Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-06-14

| tendent of MONTGOMERY county shall in |
speot the roads and bridges in each dis |
trict as often as may be necessary to |
thoroughly familiariZe himself with the |
condition and requirements Of the county |
generally and recommend to the said |
County Commissioners such repairs and |
improvements as he may think advisable; |
he shall make such general or special ex- |
animation of any road or bridge as may |
be required by the said Commissioners |
and he shall also submit plans and speci- |
ioations and make estimates for the |
construction, repairs or improvement of |
any particular road or bridge authorized |
by the said County Commissioners; such |
plans and specifications when adopted by |
the Board shall not be changed except by |
majority vote of the full Board and |
shall inspect or cause to be inspected and |
report on all material to be used on the |
roads and bridges and supervise the work |
done on the bridges, and on stone or |
other permanently improved roads, and |
see that all contracts with reference there |
to are faithfully executed; he shall have |
direct control and supervision of the Ope- |
ration, preservation and repair Of road |
making and Notwithstanding machinery |
and equipment, and of machinery, tools |
and equipment for quanying and crush |
Commissioners a comprehensive plan for |
the maintenance Of the roads. and shall,
when requested by the said Commission
ers. give instructions to the foreman or |
other person in charge Of such repairs as |
to the places most in need of repairs, and |
| the manner in which the work shall be |
performed, and shall assist the said COun-
ty Commissioners in any other manner |
they may require: he shall have full pow
er to suspend work being done under con-
tract, II the same is not, in his judgment,
being done in accordance with the terms
OF the contract, his action in this respect
to be forthwith reported to the said COun-
ty Commissioners for their final action;
whenever work Of construction or repairs
on bridges or roads is done by contract, no
payment called for by such contract shall
be made until after the said Road Super
intendent has endorsed his Recommended
tons upon the bill therefor; all bills for
machinery and equipment. labor and ma
terial furnished for any bridge or on any
macadam or other permanently improved
road In the county shall be presented to
the Road Superintendent for his inspec-
ton, examination and endorsement before
being presented to the said County Com
missi0ners for approval; and it shall be
unlawful for the said Board of County
Commissioners to approve or fOf1he COun-
ty Treasurer to pay such bills Uhtil said
Road Superintendent shall have approved
the same in writing or shall have made
written statement OF his reasons for not
approving the same, after which such bill
shall be disposed of in the discretion Of
said Board Of County Commissioners, pro-
vided that the minutes Of said board shall
show the reasons for ordering payment in
cases where the said Road Superintendent
has declined to approve such bills; neither 1
the Read Superintendent for Montgomery ;
county. nor any assistant under him. shall
have pecuniary interest in any such con- :
tracts, and the Road Superintendent for
Montgomery county shall annually, on or {
before the first day of February in each s
year. make a written report to the said {
County Commissioners, covering the fol-
lowing points An inventory of the road '
machinery. tools and equipment Of the I
county, the condition Of the roads of the
county and improvements that have been i
made in each district in the twelve |
months ef ing December 81 of the previ-
GUS year. the amount and kind of material /
used in each road, with detailed state
ment of its cost, and the amount and cost \
of labor on each road; and shall further a
make a statement of the plans which he a
has submitted for bridge and road i'm C
prOvement in each district. The report c
shall contain a concise statement of the 81
amount of money expended in each dis S,
trict for all road work. making proper al f,
lowance where road divides two dis p
tricts, which concise statement shall be O
published by the saidCountyC Commissioners b
in two county papers twice during the
month of February in each year. The I
oasA rxf -n,a hall l..
not enter upon the construction or i'm I
provement of any bridge or culvert, stone Ct
or other permanently improved road or K
their maintenance, nor shall said board 9
purchase any machinery or equipment,
road material or supplies, nor shall said (
board locate any new road or relocate any O
old road until after having first referred s
the matter Of such construction improve I
ment, purchase. location or relocation to c
the said Road Superintendent and re- s
ceived from him written report and rec 9
concentration thereon, a copy Of which s
shall have endorsed thereon the action of I
said Board and the reasons therefor If I
such action of said board does not con-
form to the recommendations Of said Road (
Superintendent and such reports and all
contracts must be filed with and form
part OF the vouchers upon which pay
ments are made. which vouchers must be
approved by the President Of said Board;
and it shall be unlawful for the Treasurer
to pay any bill except upon proper vouch-
ers prepared, endorsed and approved as
required by law. Provided, that nothing
contained in this Section shall be con-
strued to affect the appointment or term
Of Office of the present Road Superinten-
dent. who shall continue to hold his Office
for the term Of four years for which he
has been heretofore appointed, subject to
the requirements Of this subtitle.
Hi. Whenever the owners of property
binding upon any public road or street
may desire to have the same improved to
| an extent beyond that contemplated by
the said County Commissioners, then il
the owners Of two-thirds Of the linear
feet of property binding on such road or
street shall petition the said Commission
ers for such Improvement and deposit
with the Commissioners a sufficient sum
OF money. the same to be determined by
the said Commissioners. TO cover the cost
OF necessary surveys and other necessary
expenses Of preliminary examination, il
shall be the duty Of the said Commission
ers to appoint three examiners, one to be |
selected by the petitioners, one to be a
member Of the said County Commission
ers, and the other the Road Superinten-
dent of the county, to examine into and |
report upon the need for such improve
ment and the cost thereof; and If the |
Commissioners shall determine, after such |
report thereon. that such improvement |
should be made. they shall determine the |
amount to be appropriated from the road |
moneys Of the county or district for such |
Improvement, II any, and what proper
ton Of the cost shall be paid by the petit |
TONERS and others interested in the work, |
and shall have the power to determine |
what individuals would be DAMAGED and |
what individuals would be benefited |
thereby, and the amount Of such indi- |
vidual damage and benefit, and to allow |
and assess the same; provided the amount |
of Individual damage and individual ben |
fit shall not be finally fixed until notice |
shall be given to the persons to be affect |
ed, and to have the opportunity to be |
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