The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27


a separate fund by the town. to be.
known as the TDragging Fund.
Strict account must be kept and not.
one cent OF this fund may be expend-
ed for any other purpose than drag
ging. -- aas. .s.'z--
THE town board in each town, on
recommendation Of the town road
oyerseer, shall enter into contracts
for the dragging OF the road of the
town, giving preference TO the main
travelled road and roads constituting
mail routes within their respective
towns; provided, however, that the
compensation which may be agreed
to be paid for each time road Is
dragged shall not exceed s1.O0 per
mile for each mile OF road dragged"
The contract price Is paid from drag
ging fund after approval by the town
road overseer.
Each town constitutes a road dis
trict.-onice of district" road over.
seer Is abolished
In it's place Office OF "town" road
oyerseer is created. Town board APP
points the town road overseer after
the annual meeting. He holds Office
at the pleasure OF the board. The
board may discharge him at any
time and appoint another In his
place Assistants may be appointed
by overseer with approval OF board.
No member Of town board may hold
this Office.
Compensation Of overseer and as
sistants fixed by town board, not to
exceed So. per day for time en-.
gagged i'm actual work. Road over.
seer must give $4,000 bond before
beginning duties, with sureties, for
faithful performance of his duties
and return OF town property Bond
approved by town board. He has
jurisdiction only over town and
county roads. ...
The only exceptions to this are
the matters heretofore referred to:
First. Repairing DISTRACTED or un.
safe road. n, ..,. .-.s.
Second. Removal OF snow
Extraordinary Improvement such
] as macadamizing, where funds are
not sufficient, must be submitted to
vote. - go.
bitches may be established by
town board to drain road on rec
ommendation OF oyerseer-there
bitches may run through private
property upons proper proceeding
and damages assessed.
Town board must install one sub
stantial culvert for abutting owner
whereby grading public road same
is made necessary for suitable APP
proach.." Town or county may buy
or condemn gravel or road material
plot, not exceeding five acres
No county or town board shall
make final payment on a road con-
tract where contract price exceeds
$4,000. until assistant state highway
engineer examines the work and GER
titles that 1t is properly performed
according to contract. Certificate
must be fled with county auditor or
town clerk. as case may be.
Examination must be- made and
certificate fled within thirty days
after written notice by contractor
that work is done.
II is a misdemeanor to make final
payment before this certificate Is
filed. s-1a- - - Fa
| County must maintain and super
wise all bridges In the county which
originally cost $1,000 or more to
construct.
Where the cost or bridge or road
construction or Improvement exceeds
$500. plans and specifications must
be filed with town clerk in town con-
tracts and countysauditor In case OF
county contracts. Must be advertised
and bids called for. and specify time
an place OF receiving and opening
bids. Publication in a paper In which
county board proceedings are adver-
tised, and must be published weekly
for three successive weeks before
opening OF bids and must recite
fling Of plans and specifications.
Not less than one per cent nor
more than three per cent OF the
state aid" fund available In any
one year shall be apportioned to any
county. This fund is supplied mainly
by the one mill tax levied annually.
All OF such allotment In excess Of
one-half per cent of the allotment
unused In two years by or In the
county, goes back to state fund.
| Twenty per cent OF such allotment
shall be used only for maintenance
Of state roads and bridges thereon.
Duty OF county commissioner to
provide for maintenance OF state
roads In accordance with rules and
regulations of state highway com.
| mission.
Twenty-Five per cent of allotment
remaining after this above twenty
per cent Is deducted. may be used by
county commissioner for construc-
tion and Improvement q county
roads.
Assistant engineer must consult