Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-09

BOARD OF county commissioners
to do and he shall receive fol
each plat, map, survey Or-report
survey the same fees that are no
paid under the law to the com
ty surveyor but such fee and pei
diem shall not in any one yeal
exceed the following amounts
In counties having population
OF more than Is, 0O0 and not NOR,
than 10000. 800 per annum;
Sec. 4. The townhip. board
consisting of the township trus.
tee, clerk and trsa.:.er Of "a: h
municipal township in this state
shall be and the same are hereby
made commissioners Of roads and
highways of their respective tow
ships, and all roads outside OF
incorporated cities shall be under
the control Of said commission.
ers Of roads and highways subjec
to the authority of the county
engineer of highways in all coun.
ties having a county engineer arc
they are hereby authorized to ap.
point a road overseer as pro.
vided in Sec. Z of this act, ex.
,cept that in counties having a
county engineer, such appoint
ment shall be made by and with
the approval off said county engi
neer. Such road overseer shall
serve for a term of two years
unless discharged by the power
appointing him and shall receive
a salary of Two Dollars per day
for each days actual service for
as many days each year as said
commissioners and engineer may
direct.
purpose of constructing and mai
See. 5. All taxes assessed for
the purpose of contracting and
maintaining public roads and hig
ways shall be paid in cash and
collected as provided for in re-
lation to other taxes. When 50
collected the county treasure
shall pay the same to the treas
urer of the township or city from
which said taxes are collected 10
be used exclusively for road pur-
poses.
Sec. 6. The said commission.
ers of roads and highways shall
have control and general super.
vision of all roads and highways
in their respective townships ex-
cept that in counties having a
county engineer such control shall
be subject to the authority of the
county engineer as provided for
in this act. All tools, implements
and road machinery together
with all materials for the con.
struction of townhip culverts and
bridges shall be purchased by the
said commissioners of roads and
highways; and such commission.
ers with the approval of the
county engineer in counties hav'
ing an engineer are hereby EN-.
powered to let by contract to
the lowest responsible bidder, any
road work in their townships af'
ter first having given due notice
of the letting Of such contract
before such contract or con
tracts are entered into the cOun
ty engineer shall furnish to the
said commissioners of roads anC
highways in the township, al
plans and specifications Of the
work proposed with an estimated
cost of the same. In 10 cast
shall the contract price exceed
the estimate furnished the sale
commissioners by the county en-
gineer. The township commits
sioners shall have the right to re
ject any and all bids submitted
to them for uch work. Provided
however, that said commissioner
or said engineer shall not be fl
nancially interested in any sucl
contract.
Sec. 7: The commissioners O
roads and highways shall have
authority to divide their respect
i've townships into not less thar
four road districts, except that il
counties having an engineer sucl
road districts shall be formed
with the approval of such en-
gineer, with power to change thu
boundaries of the same and may
appoint one road overseer for al
of said districts or may appOint
one road Overseer or assistant
in any one or each district, whicl
appointments shall be. made witt
the approval of the county en-