The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-10
THE. NEW ROAD LAW.
Provides for State Highway Commission and that County
Board Shall Have Supervision of BRIDGES and Csverts.

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notice of the fling of said map with
the county auditor and of the date OF
hearing fixed shall be published In
one issue of the official county pa
pers. At any time before said hear
ing is concluded any ten (10) free.
holders of the county may file a pc
tition with the county auditor, ask
ing for any change in said designated
roads which may be deemed advis-
able, which petition shall set forth
their reasons for the proposed
change, and shall be accompanied by
plat correctly showing such pro-
posed change. If no agreement is
reached between the county board
and the petitioners at the hearing
above provided for, the county audi
tor shall forward said map, together
with all petitions and plats, If any
showing the proposed changes, to the
state highway commission. IT no OBJ.
jections are filed and no hearing
had, ''or if agreements have been
reached" the map shall neverthe-
less be forwarded to the state high
way commission.
Sec. 6.-The state highway COM
mission shall upon receipt of said
maps, petitions and plats, proceed to
examine the same, with a view OF
| determining the correct lines to be
| followed by the county highway, hav-
| ing regard for volume of traffic, con-
tinuity and cost Of construction.
Such portion of said maps as meet
| with the approval of said commits
sion may be approved and returned
| as preliminary map for immediate
| use and the original map, when
completed in accordance with the de-
cisions of said commission (Which
decisions shall be tinaD, shall be re-
turned to the county auditor not lat
err than March !, 1914, and copy
of same retained in the office of the
highway commission.
Sec. should any county fail
to make the designation of county
roads, as herein provided, and fail
to forward the same to the state
highway commission within the time
herein provided, said commission
shall have the power to make a
proper designation of said county
roads for said county, and the desig-
nation so made shall be final and of
the same force and effect as if made
by the board Of supervisors, and
when so made by the commission,
said commission shall certify to the
county auditor Of said county the ac-
tual cost of making said designation,
and said county auditor shall there
upon issue warrant on the county
road funds therefor
Sec. 8.-As soon as any party OF
said approved map is returned to the
county auditor, showing the final des-
ignatiOn of county roads, the en-
gineer shall, in writing, divide said
roads into sections, designating each
section by some appropriate number,
name or letter and clearly designat-
ing the starting point and terminus
of each of such sections, and such
designation shall be recorded at
length in a county road book, where
upon the engineer shall proceed to
survey said roads and report to the
board of supervisors the plan for
the road, bridge, tile and culvert
work thereon. Such survey and re-
port shall be on the basis and with
improvement of said county roads,
road work. Said survey and report
shall consist of an accurate plan
and profile of said roads, showing
cuts and fills and outline grades,
with careful attention to surface,
and lateral drainage and sub-drain-
age, and shall show the location of
all lines of tile and size thereof and
of all bridges and culverts, their
length, height and width, and foun-
dation soundings, and an estimate of
the watershed relating to each bridge
and culvert. Culverts constructed
under the provisions of this act Shall
have clear roadway of not less
than twenty (2O) feet. Proper bench
marks shall be established on each
permanent bridge and culvert, which
shall be duly recorded On both pro-
file and plan of road, for future ref
erence. The engineer shall clearly
designate and credit on said plan and
profile all existing permanent bridges
and culverts and grades. The board
may cause all sections to be fully
surveyed and a report made there
on before proceeding with the i'm
provement contemplated by this act,
or, in order to enable the board to
proceed with the most necessary and
urgent work, said board may desig-
nate the order in which the differ
ent sections shall be surveyed and
planned and may order the engineer
to survey and report on certain nam
ed sections before completing the
survey and report on all sections.
Whenever it may become neces-
sary in grading the highways to
make a cut which will disturb or de-
stroy, or a fill which will cover up
government or other established
corner, it shall be the duty of the
engineer to establish permanent wit
ness corners, and make record of
same, which shall show the distance
and direction the witness corner is
from the corner disturbed or covered
up.
A failure to perform this duty
shall subject the engineer to fine of
not less than ten ($1OO dollars, nor
more than fifty $500 dollars, to be
collected on his bond.
Sec. 9-The survey and report of
each section, as soon as completed
and approved by the board of super
visOrs shall he submitted to the !