Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-31

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In addition to the
provided for, the 81 Dali
give such further
deem advisable. but
cost of such additiu
not exceed the sum
dollars for each sale
There is hereby cree
the state treasury a fu
and designated as the 0ra1n
Highway Fund and i'm mtbII1bN
er such sale of bonds ~ w
of the state shall pay ii
treasury and cause to b
said Second state Highwayvnaotod n
total amount received for sp0e'et III
except such amount as may will no,
paid as accrued interest ,there
amount that shall have been
Of the state, Immediately after sday
sale, paid into the treasury of
Highway Interest and Sinking Fun
which is hereby created
OF the moneys placed in the safe
Second State Highway Fund. pursuant
sum of twelve million dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby made available, and shall be
used exclusively for the acquisition OF
rights of way for and the acquisition,
construction and improvement of the
uncompleted portions OF the system of
state highways prescribed by SAID
state Highways Act" And of said
moneys so placed in said Second State
Highway Fund, the sum of three mil
lion dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby made available
and shall be used exclusively for the
the acquisition, construction and I'M
provement of certain extensions from
said system of state highways pre-
scribed by said state Highways Act
as follows: An extension connecting &
the interior and coast trunk lines in
northern California through Trinity
and Humboldt counties by The most
direct and practical ropte; an exten :
sion connecting the San Joaquin VAL
ley trunk line at a point between the
City of Merced, in Merced county, and
with the Coast trunk line at or near
the City of Gilroy in Santa Clara coun-
tv. through Pacheco pass. by the most
direct and practical route; an eXten =
Highway lateral to or near the rail-
way station El Portal, IN Mariposa
county; extension connecting the
San Joaquin Valley trunk line in Tu-
lare county with the Coast trunk line
ir Monterey county. by the contlnua-
tion of the lateral. between the cities
of Visalia and Hanford through Goa
linga by the most direct and practi-
cal route; an extension connecting the
San Joaquin Valley trunk line at or
near Bakersfield with the Coast trun
line in San Luis Obispo county, through
|Cholame pass, by the most dlrect and
practical route; an extension of the
San Bernardino County State highway
lateral of Barstow, in San Bernard1no
county, by the most direct and prac-
tical route; an extension connecting 8
Antelope Valley, in the County of Los
Angeles, with the City of Los angeles,
by the most direct and practical route;
and an extension of the San Bernar-
dino County State Highway lateral to
the Arizona state line near the town
of Yuma, Arizona. via the cities OF
Brawley and Ell Centre in Imperial
tical route; provided, however. that ex-
lenses of the acquisition, construction
and improvement of the extensions ..: n
above enumerated and the acquislu1n \
Of rights of way therefor, shall De
partly borne by the county or coun-
ties in which such extensions lie, the
extent and character of such division
of expenses between the state ano
county shall rest for final determine
ton with the state Department OF En-
gineering and said department is mere
by authorized to enter into such agree
lrents and undertakings as are neces,
sarv TO properly carry out the intent
of this section.
The route or routes of said state
highways to be acquired, constructed
or improved under the provisions OF
this act shall be selected by the De
partment of Engineering in the man
ner provided by and to carry out the
objects of said estate Highways Act
and in the manner provided by and
to carry out the objects OF this act
Moneys shall be drawn from said
Second state Highway fund for the
purposes of this act upon warrants
duly drawn by the controller of the
state upon demands made by the De-
partment of Engine eering and allowed
and audited by the State Board OF
Control; provided, however, that ou'
of the proceeds of the first sale OF
bonds made hereunder the state con-
troller and the state treasurer shall
transfer upon their respective BOOKS
the sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars to the credit of the state Hlgh +
Wav Revolving Fund" which fund is
hereby created in the state treasury
The moneys in said state Highway Re
volving Fund, or such part thereof as
the advisory board Of the Department
of Eneineering shall deem necessary
may be expended, from time to time
upon the demands of the Department
Of Encineering, approved by the state
Board of Control for the purpose OF
making cash payments in advance Tor
such expenditures as are necessary ano
proper to carry out the provisions OF
This act Upon receipt of such de-
mands, so approved, it shall be the
duty of the state controller TO draW
his warrant upon SAID state fiiSh"dS
Revolving Fund" in favor of the per
son or persons therein named. and the
state treasurer shall pay the same
On or before the tenth day of each
month thereafter the Department of
Engineering shall submit to the state
Board of Control a verified, itemized
statement, showing all expenditures
during the preceding calendar month
of the moneys so withdrawn from SAID
estate Highway Revolving Fund, ac-
companied by proper vouchers ana re-
reipts therefor Such statements snail
he audited by the State Board of Con-
troll in the same manner that claims
against the state are audited and II
found to be correct, shall be approved
bv the state Board of Control ana
transmitted to the state controller with
such approval endorsed thereon. The
state controller shall thereupon draw
his warrant upon the second state
Highwav Fund" in favor of the De
partment of Engineering FOR the az
eregate amount of such expenditures
and upon the surrender of such war
rant properly endorsed, the state
treasurer shall transfer the amount
thereof upon the books of bis otflce
from the said "Second state Highway
Fund" to the said estate Htghway Re
volving Fund" to be expended as afore-
said
Sec. 5. There is hereby appropriated
from the General Fund in the state
treasury such sum annually as VIII
be necessary to pay the principal OF
and the interest on the bonds, issued
and sold pursuant to the provisions
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