The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-03

aDu silAil De cleCtel al utt tcgutAl
election by the people, and saic
J commissioners are authorized tc
employ engineers and other service
, and 10 direct, control and dis
charge those whom they employ.
The engineers 80 employed, act
! ing under the direction OF the com
missioners shall inspect, survey,
change, classify and locate these
! highways and make maps and
charts showing the Improvements
aud changes necessary and prepare
estimates oi cost. The improve
ments shall include grading, till-
ing metaling. ditching, widening
bridging, draining, piking and
other Improvements necessary to
the construction Of a system OF
/ highways for the county. The com.
missioners shall have full super.
vision al The Highways and shall
avoid all g-ades and streams as
much ss practicable.
/ All grades shall be reduced TO
not exceed seven per cent and the
road beds shall not be less than
twelve (l2l feet wide, and metaled
las the commissioners may see
proper. II said highways are le,
by contract, il shall be lei TO the
lowest and best bidder under the
/ direction Of the commissioners
I The contractors shall he .rq1ired
IA pand for the faithful performance
Of their contracts. and shall he paid
for their work on said highways as
/ the commissioners and contractors
+ shall agree, but such payment shall
I be made upon estimate furnished
hy the civil eginrer under the EN-
ploy oi the commissioners but
twenty per cent 0f such estimate
shall be held back or not paid un.
iii final estimate has been made
and the work accepted by the
/ engineer and commissioners.
Section s. Be il further enacted.
That the commissioners shall have
authority to take by gift or,~pur-
chase on behalf OF the county
/ rights of way for said highways,
and upon the failure to Negotiate
With any land owner for any right
ot-way or any part thereof necessary
for the building Of any highway,
they are hereby giyen~ and may
exercise the right Of eminent
domain that the chairman Of the
commission shall give notice ~
tie land owners affected with a
description OF the land required.
designating tie timo and place ot
: the proceeding.
Ile shall then iile with the county
veDurt,rierk a,eqpE, at sllch .Ielice
and the county Judge shall direct
the shertf to summon three com
petcnt free holders 10 meet at the
place designated at which time and
place the sheriff shall swear and
qualify them rs Jury 10 view the
land needed and assess the damages
and report their verdict To the
.county court. After said report
shall have been on file for five days,
liz no exception has heen made
thereto. the report OF the jury shall
be ratified by the court. II ex.
ceptions shall be made by either
the land owner or the commits
sianers. the county Judge with a
jary ol twelve men shall examine
the matters in controversy. accord
inc to the practice Of the circuit
courts ot this state. The com
missioners shall pay any damages
assessed under the provisions OF
this section, together with any coats
adjudged against them out OF the
funds In their hands.
Section 9. Be i, further enacted,
that the commissioners shall make
a fall and complete report OF their
progress at each term oil the guar
terly court. and at the completion
VI the work. they shall make d fina
report. after which the commits
siouers shall be discharged.
Section 10. 8e il further IN
a,ved, That said bonds when issneC
hv the indge and clerk az herein
befo,e provided. shall bs turner
over 10 the said commissioners
they OK ecuted a receipt Tor same il
dupiieati'. but before said hondt
are delivered to said commissioners
!. ~ he sold, the commissioners shal
he required 70 gire good and sufii
/, , cicnt bond fol. the proper custody o
! said bonds for The faithful dishruse
! ment of the funds arising there
: from With some reputable Guarsnte
, Company, as sarety, authorized {
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