The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-10

modified survey and plans, record
/ the same at length in a county road
book, and the board of supervisors
shall thereupon proceed to the con-
struction Of the road, bridge, tile
and culvert work in accordance
Herewith and as herein provided.
The duty to construct and maintain
all bridges and culverts throughout
the county is imposed on the board
of supervisors. All culverts having
span of four a. feet, or less, may
be classified as road work, and may
be paid for out Of The county road
funds.
All culverts over four ca feet,
and all bridges shall be paid for out
of the county bridge fund
All other moneys received by the
board of supervisors for road pur-
poses shall be paid out only on the
order of the said board, for the pur-
chase of tools, machinery and equip
ment, or for work done upon the
county road system, or for tile and
thing, or for culverts classified as
road work, as herein provided. All
moneys received by the township
trustees for road purposes shall be
expended for, and upon the township
road system.
| Sec. 10.-Whenever all the roads
of the county road system have been
| improved according to the plans as
herein provided, the board Of super
visors shall add such roads from the
township road system as have been
improved by the township in accord
ance with the general plans and spe-
| citications furnished by the engineer
and in accordance with the require
ments of this act, and II the town.
ship roads so improved be not sufhc-
lent TO use all county funds avail.
able for that purpose, the board OF
supervisors may select addltlonal
county roads, following the same
proceedings in all regards as herein
provided for the original selection
and Improvement of county roads,
but no increase shall be made inathe
mileage of the county road system
| until that system is completed.
! Sec. l1.-All bills for road work,
tile and thing, culvert and bridge
construction or for repairs deslgnat-
| ed bv the engineer shall be filed in
itemized form and certified to by
the engineer before being allowed by
| the board and before warrants IN
payment therefor are drawn by the
| county auditor. Before any warrants
shall be issued by the county auditor
upon the funds of the county road
system in payment for any work or
construction of highways, except for
dragging, maintenance OF repairs
not designated by the engineer, he
must secure on the bill the certificate
of the engineer employed by the
board OF supervisors, that such
Improvement has been made
in accordance with the plans
and specifications as herein pro-
vided, and when so endorsed,
warrants may be drawn for
the amount so certified by the
county engineer; but if said engin-
eer make no certificate when said
work was done in accordance with
the plans and specifications, and
same be not properly made good
without additional cost, then the
may be recovered upon said en-
shall be liable therefor. l~,-7~5...,-.-~
Partial payments may be allowed
by the board on contract work on
the basis of the engineers certlhed
estimates and the percentages specl-
fed in the standard specifications OF
Fthe state highway commission.
Repair work shall be known as
work not designated by the highway
engineer and work of temporary
character or of immediate necessity,
and work necessary to maintain fin
ished roads completed under this
act.
A violation of this section shall
render the county auditor liable on
his bond for the amount of said war
rant.
Sec. 12.-Standard specifications
for all bridges and culverts shall be
furnished without cost to the coun-
ties by the state highway commits
sion, and the work shall be done in
accordance Herewith, and when
said work is completed and APPROX
ed duplicate statement of the cost
thereof shall be filed at once with
the state highway commission by
the county auditor. All culverts
and bridge construction, and all re-
pair work or materials therefor, OF
which the engineers estimated cost
shall be one thousand ($1,OOO.OO)
dollars, or less, may be advertised
and let at a public letting, or may
be let privately at a cost not to ex-
coed the engineers estimate, or may
be built by day labor. All culvert
and bridge construction, and repair
work, or materials therefor, OF
which the engineers estimated cost
shall exceed one thousand ($1,OOO.-
OO) dollars, shall be advertised and
let at a public letting, provided that
the board shall have the power to
reject all bids, in which event they
may readvertise, or let privately by
submitting contract to the state
highway commission for approval, or
build by day labor, at cost not to
exceed the lowest bid received. All
bids received shall be publicly !
opened at the time and place speci-
fed in the advertisement" and shall |
be recorded in detail in book kept |
for LAT purpose, by the county au-
ditor; said book shall. at all times,
be open to the public for inspection.
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