Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-11

DIS TO tHe WDOIc OF any part oI lIe
bonds offered to such time and place
as he may at the time of such con
tinuance designate. Before offering
any any OF said nonds dt fqr sae. Ine sa,n
coupons which have matured or Will
mature before the date fixed for such
sale. The state treasurer shall give
notice of the time and place of sale
by publication in two newspapers pub
lished in the City and County of san
Francisco and in one newspaper pub
one newspaper published in the City
of Los Angeles and in one newspaper
published in the City or sacramento
once a week for four weeks next pre-
ceding the date fixed for such sale
In addition to the notice last above
provided for. the state. treasurer may
deem advisable, but the. expenses and
cost of such additional notice shall
not exceed the sum of five hundred
dollars for each sale so advertised.
There is hereby created in and for
the state treasury a fund to be known
and designated as the Second State
Highway Fund and imm ediately aft
er such sale of bonds the treasurer
of the state shall pay into the state
treasury and cause to be placed in
said Second state Highway Fund the
total amount received for said bonds,
except such amount as may have been
paid accrued interest thereon. The
amount that shall have been paid at
such sale as accrued interest on the
bonds sold shall be by the treasurer
of the state, imm ediatelv after such
sale, paid into the treasury of the
state and placed in the Second Statc
Highway Interest and Sinking Fund
which is hereby created
OF the moneys placed in the said
Second state Highway Fund, pursuant
to the provisions of this section, the
sum Of twelve million dollars, or so
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 mill
lion dollars, or SO much thereof 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 i'm
provement of certain extensions from
said system of state highways pre-
scribed by said "State Highways Act
As follows: An extension conn ectin 6
the interior and coast trunk lines in
northern California through Trinity
and Humboldt counties by the most
direct and practical route; 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. throueh Pacheco pass, by the most
direct and practical route; an exten-
Highway lateral to or near the rail
way station Ell Portal, In Mariposa
county; an extension connecting the
San Joaquin Valley trunk line in Tu-
ir Monterey county. bv the continue
tion of the lateral between the cities
of Visalia and Hanford through Goa
lirga by the most direct and practi-
cal route; an extension connecting the
San Joaquin Valley trunk line at or
near Bakersfield with the Coast trunk
line in San Luis Obispo county, through
Cholame pass. by the most direct and
practical route; an extension of the
San Bernardino County State, highway
lateral Of Barstow. in San Bernardino
county, by the m 0st direct and prac-
tical route; an extension CONNECTING
Antelope Valley, in the County of Los
Angeles, with the City of Los AngeIes
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
Brawley and EI Centre in Imperial
county, by the most direct and prac-
teal route; provided. however that ex-
penses of the acquisition. construction
above enum Grated and the acquisition
Of rights of way therefor, shall be
partlv borne by the county or coun-
ties in which such extensions lie. the
extent and character of such division
of expenses between the state and
county shall rest for final determine
| ton with the state Department of En-
eineering and said department is here
by authorized TO enter into such agree
nents and undertakings a G are neces-
sary to pronerly 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-
-tTllE Tlt nj en- INK INC a .
ner provided by and to carry out the
objects of said state Highways Act
and in the manner provided by and
10 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 Le-
partment of Engineering and allowed
and audited by the State Board of
Control; provided, however, that out
bonds made hereunder the state con
troller and the state treasurer shall
transfer upon their respective books
the sum of one hundred thousand dol
way 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
If Engin eering shall deem necessary
may be expended, from time to time
of Engineering, approved by the State
Board of Control for the purpose OF
making cash payments in advance for
such expenditures as are necessary and
proper to carry out the provisions of
this act. Upon receipt of such de-
mand3, approved, it shall be the
duty of the state controller to draw
his warrant upon said state Highway
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
I'm ngineering 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
state Highway Revolving Fund" ac-
companied by proper vouchers and re
:eipts therefor. Such statements shall
be 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
nv the State Board of Control and
transmitted to the state controller with
such approval endorsed thereon. The
state controller shall thereuDon draw
his warrant upon the Second State
Highway Fund" in favor of the De
partment of Engineering for the ag-
orngate amount Of such expenditures
he Of