The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-09
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REQUIRES ALI TOWNSHIP JOBS
OVER $500 10 RE DONE BIZ
CONTRACT UNDER THE
COUNTY BOARD.
The Republican presents herewith
an abstract OF the good roads bill.
giving the principal provisions OF the
bill as enacted by the legislature and
signed by Governor vessey.
This abbreviated statement Of
what the bill provides is intended to
answer numerous questions which
have been asked OF The Republican
and which will be asked at the
various annual township meetings to
be held on March z.
Does not become a law until July
l, 1911, and consequently will have.
little effect on methods of road work
until spring Of 1912.
Abolishes Office Of road o%verseer.
Townships shall have charge of all
road work which in n place or con-
tinuous stretch of road shall require
expenditure Of less than $500.
Township supervisors shall desig-
nate n or o of their number to
oversee road work, to be paid So per
day for such sarvices
Poll taxes at So per year shall be
paid in cash unless township votes
otherwise at annual meeting in
March.
Road work must be done on con-
tract after advertising for bids II
work amounts to more than 500.
Township supervisors shall make
annual levy on first Tuesday in Sep
TENDER each year which shall be en-
tered upon tax list by county auditor
and turned over to township ~treasur-
er in same manner as other funds are
transferred to him.
At annual meeting in March cleo
tors may decide by majority vote to
allow taxes to be paid in labor at the
rate of 20 cents per hour for man and
40 cents per hour for man and team.
Plans and specifications for work
done under contract shall provide
that all highway grades shall be not
less than twenty feet in width with
eight inch rise in the center sloping
each way when completed.
In cas- of urgent necessity the
chairman of the board of supervisors
may make nominal repairs at any
time and employ a man for that pur-
pose.
All taxes for road purposes hith-
erto levied with option to pay the
same in labor must be worked out
before September 1, 1911, otherwise
must be paid in cash.
County commissioners shall meet
first Tuesday in September and levy
a road tax in addition to township
%levies, not to exceed five mills, to be
expended by said county board for
the benefit of the township from
which said tax is received. Major
ity of electors may direct a higher
road tax up to ten mills.
Sections IA to 21 inclusive are in
structions to county boards concern
ing letting of contracts and meth
DDS of road work to be done under
their supervision; that is, work
amounting to $500 or more. 1t is
provided that in drainage work
where the amount of assessment
against any one person is more than
$500, such assessment may be paid
in annual payments of 500 with 6
per cent interest.
Section % relates to macadamiz-
ing OF oil roofing %graveling or bal
lasting roads and provides that such
work may. be done on petition of two
thirds Of property owners resident in
county owning two-thirds of land
abutting on road to be so improved.
Others sections of the bill up to 33
relate to railroad crossing, cattle
ways. cattle guards, state lands abut-
ting on roads to be improved, hand
ling traction engines, etc. The pro-
vision in regard to traction engines
requires reasonable care not to
brighten horses and other animals
met in the road; requires the driver
Of such engine to stop on signal and
allow drivers of horses to pass; re-
quire the planking of bridges, Gull
verts and street crossings.
Section, 33 empowers the township
supervisors to have the main travel
ed roads including mail routes drag
lged with anv road mr. snlit.lnv drug