Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

through floods or other means, exceed
the sum of one numbered dollars, you
shall notify the board of county COM
missioners or any one or more of
them available as soon as. possible,
and received instructions before re-
pairing such loss or damage.
Tenth: You are also instructed
that eight hours of actual work in
the service of the county constitutes
days work, and you will be govern
ed accordingly in keeping the time of
all persons and teams employed by
you or under you; that you are to
credit no employe or team with time
in going to or from work, but all
employees and teams must perform at
least eight hours in actual work in
the service if the county in order to
accomplish days work.
Eleventh: You are also instruct
ed that no work shall be done by you
or under you on Sunday. except in
cases of emergency for the purpose of
placing the roads or bridges in your
district in condition for immediate
travel
Twelfth: You are also instructed
that in the employment of teams ON
work on the highways in the county,
only such teams shall be employed
upon a single job as actually neces-
sary for such work. That you should
use due caution and judgment in en-
ploying such teams so that such
teams will not be compelled to stand
idle for any extended time and the
time therefor be charged to the coun-
ty.
Thirteenth: You are also instruct
ed that the pay Of road overseers,
employees and teams for the year
| 1914 shall be as follows: The road
overseers of each road districts shall
be entitled to receive the sum of
$500 for each days work on the pub
lie highways of eight hours each;
that each laborer, including drivers,
plow holders, grader men, scraper
holders, and laborers with pick and
shovel snail be entitled to the sum
Of $3.50 per day of eight hours each;
and chat each team employed on the
public highways of the county shall
be paid for at the rate of $3.50 per
day for each eight hours actual work.
Fourteenth: You are also instruct
ed that in the employment of all
teams, you shall employ only such
teams as are physically strong enough
and able to accomplish the work for
which they are employed.
Fifteenth: You are also instruct
ed that in your purchase of all ma
terials or supplies to be used on the
public highways of the county, you
shall issue and deliver to the mer-
chant or other person from whom you
make the purchase, your certificate
setting forth the supplies or mater-
ais you received with the price agreed
upon. And you shall instruct such
merchant or other person that he
must file his bill for such materials
or supplies with the county clerk of
the county with your certificate at
tached in order to receive payment
for such supplies and materials.
Sixteenth: You are also instructed
to keep time book of the names
and of the persons and teams en-
ployed by you showing the days and
hours said persons and teams were
employed and on what work same
we're employed. You will advise all
persons and the owners of teams en-
ployed by you, that such persons and
teams must be present to begin work
on all repairs and improvements be-
fore any of them shall be credited
with time against the county.
Seventeenth: You are also instruct
ed that in grading work you should
employ not to exceed three teams
and five to six mon ON such grading
work unless authorized by the board
Of county commissioners.
Eighteenth: You are also instruct
ed that copy of these rules and
regulations have been placed with the
general road overseer of the county,
and he is instructed to see that the
above and foregoing rules are lived
up to and complied with.
In selecting you as road overseer
Of this county, the board of county
commissioners have taken into con-
sideration your apparent fitness for
the work to be done and in the be-
lief that you are men of good judg-
ment and will endeavor to see that
the county receives actual value for
each dollar. expended under your sup
ervision.
But, if the board finds that you
are not accomplishing your duties
and work at reasonable expense, or
that you are not complying with the
spirit of these instructions as faith
fully as should be reasonably expect
ed, or il the board discovers that