Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-16
Continued from last week.

Section IA. Upon the final ac-
tion in the report to the board of
commissioners they shall advertise
for bids for such work by causing
notices thereof to be printed in
three successive Issues of one of
the official newspapers of the coun-
ty, the first publication to be made
not less than twenty days prior to
the opening of the bids and may
give such other notices as the board
may deem advisable; such notices
shall state where the plans and
specifications may be examined,
the time allowed for the completion
of the road work, and when all of
the bids will be opened and passed
upon by the board, which may be
at any regular meeting of the board
or a special meeting regularly
called. The board may for good
reason reject any and all bids. If
all bids are rejected by the board
of county commissioners said board
may without further advertising
do such work by day labor accord
ing to the plans and specifications
upon which said bids were made;
but such work shall in all particu-
lars comply with the provisions of
this act.
Section Is. When a bid has
been accepted the board of county
commissioners shall enter into a
contract with the person whose bid
has been accepted which contract
shall be in writing, specifying the
work to be done, the time in which
it is to be completed and the
amount paid for the same, and the
board may require the person re-
ceiving the contract to furnish
bond with approved sureties, in
such sum as they may deem sutfi-
cient, conditioned on the faithful
performance of the contract accord
ing to plans and specifications.
Section Is. The board of coun-
ty commissioners may at any time
during the progress of the work
have estimates made, either by
themselves or by the surveyor and
pay for the same by warrants
drawn on the county road fund,
but in no case shall seventy five
per cent of the contract price be
paid on any contract until the work
is completed and accepted by the
board.
Section II. Upon petition of ten
percent of the electors of the coun-
ty, based upon vote for governor
on previous election, the county
commissioners shall order an elec-
ton upon the question of levying
a greater amount than five mills
road tax, for the next fiscal year
or for term of years, not exceed
ing three yeas, to be voted on at
the next general election.
Section 18. In counties having
nnorganized townships all the road
work of said unorganized town
ships shall be under the control of
the county commissioners who are
empowered to levy in said un-
organized townships not to exceed
eight mills for any one year for a
road fund. Provided, said fund
shall be expended in the unorgan-
lied district.
Section 10. The board of coun-
ty commissioners shall for the
purpose of establishing proper
grades and levels and getting plans
and specifications of the work to
be done be empowered to employ
any competent surveyor, who shall
establish such grades and report
the same, to the board together
with his recommendation, plans
and specifications and his estimate
of the probable cost of the work.
When the report of the surveyor
shows that it is necessary to con-
struet drain across private, state
or county property to drain . high
way, the county auditor shall pre-
pare notice which shall be served
on owner, as disclosed in the regis
ter Of deeds Office of land through
which any drain may pass designat-
ing ! day for hearing not less than
six nor more than thirty days in
advance. If the owner does not
live in the county, service Of notice
may be had BY publication in one