The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-09
Continued from last week.

Rction A. Upon the final action
be report to the surveyors to the
ID commissions they shall adver-
for bids for such work by caus-
notices thereof to be printed in
be successive issues of one of the
tial newspapers of the county.
first publication to be made not
than twenty DAYS prior to the
fning of the bids and may give
fh other notices as the board NAV
y lem advisable; such notices shall
hte where the plans and specifica-
bns may be examined, the time al
WED for the completion Of the
Dad work, and wren all of
ke bids will be opened and passed
Dor by the board, which may be at
by regular meeting Of the board or
special meeting regularly called.
The board may for good reason re.
fct any and all bids. If all bids are
detected by the board of county
commissioners said board may with
put further advertising do such
work by day labor according to the
plans and specifications upon which
Eaid bids were made; but such work
IshalI in all particulars comply with
THE provisions Of this act.
Section -. When a bid has g Z
accepted the board of county COM
miSsIonerS 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 receiving the contract to
furnish bond with approved sureties,
IN such sum as they may deem sufi-
Gent, conditioned on the faithful
Derforance Of the contract accord
Ny to plans and specifications.
Section Is. TIE board of county
commissioners may at any time
during the progress Of tn" 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 Il. Upon petition of ten
perc Of the electors of the co based
upon vote for governor on previous
election, the county commissioners
shall order an election upon
the question of levying a greater
amount than five mills read tax, for
the next fiscal year or for a term of
years. not exceeding three years, to
be voted on at the next general
election.
Section Is. In counties having
unorgani-ed townships all the road
work of SAID unorganized townships
shall be under the control of the
county commissioners who are EN-
powered to levy in said unorganized I!
townships not TO exceed eight mills
nor any one year for a road fund,
Provided, said fund shall be expend-
in the unorganized district.
Section 10. The board of county
commissioners shall for the purpose
of establishing proper grades and
levels and getting plans and specifi-
cations of the work 10 be done be
empowered to employ any competent
surveyor, who shall establish such
grades and report the same, to the
board, together with his recommen-
dation, 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 construct a drain across private,
state or county property to drain a
highway, the county auditor shall
prepare notice which shall be served
on owner, as disclosed in the regis
ter of deeds office of land through
which any dram may pass designat-
ing a 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
NAV be had by publication in one
official paper to be designated by
the county commissioners once each
-aal for three weeks.