Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-09
ANTED.--AUT
MOBILE TRACK
SENATE BILL NO. 1.

IN Net to Create the Road Dis
trict to be known as the
Gettysburg and Forest City
Road District No. |, for Exper-
inental Purposes. and to Pro
Vide fui. the Payment Of the
Cost Of an Automobile Track
Therein. and also for Otherwise
Improving the Public Highway
Therein.
Ee 1t Enacted by the Legisla-
ture Of the State of South Dakota:
Sec. l. That Township mum
hcred one hundred and eighteen
(llS) North, I'M Ranges NUM-
bercd scventy-siN t16). seventy
seven 90 and scventy-cight
(7s), West of the Fifth Prin.
Mcr.. all within the county of
l'ottc,.. and state or South Dakota.
shall be designated. and are here
by created. to be known as the
Gettysburg and Forest City Road
District No. l. for the purpose of
creating am Automobile Track,
and otherwise improving the pub
lie highway therein known as the
Gettysburg and Forest City mail
route. and providing for the OK
pcnsc and cost of same.
See. ?. That it is hereby made
the duty of the County Commits
sioncrS OF said county to cause Il
survey OF the said highway to be
made, beginning at the west
boundary line of the city OF
Gettysburg. and running due west
ward to the postoffice in the town
of Forest City, to be made
by an experienced surveyor
having the qualifications of a civil
engineer. for the purpose of ascer
tanning the cost of the Automobile
Track. and otherwise improving.
said highway, in the manner as
herein provided: provided. that
said survey shall follow and adj
here to the same section line as
now travelled through the city OF
Gettysburg. and continue on said
section line till it reaches the Mis-
souri, river, at which place it shall
be DETECTED so as to follow the
travelled highway through the
town of Forest City. except as
hereinafter provided, and termin-
ate at the postoffice in said town.
Sec. 3. That the one-half of
said highway. namely, the north
half. shall be known as the Auto
mobile Track. for the exclusive
use of automobiles. bicycles, mo-
%torcyclcs, or other passenger or
express motor machines, except
ing always traction engines.
thrcshing machines and other sim
liar machinery. !,
Sec. 4. That as soon as pos
sible after the said surveyor, or
civil engineer, has made his report
to the County Commissioners,
with his estimate of the cost of
the Automobile Track and the
other Improvements herein pro-
vided for, together with any other
improvements which may be rec
commended by the Commissioners,
it shall be the duty of the County
Auditor to submit the same to
Governor of the State, who shall
transmit it to the Engineer of IT.
rigation, for his examination and
recommendation; provided, how
ever. that for the purpose of the
experiments herein contemplated,
lsaid recommendation shall not be
mandatory or compulsory on the
Commissioners.
See. s.. On the return of the
Report of the Engineer of Irriga-
ton to the County Auditor, it
shall be. the duty of the Commits
sioners to advertise for bids for
the blowing up and removal of
the sod on the Automobile Track
hercinbefore mentioned, to be
printed and published in the of
ficials papers of said county, for
the space Of not less than four
weeks, and the contract shall be
let to the lowest responsible bid
der, who shall give a good and
sufficient bond for the completion
of his contract by a certain spec
flied time; provided, that the sod