The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-09-07

Washington county, and eonditione,
upon the honest and faithful perform
ance, respectively, Of their duties a
such commissioners, and shall tax
and subscribe to the following oatl
l before the clerk Of the county court o
said county (Which bonds and oath
shall be spread upon the record of salt
COURT, to-wit:
State of Tennessee,
Washington county,
/, I,--, one of the board of commits
sioners provided for in the act of th'
general assembly of Tennessee for 1911
being chapter -, page =, of said acts
do hereby solemnly swear Tor affirm,
that | will faithfully, honestly, impair
TALLY and vigilently discharge my du
ties as such commissioner to the bes
of my skill and ability; that will no
directly or indirectly, be or become in
terestey in any contracts or supplies ol
profits or efforts to profit by or out o.
contracts to be let under authority o
, said act or for the work to be done oil
. public Improvements contemplated
therein; that | will in no manner favor
or seek to favor any friend or punish
or disfavor. any enemy by any act OF
conduct of mine in the discharge of any
of said duties, and that my whole pur-
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commissioner shall be alone to super
wise the best interest of Washington
county and the public, who, by impos
ing this trust upon me, have manifest
ed their confidence in me, and that |
have read said act and have read this af-
! fidavit before making oath to the same
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
etc.
Sec. 9.-Be it further enacted, That
said board of commissioners shall have
power to employ competent civil en-
gineer, if deemed necessary by them,
whose compensation shall not exceed
81 800 per annum, or at that rate for
The actual time put upon said work,
the same to be paid out of the proceeds
of said bonds.
Sec. 10.-Be it further enacted, That
said board of commissioners shall let
all contracts for grading, locating, or
constructed and macadamizing the
roads and bridges upon which the pro-
eeeds of said bonds as herein set forth
are to be expended; provided, that no
bid shall be let except after first adver-
tising for thirty (80) days in some
newspaper and securing sealed bids
therefor, and, after same shall be open
ed, whereupon the lowest and best bid
made shall be accepted at the discre-
tion of said board; provided, further,
that no bid shall be accepted unless
the party making same shall first give
bond in an ample amount to be fixed
by the said commissioners, conditioned
to faithfully and fully comply with
his contract, and at no time shall more
than eighty per cent of the amount due
a contractor be paid until his contract
has been completed and accepted in
writing by majority Of said commits.
sioners; and, provided, furthermore,
that no bid shall be accepted without
the unanimous consent of said board
whenever there has been no competi-
tive Kidding, and said board of COM
missioners shall have the right to re-
ject all bids and employ the necessary
forces and do such work or any part of
it on it's own account if in the judgment
OF a majority of the board the work
can be done cheaper thereby.
Sec n.-Be it further enacted, That
said board of commissioners are hereby
authorized and empowered to institute
and prosecute proceedings to condemn
property deemed necessary for rights
of way, under the general law in force
(section 1914 ct seq. of Shannon S COM
piiation) for the taking of private prop.
erty for works of internal improvement.
They shall have all necessary power to
that end, to condemn property, for
roads or parts of roads, or bridges, such
as they or the county court (if the lat
ter sees fit to determine same) may
deem necessary for all the purposes of
this act; and damages assessed therefor
in so far az not made good to said fund
by private subscription, shall be paya-
BILE out of the proceeds of said bonds.
Sec. l2.-Be ii further enacted, That
| it shall be the duty of said commission
ers to keep books and enter therein all
accounts and expenses made or Incur
red in the building or construction of
said roads and bridges, and all items of
money expended under authority of
this act They shall first audit and
approve, in writing, all claims for
work done and materials furnished in
the construction of said roads and
! bridges, and all or any item of expense
payable out of the proceeds of said
bonds; they shall report in writing and
under oath to each quarterly term of
said court the amunt of work done and
obligations incurred by them during
the preceding three months, which re-
ports shall be passed upon by said
court and compared with the book of
the chairman of said court herein re-
quired to be kept, and shall be confirm
ed in so far as correct.