Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-06-14
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 100.


ments Sections 177h, iii, iii, 177p,
ITO, ITS and 177w Of Article 16 of the
Code of Public Local Laws, title Mont
gomery County," subtitle Roads," and
to add five new Sections to said sub
title to follow Section 177w, and to be
known as 177v, 177w, 177x, 177y and
177z, providing additional powers and
duties for the Board of County Commits
sioners of Montgomery county in grant
ing franchises or rights in relation to
highways, avenues, streets, lanes or
alleys.
Section /. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Sections
177h, Iii, 177j. Tip. ITO. IT'S and 177w
Of Article 10 Of the Code Of Public Local
Laws, title MONTGOMERY County" sub
title Roads" be and the same are hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments so as to read as follows
177h. All matters pertaining to and
affecting the public highways. roads.
bridges, avenues, streets and alleys Of the
county shall be under the general control
and supervision Of the County Commits
sioners of Montgomery county, who are
hereby given power to enter into and
make any and all contracts for material.
machinery, implements and equipment
for such public highways, and to employ
or direct the employment OF so many and
such agents, superintendents, foremen.
inspectors, assistants, mechanics and la
borers as may be found necessary for the
proper construction, care, improvement
and maintenance Of the same, and to fix
the rate of compensation thereof. Said
County Commissioners shall have full
power to determine how the roads of the
county and any special road or roads
thereof may be worked. repaired. i'm
proved or maintained, and to regulate the
wages that shall be paid employees en-
gaged In such work, and the prices to be
paid for material TO be used on the same,
and to provide for such clerical or other
assistance as may be required by them or
the Montgomery County Road Superin-
tendent for the efficient performance Of
their several duties. Said County Com
missiOners shall have the power TO have
work done by direct employment Of labor
or to let out the construction, repairs.
maintenance or improvement Of any road
or portion of road by contract when, in
their judgment. such course Is deemed
advisable. In which case preference shall
be given, where practicable, to persons d.
rectly interested In the proper care or
improvement Of such road or roads. All
contracts made by the County Commits
sioners for the repair or construction Of
roads or bridges, or for materials to be
used therein or thereon. shall be reduced
to writing and filed for record with the
Clerk to said County Commissioners.
Whenever work on any road or bridge In
wolves an outlay Of five hundred dollars
($50O) or more, plans and specifications
direction Of said Road SUPERINTENDENT
,vho shaII recommend m The hoard the
manner in which the WORK shall he done
and n hv con,rac, hida Tor the vvork shaIi
he invited bv reasonable nublIcatIon arch
bids when nnbIIclv onened and read ANAL
he referred m the said Road Sunerinten-
den, Tor annIvsia and renort and no ad-
verSa ac,ion an the observation-disclosures NJ
the Road SUPERINTENDENT shall no taken
excent nv n majority vote Of The fulI
BOARD of Cm,p,v Commissioned An ma
teriaI and snnnIles machinerv and eonin-
ment m he used On the roads and BRIDES
jnvoivino a cost ~ more than t,vo h1n1
dred and flftv dollars 1SosO1 shaIl he con-
tracted for efter reones,ind hIds for III.
aame nv reasonabIe nubIication in the
county nanera no the said Commisaioners
NAV deaidnata All aaId material ard
may uo''sno; III sur .It a' anu
ha subject M The annrovaI M the Comn,v
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