Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-27
High1uay Bill Which Becomes La,u

by contract, the plans, specifications
estimates. Of drainage area, estimates
Of cost and their specific location shall
be filed in the county auditors office by
the engineer. ON completion q de-
tailedsstatement IF cost. and of any adj
dftions or alterations to the plans shall
be added to the above records by the en-
gineer, all of which shall be retained ir
the county auditors office as perma-
neIt records. and when said work Is
completed and approved duplicate
statement of the cost thereof shall be
FLED at once with the state highway
commission by the county auditor.
The board of supervisors may au-
thorize the countq auditor to draw
warrants for the amount of pay rolls
for labor furnished under the day la
Dor system, when said pay rolls are
certified to by the engineer IL charge
of the work. Said bills shall be passed
upon by the board at the first meeting
following said payment.
Section Thirteen.
1t is hereby made the duty of the
board Of supervisors, whenever they
shall determine to construct per-
manent bridge or culvert, the engineer
estimated cost of which exceeds .he
sum of three hundred $4,000 dollars, to
adept a resolution of necessity, which
shall set forth the determination OF
said board to construct said bridge or
culvert and shall contain the following
matters towit:
l. The location of such bridge or
culvert, which location sha, be so
plainly pointed cut that the same can
easily be determined.
3. The material of which such
bridge or culvert is to be constructed.
8. The approximate width Of the
roadway and depth OF fill. if any, over
the crown or floor of said bridge or Gull
vert.
4. The Approximate length Of span or
arch of said bridge or culvert.
). The approximate area of the
watershed to be drained thru said
bridge or culvert.
c. The estimated cost Of said bridge
!. The time and place when said
beard viii hear protests. if any against
the construction Of said bridge or cul
vert, which time shall be at leas. ten
G0) days after the date of the last
matter specified.
Immediately upon the adoption OF
said resolution the county auditor shall
mail copy Ct said resolution to each
of the township trustees of the town
ship or townships in which said bridge
or culvert is TO be located. The county
auditor shall also cause said resolution
TO be published in one issue of each OF
the official papers Of the county.
At the time and place fixed for said
hea ring, the board shall hear all pro-
tests, il any, unless on account of some
contingency it is unable 10
do so, in which event a new time and
place shall be fixed by the board or
county auditor. Of which time and place
all parties shall tae notice. Upon the
termination OF said hearing, the board
shall adopt resolution stating its final
determination to construct said bridge
or culvert or to abandon the construc-
ton of the same. The decision OF the
board shall be final and no appeal shall
ne allowed therefrom. The said reso-
luton Of necessity may embrace more,
than one bridge or culfert.
# the final order of the board IS for
the construction Of said bridge or cu!-
vert and the same is not constructed
within one % year from the date of such
final determination, a new resolution of
shall be adopted and pro-
ceeding had as herein provided.
Section Fourteen.
At every February meeting, or as
soon thereafter as possible. the town.
ship trustees of each township shall
select from It's township road system
the roads TO be dragged for the year. to
be known as draggable roads. and shall
employ a superintendent Of the town
snip road system, who sail give BOND
for the faithful performance of his
duties in such sum as the township
trustees may direct. Said supeTintend-
ent shall have the general supervision
Of all dragging and repair work on the
road system, whose term OF
office END compensation shall be at the
discretion of the township trustees. He
shall see that the approaches to all the
bridges on the said roads. are main
tai.led in such manner as to present
smooth and uniform surfaces; keep the
openings to all culverts and bitches free
from weeds, brush and other material