the payment of claims for
building and repair Of bridges due by
the county, on said county bridge
fund.
sec. IL. The clerk of the county
board Of commissioners shall keep, In
nles, specially provided for that pur-
pose, all approved bills or vouchers
which have been paid by warrant up
on any of said township road and
bridge funds, each townships vouch-
ers to be kept in separate file and
numbered so as to conform with the
number Of the warrant by which 1t
is paid.
Sec. IL. The chaingang shall not
be used except on permanent road
and bridge building. It shall be as
signed as equitably as possible, by the
county board OF commissioners, to
work in each township in. the county,
during a period of two years, said as
signments to be subject to such rules.
regulations and requirements as the
county board Of commissioners may
prescribe: Provided, That In select
ing roads to be repaired they shall
have in view the greatest good to the
greatest number or the people In each
township. The work Of the chaingang
shall be done under plans and speci-
tications made by an engineer. Pro-
vided, further, When macadam, sand,
gravel or clay is specified to be used,
the county supervisor shall have the
same properly placed on the high
ways, II the said material is furnish
ed by the township supervisor or 9TH
erwise. Provided, further, The work
and control Of the chaingang shall at
all times be under the exclusive SUI
pervision and direction Of the county
supervisor.
Sec. 13. The county supervisor
while so working the public highways
shall cooperate with the township
supervisor In each township through
which the highway may pass, and
when said work Is completed by the
changing the township supervisor
for that township shall keep same In
repair.
Sec. IA. The county board Of COM
missioners may employ an engineer,
by contract, for such time as in their,
judgment may be necessary, hx his
| compensation and prescribe his duties
and powers.
Sec. Is. The county board Of COM
missioners shall have erected on the
highways In the county where bridges
are to be rebuilt, over streams OF thir-
| ty-five feet or over in width, stone or
concrete piers or abutments. and span
| the same with an iron or steel or re-
inforced concrete bridges, erecting not
over two annually unless made abso-
They may let contracts, after pubic
notice, for the erection OF piers or
abutments, or use the chaingang for
said purpose, IL in their judgment 1t
can be cheaper done; and all contracts
| for iron or steel spans shall be let to
the lowest responsible bidder, as per
plans and specifications furnished by
the engineer. They shall let all con-
tracts for other bridges or public
sponsible bidder, when the amount Is
likely to exceed twenty dollars; and
the county supervisor and engineer,
when employed, shall personally In
spect all work done under contract,
and unless the contract Is fully COM
piled with the claim shall not be val
| i'd; and all claims shall be approved
by the county supervisor, certified TO
by the engineer, when employed, and
approved by a majority OF the board
of county commissioners, before being
hxr tho nnnnfv fraaQnrar All
such claims shall be paid out OF the
county bridge fund. The county su-
pervisor shall thoroughly inspect the
work of each township supervisor
once year and report the progress or
the work by sections, noting the de-
ficiencies, II any, and incorporate the
same in his annual report. and file
copy Of the same in his office. .
Sec. 16. The county supervisor Is
hereby required to publish an an
nual report January first Of each
year of the operations Of the
chaingang, showing the total ex-
pense, number Of 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, prior to July, 1903,
showing, by sections, numbered, the
location Of roads, bridges, etc., for the
use Of the township supervisor.
Sec. II. The county supervisor
shall keep his Office open at least one
day In each week. He shall keep on
file all of his reports, and the reports
of the township supervisors, in sys-
tematic order, for the inspection Of
the grand jury and the public. He
shall call a meeting Of the township
supervisors the 1st Monday OF April,
1909, and I'd Monday Of January each
year thereafter, 70 be held in his Of
fice, for conference, interchange OF
views for working the roads and maxi
ing suggestions for the Improvement
of the system.
Sec. IS. Any person or officer. vio-
lating the provision Of this act shall
be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction be fined or i'm
prisoned, or sentenced to labor on the
chaingang, in the discretion Of the
circuit court.
Sec 10. All Acts or parts Of Acts
inconsistent with this Act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Sec. 20. This Act shall take effect