Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-03-08

chinery and equipment, material and sup
plies for use on the roads. All proposals
for work or material after being publicly
opened and read, shall be referred to the
County Road Superintendent, who shall
analyze and report in writing to the Board
at its next meeting his conclusions and
recommendations thereon. The Board then
to take such action as it deems best in the
premises.
All material and supplies, machinery and
equipment, the purchase of which is au-
thorized by the Board shall be ordered
through the Clerks office, where a record
thereof shall be kept and copies Of such
orders shall be attached to the bill and in
voice, which shall then be Endorsed by the
County Road Superintendent, as required
by law, before being presented to the Board
for payment.
MAINTENANCE Or DIRT ROADS.
Contracts as now required by law for
working roads shall be made whenever
advantageous and it shall be stipulated
therein that the contractor shall keep open
all drains and bitches, keep the road well
crowned and drag with a split-log drag
after rains.
Any contractor failing to work the road
at the time and in the manner specified
shall be removed at once by his Commits
sioner and the work performed by the dis
trict supervisor.
An alphabetical list of all contractors
in each election district showing location
of road, length and amount of contract,
shall be filed in the Clerks Office and
copy furnished the Road Superintendent.
In addition to such contracts as the Com
missioners shall make for working the roads
as required by law, there shall be appoint
ed in each district a competent man. whose
duty it shall be to work all roads he may
be directed, and that are not covered by
contract. He shall give his whole time to
the work while employed, shall be paid
two dollars and fifty cents per day and
shall employ under the direction of the
| local Commissioner labor and teams neces-
| sary to work the roads, keep in repair,
grade and drain such roads as he shall be
directed and in accordance with the regu
lations for such work prepared by the Road
Superintendent.
He shall be charged with the immediate
care of all machinery, tools, etc, in his dis
trict, see to their proper distribution and
returned to some central point where they
shall be kept when not in use. He shall
make daily postcard report to the Road
Superintendent, showing locality. character
of work, number of laborers and teams in
use, number Of horses worked and mate
rial used, and such other information the
Road Superintendent shall require. Twice
each month the Commissioner Of his dis
trict will obtain an itemized bill Of his ex-
pense, which bill, together with all other
bills for material and supplies, shall be
examined and checked by the Road Super
intendent and returned to the Commits
siOner with proper Endorsements.
He shall keep his time and that Of all
labor in time-b book furnished him and
book showing in detail all expense in
Cured by him. and shall take the receipt
of all laborers and others to whom he shall
pay funds
He shall be furnished by the Treasurer
with such sum as the Board thinks proper
to pay current cash expense which he is
authorized to incur and return receipts
and vouchers into the Road Superintend-
ent, who shall indorse his recommendation
thereon, and the Treasurer shall reimburse
the fund he holds for this purpose as soon
as such vouchers are properly approved.
He shall give bond with an approved
surety company in the penal sum Of five
hundred dollars for the proper performance
of his duties and the disbursement Of the
fund advanced to him.
The Treasurer shall open accounts with
each district supervisor and upon approval
and payment Of all vouchers he shall in
dorse thereon amount and cost Of material,
amount and cost of team hire and locality
where work was done.
The Board shall fix maximum rate to
be paid for labor and teams, which rate
shall not be exceeded nor shall any in
debtedness be incurred except in emergency
and by the authority Of the Commissioner
of such district. which action shall be re-
ported to the Board at its next meeting.
The county Road Superintendent shall
draw up regulations for the guidance of
each district supervisor and others work
ing the public roads as to the general man
ner the roads shall be worked and as to
his duties, which regulations shall be acted
upon by the Board before being put in
force and it shall be the duty of the Road
Superintendent and local Commissioner to
enforce such regulations.
The plan for maintenance Of State roads
was adopted by the Board last spring and
sent to the State Roads Commission for
approval. no action having yet been taken
on it.
The plan for construction and mainte-
nance of county roads was considered by
the Board. which adopted in lieu thereof
the following
Ordered this day by the County Com
missioners that whenever practicable in
each election district there shall be ap-
pointed competent man as district road
supervisor. whose duty it shall be to work
all roads he may be directed that are not
covered by contract. He shall be paid
$3.50 per day and shall employ under the
direction Of the local Commissioner, labor
and teams necessary to work the roads,
He shall be charged with the immediate
care Of all road machinery tools, etc, in
his district, and see to the proper dlstribu-
| ton and return TO some central point when
not in use
He shall make weekly report to the
County Road Superintendent, showing To-
calty, character Of work, number Of laborers
and teams In use, number Of horses worked
and material used, and such other infor-
nation as the Road Superintendent may
require.
Twice each month the Commissioner of
his district will obtain an itemized bill of
his expense, which bill. together with all
other bills for material and supplies, shall
be examined and checked
| Ordered this day by the County Com
| missiOners that the purchase Of all mate
rails and supplies. machinery and equip
ment, shall first be authorized by the
Board and ordered through the clerk Of
said Board, upon printed forms to be fur
nished for that purpose, and the said clerk
shall keep record thereof and copy of
such orders shall be attached to the bill
before being presented to the Board for
payment.
A Card To The Public.