The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
GOOD ROADS LAW
TAKES EFFECT JULY |
An Act Entitled An Act Relating to the Control,
Supervision, Construction, Repairs and
Drainage of Public Highways

shall let it on each separate section
to the lowest bidder thereof, who
shall be required to execute a bond
with sufficient sureties, in. an amount
equal to twenty per cent of the
estimated cost of the work so let, or
deposit such amount in cash with
the auditor as security for the per-
Torrance of his contract. When
the work shall bave been completed
the engineer in charge shall furnish
the contractor an estimate of the
amount of work done under the
contract and the cost thereof, which
said estimate he shall file with the
county auditor and when said work
has been approved by the engineer
and board of county commissioners
the auditor shall issue a warrant on
the treasurer for the portion of the
expense of said improvements to be
paid by the said county and the bal
ance shall be paid out Of the special
taxes levied upon the improvement
district as provided by this act. If
any person to whom a portion Of
said work has been let shall fail to
perform the same as and in the time
specified IN his contract, the cash
deposited by him shall be forfeited
to or the penalty named in the bond
may be recOyed in an action thereon
by the county auditor for the bene-
fit Of the Improvement district on
said contract as liquidated damages
and it shall be re-Iet by the auditor
in the manner as hereinbefore pro
vided.
Section 26 Where state lands
ahutting or ABIDING public high
ways lead directly to markets, and
where townships or counties have
built or improved the highways to
! the said state lands, the commission
err of school and public lands and
the state engineer, are hereby
authorized to contract with reSpon-
sible parties, for the purpose of con-
tinulng said improved highways 50
far as the state lands are abutting
or adjoining Oh one or both sides OF
the road, the state shall pay its por-
ton OF said road improvements.
Said road work shall be under the
supervision of the state engineer.
The state engineer and commission
err of school and public lands shall
investigate said highways when re-
queSted by the board of county COM
missionerS of the county in which
the work may be needed,
and shall be the sole Judge wheather
said Improvement is practical. On
the completion Of the contractors
and the approval of the state
engineer, he may issue a voucher
for the amount of the contract,
approved by the commissioner of
school and public lands or by the
board of school and public lands, to
the contractor; ,hereupOn the state
auditor shall issue a warrant to the
contractor on the general funds of
the state.
Section q. Upon application to
the board of supervisors or county
commissioners of any county by any
person for permission to construct
a cattle way across or under any
public road it may grant the same
upon condition that such way shall
be constructed in all particulars as
directed by the board and shall not
interfere with public travel; that the
grade of the road over the cattle
way shall not at any point exceed
one foot in ten feet. That the ap,
plicant shall construct the same al
his own expense, and agree to KEEP
the same in repair at his W eX.
pense.
Section %. If any person CT
whose land such cattle way is con,
structed fails to keep the same in
repair. the township supervisor shall
repair the same and charge such
costs to the owner of such cattle way
and such costs shall be collected as
all ordinary taxes.
Section 29.-Any railroad corpor-
alton, electric or otherwise, may
raise or lower any public highway