Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-09
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AN ACT relating to the construction. main;
bitches by counties having an area OF more
than twenty five hundred square miles and
inhabitants and containing no city or vii
lage having population OF more than
thirty-hve hundred inhabitants, and Great
/, perintendent Of Highways in such counties
Be It enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
after having area of more than twenty
five hundred square miles and a population
of more than fifteen thousand inhabitants &C
federal census, and containing no city OF
village have a population Of more than
pit by the
county board a county superintendent OF nigh
ways who. shall be a. competent surveyor and
person as the county surveyor Of said coun-
ty. The officer SO appointed next after the
passage Of this act shall hold his office unit!
the January meeting of the county board next
after the next general election. and until his
successor is appointed and qualified: and each
officer thereafter appointed shall hold his office
for four a. years and until his successor Is
appointed and qualified. 1t shall be the duty
Of such county superintendent OF highways
to inspect all roads bridges md and cn So
and material furnished under contract witt
his said county in the construction, main:
bitches. promptly, from time to time. as re.
quested by the county board; and no money:
shall be paid out by the county on any suct
highways shall have certified that he has
inspected and found sufficient and In com.
pliance with such contract the work s or ma
nor until the county attorney of said county
shall have certified that the payment . s., Sc
Sec. 2 Said county superintendent. Of high
ways shall receive five dollars $500 per day
of his duties, and shall be allowed his &C
tual reasonable and necessary expenses In.
cidental to the performance Of his duties AZ
pcnses shall be on his itemized and veri.
fed bills duly allowed by the board. He
F1e T Tivs poars With
cient sureties approved by the county board
conditioned for the faithful performance oi
the conditions of his bond by either act OF
omission. he and his bondsmen shall be liable
to the county or to any other person dam dam
age resulting therefrom together with the sum
Of Twenty-Five Dollars fS.5.O0) as q penalty
Said officer may appoint such deputies as may
his duties, but he and his bondsmen shall
be responsible for their acts or omissions.
construed to prevent said\ county board o,
any member or committee thereof from her
sonaly inspecting such work or materials In
the event such county superintendent Of high:
ways shall fail or neglect to properly and
promptly inspect same upon request from such
county board; but in such case the total
expense to the county board for such in
mittee shall not exceed Fifty Dollars ($5O.Oo)
on any one contract or job. nor shall it OK
coed ten per cent Of the contract price: in
such case the inspection by said board or its
duly authorized committee or member and
written report thereon shall answer the pur-
poses Of an inspection and certificate by said
county Superintendent Of highways.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April II, 1913.