Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-16


vention:
There is hereby appropriated the
sum of three hundred and forty
thousand dollars to be used as pro.
vided for in this act, one-half oi
which shall be available for the year
1911 and the remainder in the year
1912.
Each county, as now organized in
this state, shall be entitled to receive
$4,000 Of the money appropriated by
section one OF this act for the year
1911, and five thousand dollars for
the year 1912, to be used in the con-
struction Of permanent roads In that
county as provided in this act.
Whenever any county shall desire
to accept the money as mentioned in
section two Of this act 1t shall pro-
vide and make available as needed
a fund OF twenty thousand dollars,
to be used with the five thousand
dollars mentioned in section two for
the construction Of a permanent road
In that county. After having so pro-
vided such fund the county court
shall select the particular location Of
the road to be constructed and shall
designate the place OF beginning and
definitely describe the location of the
road, all OF which shall be entered
on the journal OF the court. Such
road shall begin at the principal mar
ket place In thecounty or shall con-
meet with permanent road leading
to such place, and shall be so located
as that when constructed as herein
provided, 1t will constitute one Of
the main Travelled roads to the place
from whence It starts.
All roads constructed under the
provisions OF this act shall be con-
structed by and under the exclusive
direction and control OF the state
highway commissioners. Whenever
the county court shall have com
piled with the requirements of sec
tion three OF this act 1t shall notify
the state highway commissioner of
that fact and at the same time shall
render him assurance that It has
or Will procure when needed, such
machinery, tools and appliances as
he may determine will be needed in
the construction OF such road, but
no part OF the fund Of twenty thous-
and dollars mentioned in section
three Of this act shall be used for
the purchase OF machinery, tools or
appliances or for any other purpose
than the construction of such road |
Necessary engineering and supervi- !
sion work shall be deemed construc-
ton AS soon as the state highway |
commissioner shall be satisfied that |
the county court has complied with |
the requirements OF section three and ,
four of this act he shall commence
the construction of such road at the
place designated by the county court
and proceed with such construction
as expeditiously as possible. As the
work Of construction proceeds the
cost thereof shall be paid as fol-
lows At the end of each calendar
month, OF oftener, In the discretion
of the state highway commissioner.
he shall prepare an itemized state
ment In tripllcate showing the
amounts due on account Of the con-
struction OF such road and the per-
sons to whom II Is owing. One OF
these statements Of account shall be
delivered to the county court. one to
the secretary OF state, and the other
he shall keep on file as a par Of the
records of his office. As soon as
the county court receives such state.
ment OF account II shall cause war
rants to be drawn according to such
statement for eighty per cent there
or, and ms soon as the secretary OF {
state shall receive such statement OF I
account he shall In the same manner
draw warrants upon the state treas {
urer for twenty per cent thereof, and /
In this way shall such payments pro- {
coed until twenty-five thousand dol {
lars shall hevc been expended
All roads constructed under the I
provisions OF this act shall be con- /
structed according to the best and {
most scientific methods and so as to q
make them as durable and permanent q
as possible, and no part of such road 7
shall be constructed upon greater {
grade than four per cent, except by {
direction OF the state highway board, a
md In no event upon greater grade '
than seven per cent, t
II any road, or any part thereof 5
under the provisions - a
his act shall be constructed by con- I
.ract, specifications showing what is 3
10 be included In any such contract c
so as to enable any one OF ordinary {