The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18
LET The STATE HELP.
lion. Geo. B. MellOtt Introduces Bill
Providing For the Construction
Of County Bridges.

Section / Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Repreenta-
tives of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in General Assem-
bly, met and is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same. That
upon petition the court of quart
er session shall direct the county
commissioners to build at least
one county bridge annually until
all streams which it is impossible
to ford at times by reason of
floods ice gorges or washouts are
crossed by bridges.
Section 2 The petition shall not
be considered unless (a) it is
signed by at least three hundred
qualified electors of the county
who are realty owners of the
county and (b) it prays the court
to order the erection of a bridge
at place stated in the petition
and (c) it gives approximately as
nearly as may be the location de-
sired for the bridge and (d) it
sets forth the name or termini of
the public highway which is to
cross the stream by means of the
bridge.
Section 8 Upon presentation Of
the petition the court shall ap-
point three members of the board
of viewers of the county who to-
gether with the county surveyor
shall form a board of view to Sc
lect a site for the proposed bridge.
Section 4 The viewers shall in
person visit the proposed site and
shall select a site that in their
judgement will be best from the
point of economy and accommo-
dation to the travelling public.
They shall cause a plan of the
site to be made which shall be
filed with their report.
Section 5 The viewers shall
complete their labors and file
with the court a written report
of their selection within thirty
days from the date of their ap-
pointment.
Section 6 When the report is
filed the court may enter a de-
cree directing the county COM
missioners to erect the bridge on
the site selected by the viewers.
Section Z Immediately follow
ing the decree of the court the
county commissioners shall cause
plans and specifications for the
proposed bridge to be made and
publicly exhibited in the office of
the commissioners. They shall
then by advertisement as direct
ed by the court invite sealed bids
for erecting the bridge. The ad-
vertisement shall fix a time at
least two calendar months from
the date of the first advertise
ment when the bids shall be open
ed publicly in the office of the
commissioners. Each bid shall
be accompanied by a bond to the
county in double the amount of
the bid conditioned for the faith
full performance or the contract
according to the plans and speci-
fications.
Section 8 At the time and place
stated in the advertisement the
bids shall be publicly opened and
a contract awarded to the lowest
and best bidder. If the sureties
on the bond of the successful bid
der are not satisfactory to the
commissioners the bidder shall
furnish a satisfactory bond.
Section 8 A copy of the plans
and specifications and of the con-
tract and bond verified by the af-
fidavit and of the commissioners
shall be filed in the Office of the
Auditor General. w hen the
bridge is completed and accepted
by the county commissioners on
behalf Of the county the Auditor
General shall be notified thereof
in writing under the seal of the
commissioners.
Section 10 When the Auditor
General is notified that the bridge
has been completed and has been
accepted by the county he shall