The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-02-09

his certificate to that effect shall be.
filed Ia the Office of the county auditor
OF the county or with the town clerk
OF the town where the work has been
performed, as the case may be-; pro-
v1ded that any county now having or
which may hereafter have 8 county
superintendent of highways or other
officer to superintendent the nOnstruc-
ton and Improvement Of roads with
in it's confines shall not be subject to
the provisions of this section; pro-
vided, however, that all work done on
state roads in such counties on which
state aid funds are to be applied,
shall be subject to the inspection and
approval of the state engineer and the
highway commission. j..
All persons appointed or employed
by the highway commission shall be
appointed solely on their merits and
qualifications, and shall not be re-
moved except for cause; provided,
that the highway commission may at
any time decrease their force by the
discharge of employees whose services
are not needed.
Sec. -. Whenever the county
board of any county shall determine
to build or improve any state road
for which state aid Is to be claimed,
they shall proceed as follows:
If the estimated cost OF such work
does not exceed $500 the said board
shall cause surveys, when necessary,
to be made therefor by an assistant
engineer, and shall thereupon receive
bids for all or part of said work and
let the contract to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, or may cause the
same to be done by day labor under
the supervision of said superinten-
dent. In case such improvement is
estimated to cost over $500, the said
county shall cause surveys, plans and
specifications therefor to be made by
said assistant engineer and submit
the same to the highway commission
for approval, and when such plans
and SPECIFICATIONS are approved, the
said county board shall proceed to do
said work by contract or day labor,
and the supervision thereof shall be
under the assistant engineer who shall
in all matters pertaining to such
work act under the rules and regula-
lions of the highway commission and
the instructions of the state engineer.
Sec. IA. After any county board
shall have completed any work on a
state road for which state aid is
claimed, the auditor of such county
shall ma ke a statement to the hi. b
way comission, showing the location,
nature and cost of such work, anu
shall also submit detailed reE
from the assistant engineer in charge
showing all such details concern5ng
the same as may be required by the
highway commission. On rece: o.
thereof the said highway commits on
shall proceed to examine such reports
and if found satisfactory the secre&acy
of the highway commission shall Ger
tify the same to the state auditor she
shall issue warrant for One-half G.
the amount of such report, payable 10
the treasurer of such county, but il
no case shall said warrant exceed the
amount allotted to such county, and q
shall be the duty of the assistant en~
gineer to report such work in dupli-
cate to the county auditor with deSs. Is
and cost within thirty days after com
pletion thereof, one copy of whiuh
shall be sent to the highway ccyga~
mission with the auditor report.
Sec. Is. It shall be the duty q the
state engineer to make an annuHI a.
spection of all bridges exceedirg sc
feet in length, as far as time an6 cor
ditions permit, and report the coz.t1l~
ton of the same to the highway cosa-
mission and the county board and
make such recommendations 81 he
may deem advisable.
Sec. 16. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and aftar its
passage.