Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-27

It is similar to the senate bill already
adopted and probably will become tn,
law of Iowa:
A bill for an act to create a state
highway commission and to provide fol
the appointment, term of office, com.
pensation, powers and duties of such
commission, to provide for the remova
of the members Of said commission. &c
create a system of county and township
road, bridge and culvert construction
and maintenance, and to prescribe the
procedure and manner of carrying on
such improvements, and the rights
duties and power of county. township
and other officers and employees with
reference thereto, to fix the rights OF
parties contracting with reference to
such work, to repeal section two thous-
and, six hundred seventy four
(2674-f3 of the supplement to the code,
1907, relating to highway commission
and to amend section three CD Of chap
ter twenty-four (24) of the acts of the
Thirty fourth general assembly, relat-
ing to the county road building fund.
and to repeal all acts and parts of acts
in conflict with this act.
BE II enacted Dy the SellSEdl UlS
Of the state of Iowa:
Section One.
The office of the state highway COM
mission is hereby located at the state
college of agriculture and mechanic
arts. Said commission shall be COM
posed Of three members. one of which
shall be the dean of engineering of
said college and the other two CD mem
Of va mis- 9ba1I Ia
pointed by the governor Immediately
upon taking effect of this act, from diff
ferent political parties for the period of
two co and four (4) years, from July l.
1913, and terms Of office shall there
after be four i4 years. Such commits
sion when appointed shall fill the in
term between the taking effect of this
act and July !, 1913 If for any reason,
a, vacancy occurs in the membership
appointed by the governor, he shall fill
such vacancy for the remainder of the
unexpired term. from the same political
party from which the vacancy occurred.
The attorney general shall act as at
torney for the commission and shall
advice them upon all legal questions
arising with reference to the duties of
said commission.
Section Two.
Each Of the commissioners appointed
by the governor shall receive for his
services the sum of ten s10) dollars
per day for each day actually employed
in the work Of the commission. The
total compensation to such commits
sioner shall not exceed ore thousand
(s1,00O) dollars per annum.
Section Three.
The duties Of said commission shall
be:
First-To devise and adopt plans Of
highway construction and maintenance
suited to the needs of the different
counties OF the state and furnish stand
ard plans to counties in accordance
Herewith.
Second-To disseminate Information
and instruction to county supervisors
and other highway officers; answer in
quries and advise such supervisors and
officers on questions pertaining to high
way improvements. construction and
maintenance and Of reasonable prices
for materials and construction.
Third-To keep a record of all I'm
portant operations of the highway COM
mission and to annually report the
same to the governor by the first day
of December which report shall be
Fourth-To appoint such assistants
as are necessary to carry on the work
of the commission, define the duties and
fix the compensation Of each and ter
inmate at win the terms of employment
of all employees; provide for necessary
bonds, and AK the amount of same.
Fifth-To make investigation as to
conditions in any county and to report
any violation of duty, either of COM
mission or omission. to the attorney
general, who shall take such steps as
are deemed advisa BILE by him to correct
same.
pSixth-The state highway commits
sion shall have general supervision Of
the various county and township off,
GERS named in this act in the perform
ance of the duties here enjoined. and
shall have full power and authority to
enforce the provisions Of this act.
Seventh-To perform all other duties
required by law.
Section Four.
The board Of supervisors Of each
county, within thirty days from the
taking effect of this act. so as soon
thereafter as practicable, shall employ
a competent engineer or engineers,
whose tenure OF Office may be terminal
ed by the highway commission. who
shall perform the duties as herein
after provided, and who shall De en-
pioyed FOR such length Of time and at
such compensation may be fixed by
the board of supervisors, and to be paid
out of the county fund. Said engineer,
or engineers, shall give bonds for the
faithful performance Of their duties in
a sum not less than one thousand
{s1,000) dollars, nor more than five
thousand $4,000 dollars. At the time
of employing such engineer, or as soon
thereafter as practicable the board
shall designate and select from the
highways Of the county not less than
ten (10) per cent, nor more than fifteen
(15) per cent of the total mileage, same
to be the main travelled roads of the
county, and which must connect the
principal market places of the county
as well as connect with the county
roads in adjoining counties. The sys
tenn of road. bridge and culvert work
herein provided shall apply only to
highways outside Of the limits of in
corporated cities and towns. Such
highways so designated for improve
ment under the supervision of the
board of supervisors ahall thereafter be
known as the county road system.
Section Five.
AS soon as said county roads are so