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

| for labor furnished under the day Ia
Dor system, when said pay rolls are
certified to by the engineer in charge
of the work. Said bills shall be
passed upon by the board at the first
meeting following payment.
Sec. bit is hereby made the
duty of the board of supervisors,
whenever they shall determine to
construct a permanent bridge or cul-
vert, the engineers estimated cost
Of which exceeds the sum OF three
hundred $4,000 dollars, to adopt a
resolution of necessity, which shall
set forth the determination OF said
board to construct said bridge or
jculvert and shall contain the follow
ling matters, to-wit:
/ |. The location of such bridge or
culvert, which location shall be so
plainly pointed out that the same
can easily be determined.
2. The material of which such
bridge or culvert is to be construct
ed.
3. The approximate width of the
roadway and depth of fill, II any,
over the crown or floor of said bridge
or culvert
1. Inc dppIOAlul dlc icH5LH VI
span or arch of said bridge or Gull
vert
5. The approximate area Of the
water shed to be drained through
said bridge or culvert.
6. The estimated cost OF said
bridge.
I. The time and place when said
board will hear protests, II any,
against the construction OF SAID
bridge or culvert, which time shall
be at least ten (1O) days after the
date of the last publication of any
of said papers, hereinafter specified:
Immediately upon the adoption OF
said resolution the county auditor
shall mail copy of said resolution
to each of the township trustees OF
the township or townships in which
said bridge or culvert is to be locat-
: ed. 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 hearing, the board shall hear
! all protests. if any, unless on &C
count of some unforeseen contingent
cy it is unable to 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 take notice. Upon the termi-
nation of said hearing, the board
shall adopt a resolution stating its
final determination to construct
said bridge or culvert or to abandon
| the construction of the same. The
| decision of the board shall be final
and no appeal shall be allowed there
from. The said resolution of neces-
sity may embrace more than one
bridge or culvert.
If the final order of the board is
for the construction Of said bridge
or culvert and the same is not con-
structed within one CD year from
the date of such final determination
new resolution Of necessity shall
be adopted and proceeding had as
herein provided.
The publication herein provided
for shall be paid for at the rate
specified in section AL of the sup
plement of the cpde, 1907.
Sec. I4.-At every February meet
ing, or as soon thereafter as posi-
! ble, the township trustees OF each
township shall select from it's town
ship road system the roads to be
dragged for the year, to be known
as draggable roads, and shall en-
ploy a superintendent of the town
ship road system, who shall give
bond for the faithful performance Of
his duties in such sum as the town
ship trustees may direct. Said sup
erintendent shall have the general
oil poino and re-
pair work on the township road sys-
tenn, whose term of office and COM
pensation shall be at the discretion
of the township trustees. He shall
see that the approaches to all the
bridges on the said roads are
maintained in such manner as to
present smooth and uniform sur
faces; keep the openings to all Gull
verts and bitches free from weeds,
brush and other material that Will
in any manner prevent the free DIS
charge of surface water. He shall
have charge Of all dragab1e roads OF
the township road system and make
contracts for dragging, and shall see
that all dragable roads of the town
ship road system are properly drag
ged at such times as are necessary
to maintain such roads in smooth
condition, at such price as is reason
able and necessary to secure such
contracts. For this purpose there
shall be expended, under the direc-
ton of the township trustees,
through the road superintendent,
upon the township road system not
less than the one mill drag tax now
authorized by law
The township trustees shall not
allow any bills for dragging, main
tenance, or repair work, nor shall
warrants in payment therefor be
drawn by the township clerk upon
funds of the township road system
until itemized bills therefor shall
have been certified to by the town :
ship road superintendent. A VIOLA
ton of this section shall render the /
township clerk liable on his bond for
the amount of said warrant. The
compensation of such superintend- ,
ent for all duties, including any
dragging actually performed by
him, and the cost of all equipment
for dragging, shall be paid for out