The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-03
by J. 7. bOI NI1Nl
Asst, Secretary of State.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
April g. 1911

HOUSE BILL No. TIC.
An Act relating to drainage districts, and
amending sections q and 3 of chapter
215 of Session Laws of 1905, and provid-
ing for repositories for funds of drain
age districts, and compensation of
county treasurers for care of drainage
district funds.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. That section q of chapter
215 of Session Laws of 1905, the same being
AN act in relation to natural water
courses, providing for the protection, con-
troll, deepening. widening, removing OBJ
structions from, changing, regulating,
establishing and maintaining the channel
thereof; construction, maintenance and
repair of levees along the same to prevent
overflow, and the raising or elevation of
railroad tracks and public highways that
interfere with the construction and main
tenance of such levees: the construction
and regulation of drains and other works
conducive to the public health, convent
ence and welfare in districts subject to
overflow; and to these ends providing and
authorizing the organization of public cor
poratiOnS to be known as drainage dis
tricts and prescribing the duties and de-
filming the powers of such public corpora
tions," be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
shall not make any contract for any work
to be done under the provisions of this
act, the payment for which is to be made
by the issuing of bonds or the levying of
special assessments, except as herein
otherwise provided, without first having
publicly advertised for bids, and all such
contracts shall be let only to the lowest
and best bidder; but the board shall have
the right to reject all bids if the same shall
be deemed toe high. Every contractor
shall be required to give bond to the
secure the proper execution of his con-
tract and conditioned to pay all damages
which shall result to the landholders of
the district from failure to perform their
contracts or by reason of negligence in
the performance of the same. All work
Of the board of directors or an engineer
appointed by it. All bids shall be sub
mitted and opened at one public meeting
or the directory; provided however that
in the removal of solid distractions or
otherwise clearing the channel of any
navigable stream, if the board of directors
and its engineer shall deem 1t impracti-
cable to let contracts therefor, or any
part thereof. such work may be done in
such manner as the board may deem for
the best interests of the district, and may
when necessary, purchase or rent tools
and machinery for such purpose.
Sec: That section Is of said chapter
215 of the Session Laws of 1905 be amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. IS. That each director shall receive
the sum of three dollars per day while
actually and necessarily engaged in the
performance of his duties under this act
and the board of directors shall be au-
duties shall be defined and compensation
fixed by the board. The assessors pro-
NluS0 IoI ny lIllS act Sildl receive lot
their services each the sum of three dol
lars per day while actually and neces-
sar-ly engaged in the performance of his
such district has voted bonds and
let contracts for improvements call
ing for an expenditure of over
five hundred thousand dollars, the
directors, or SO many of them as
may be necessary shall give personal SUI
perviSton to such work and shall receive
as compensation for such services in that
regard the sum Of five dollars per day in
addition to the compensation above pro-
vided for, while actually and necessarily
engaged in the performance of such
duties.
Sec. 3. The board of county commits