The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-23

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bead for % faiihfal psff0fnzsare q
theis ssmtrkcis ana shAll lbk paid Tor
their work On sAid highways "a the
commissioners and contractors saAlll
agree. bat surh paymaat shah ea made
upon estimates furnished BY tbs g,ivil
Enginetr under the saplOy Of tbs
Commissioner. 1T ~ Per ssenz u suEh
elltimats ahali bs held batk and not
paid until q anal estimate has b.sea
raade and the work accepted ty the
Commissioner
II shall be In the discretion VI the
saia highway Commissioner as to
WHISTLER said high~aya shall be con
structed by themselves or by contract.
and II the entire system Ia let BY coil
tract. the bidding contractors shall
first bid on the construction Of said
highways as q whole. and then On the
construction Of said highways sepa,
rately. and the lowest and best bid ar
bids, whether AZ q whole or separately
shall DO accepted by said highway
Commissioners Said Commissioner
shali advertise for such bids for thirty
days In some newspaper published IN
Dickson County. Tennessee. and BY
such other advertising medium as said
Commissioners may select. Or said
Commissioners may contract for the
construction and repairs Of such high
ways. or parts Of highways, as In their
discretion may be to the best interest
OF the County.
All bids received by said highway
Commissioners shall be kept ON file By
them and shall be open to public In,
spectl6n after the contracts are let and
the biddings are closed.
/ II said Commissioners decide to
build said highways. or any part or
parts Of the same by themselves, they
are hereby empowered and authorized
! to purchase out OF the funds In their
hands proper road machinery TO be
used In the construction Of the said
highways. and to perform every iunc.
ton OF a contractor. but without addi
tfunal pay. and In no case shall Com.
missioner furnish any team or teams
or have any mercensry interest what
ever In the building OF said highways,
except IA has already been provided
for by the County Court OF Dickson
County or may hereafter be provided
for by said County Court. or should
said highways be constructed by con
tract. then said Commissioners shall
have no interest whatever In such
contracts except ~ the representa-
tive Of the County,
| Section 3, Be II further enacted
That said bonds, when issued by the
Judge and Clerk. as herelnbefore pro.
/ vided, shall be turned over 10 the said
( Commissioners, they to execute their
receipt for same In duplicate, but be
| fore the said bonds are delivered Ia
said Commissioners TO be sold b,
| them the Commissioners shall be re
I qu'red to give good and sufficient
bond with some reputable guaranty
company an surety. authorized to do
business Ia this state. to insure the
proper and faithful disbursement OF
| the funds coming into their hands and
| for the faithful discharge OF their du,
ties rs such highway Commissioners
! The cost Of such bond shall be paid
! by the County When the bonds herelr
| provided for shall have been sold by
the said Commission the funds de
rived therefrum shah be divided be
tween the two Court Jurisdictions OF
/ the County In proportion to the taxes
/ paid by tho said two Court Jurisdic
lions VI the County IN proportion To
the taxes paid by the said two Court
! Jurisdictions texcept the taxes pait
! by the railroad telephone and tele
graph companiesl and sum equal 10
the proportion Of the taxes paid by
! the Railroad. Telephone and Telegraph
Companies Of the County shah be al
yided equally between the two sait
Court Jurisdictions
J Section q .,h Re n further enacted,
j That the Commissioners elected from
the South side Court Jurisdiction OF
the County as heretnhefore provided,
shall have the right 10 connect and
construct highways through the incor
porated towns within the said South
Side Court Jurisdiction or 10 build and
construct additional highways therein
and the Commissioners elected from,
| said South Side Court Jurisdiction
| shall expend In the town of Dickson,
| Tennessee. q sam not exceeding ff
teen thousand dollars tslS. 0oe1 in con.
meeting the highways through the ss.a
town and building other highways
therein, The Commissioners elected
from the North SIDE Cour. Jurisdiction
as hereinhetore provided shall have
right TO connect and construct hieh
ways through the Incorporated towns
within said North Side Court Jurisdic
ton
| Section 10 Be II further enacted
That the Commissioners shall have
authority 10 take by Gift or purchase
on behalf OF the County. rights-of way
for said highways; and upon failure IL
! negotiate with any land owner for any
rightot.way or any part thereof neces