Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-08-06

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appoint one person in each town
ship cf the county to be known al
township supervisor, who shall
be under control and orders of tn,
superintendent of roads, and 1,
shall be the duty cf said super.
visor to divide the public roads ot
his township into sections of moi
less than one mile and not more
than ten miles, and he shall fur.
nish plat of all such sections Of
public roads 80 divided, with the
oulverts and bridges mentioned
thereon. to the superintendent OF
roads, to be fled in his office. and
it also shall be his duty, with the
approval of the superintendent OF
roads, to let by contract at fair
and reasonable price, for a period
of one year, to the best bidder,
the building, maintaining, and
keeping in good repair the differ
snt sections Of public roads in his
township, or in case a new public
road is ordered opened by the
board of commissioners OF said
county, it shall be his duty to let
out the said contract as above
mentioned. The said bidder or
bidders, to be known thereafter as
contractor or contractors, shall
not begin work or receive any pay
from the board of commissioners
of tho county for any work until
he or they shall enter into writ
ten contract III the name of the
board of com missionsrs of Rowan
County to build, maintain and
keep in good repair, sree from all
holes. ruts and dangerous places,
also we'll drained with good crown
upon the road, the section of pub
lio road being so contracted for,
and also to keep in coed repair
the bridges thereon free from any
dangerous places and giving to the
road the usual width ss required
by law. The said contractor or
shall also furnish At
the time of signing said contract q
good and sufficient bond in the
sum of one hundred dsllArs, or q
larger amount if the contract may
warrant same in the estimation of
said board of commissioners, to
the board of commissioners of
Rowan County to- faithfully dis
charge the duties mentioned in his
contract and IS required of HIM
or them by law, and if said con.
tractor or contractors shall fail to
discharge the duties mentioned in
said contract, or as required of
him or them by law, the said
board of commissioners shall have
q right to recover the amount
mentioned in his said bond in any
of the courts of Rowan County.
The superintendent of roads upon
accepting the above mentioned
contract shall write his approval
therein and file same with the
register of deeds of Rowan Coun.
ty, and the said contract shall be
binding upon said county when
approved by the said board of
commissioners. The supervisor
shall from time to time, as he may
be directed by the superintendent
of roads, view the section of pub
lie roads 90 contracted for, and as
the building of said 80 contracted
for progresses under the contracts
90 let, the said supervisor shall
give an order to the supsrinten.
dent of roads for payment of such
amounts of money as to him may
seem due for the work so COM
pleted, and for no more. Aud il
the superintendent of roads shall,
upon examination of said order
find the same correct and due fol
work already completed under the
contract 80 made, he shall endors.
said order and send som,
to the boardof commission
ers for payment. The sale
supervisor shall hs paid fol
the time actually engaged il
letting the contracts for the build
ing and repairing of the public
roads of their respective town.
ships aud for inspecting the publ
roads as they may be directed b,
the superintendent of roads in
sum of not less than two dollar
per day. Said accounts shall b
itemized, signed and certified q
correct by said supervisor. and h