Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-03-17

AA0y 0NAAAtANf anu OGlOTE MAKE |
ing the appOrtionment, the board shall |
require each road superintendent to file |
q written report a. to the condition of |
the roads and bridges in his precinct |
and the repairs necessary and the esti- |
mated cost thereof, and said superin-
tendent shall also obtain from the COM
Of revenue OF his district the |
assessed value Of the taxable property
hereunder within his road precinct. and
include same in said rspors to the board.
Section 5. The road superintendent
shall have full charge and control Of
the application to the purposes afore-
said OF the funds allotted by the board |
to their respective precincts, and shall
do and have done. in such manner n
they may deem best for the public in
terest, the sfor, said ROAD and h,idve
work and repairs in their respective
precincts, and for these purposes. may
secure such employees, servants, mate
rails and machinery as they deem prop
er and necessary, and for these pur
poses may contract, in the name of
Tazeweli county, for the benefit of their
respective road precincts. and their con-
tracts legally made shall be binding up-
on the county and payable out of the
FUNDS OF the respective precincts; and
all accounts and claims against each
road precinct, which are in proper form.
and verified by the oath of the superin-
tendent, shall be allowed by the board
Section 6. Each roxd superintendent
shall receive one dollar and fftv cents
for each day actually engaged in work
on and about the roads in HE preciRct.
to be paid out Of the funds of hjs pre-
cinct. and the board shall not allow any
account or claim in his favor until il has
been duly itemized and sworn to bv
him.
Section z. There shall be no superin-
tendent Of rosds in TazeweIl county
other than the ones herein provid. d for.
Section 8. In order to provide for the
permanent Improvement Of the roads of
Tazewell county by macadsmirine the
main roads and rebuilding and restoring
the old macadam roads in the three
maglsterIal districts, the board of su-
pervisors of the county shall annually
levy, along with the county levy. a
county road tax, not to exceed TWENTY
i've cents on the one hundred dollars of
assessed taxable values in the distr;ct.
OF the county, and this county road tax
shall be collected and accounted for. as
other county levies, and paid out on
warrants of the board of uupervisors
drawn on the county treasurer. 10 be
known as county road warrants; and
this fund, together with all amounts
arising from the county aud road levies
on any railroad in the county, now or
hereafter constructed, as we'll as apy
other money in the county treasury not
otherwise needed, shall constitute the
county road fund, to be divided equally
between the thrse maEisterial districts
OF the county, and shall be applied. in
the manner herein provided, to macada-
MIXING the main roads and rebuilding
and restoring the old nAcadam roads in
the respective districts.
Section 9. 1t shall be the duty of the
board Of supervisors to appoint in each
magisterial district of the county two
public spirited and successful business
men, residents and land owners therein.
who, together with the supervisor of
that district, shall constitute the road
committee for same, and these two per-
sons shall serve for term of two wears
or until their successors are appointed
by the board, and shall receive no COM
pensation for their services. The road
committee of the respective districts
shall hold meetings at such times and
places as they may fix, of which each
member shall have due notice, and the
majority controlling as to all matters
and questions arising before them, shall
have the right and power to determine
at what points and times the said conn
ty road fund of their districts CT a,v
other fund arising for the purpose afore-
said shall be applied and sxperdsd in
their respective districts, and to fix and
determine how the proposed maeadsm
work aforesaid shall be done, whether
by letting to contract to the loves, and
best bidder, or by securing a superin-
tendent for the work and a force of
men unnecessary materials, equipment
and machinery, and whether in corner.
ton with or without State aid or S,see
convict labor, and shall have the tight
and power to have the said macsds m
work done, and it shall be their duty to
superintend the same and see that tne
work is done according to their require
ments and specifications, and for the
purpose Of having done the work afore-
said, may secure all necessary en1i-
neerS, agents, employees, materials.
machinery and other equipments DEEM
ed proper and necessary, and may re-
quire of any contractor, employee or
other person bond for the faithful ,,av