The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-07

LEGAL.
work; it shall devise and adopt standard
| plans and specifications for road bridge
and culvert construction and maintenance
suited to the needs of the different coun-
! ties of the state and furnish the same to
/ the several county engineers; it shall make
! a biennial report for the use of the Legis-
| lature and may issue bulletins and phaln-
phletS it deems necessary. which shall
1 be printed as public documents it shall
carry such other highway educational
work it deems eNpedient and may
operate with the state and national Organi-
cations for the support and advancement
| of highway construction; it may make in
veStiEdtionS Of the highway conditions in
| any county, assist boards of county com
missioners and the attorney general in the
| prosecution or defense of patent suits re-
| lative to road and bridge construction
when so requested, and it shall report any
violations of the law to the attorney gen
eral who shall take such steps are
necessary to correct same: it shall require
the state accountant to devise Il uniform
4 Of road and bridge moneys levied
AID expended, which system shall
county in the state it shall take such
steps as win give the provisions of this
act fun force and effect and it shall do
and perform all other duties that may be
/ required by law.
Sec. =, That it is hereby made the duty
OF the boards of county commissioners
members of the township boards of high
way commissioners. to furnish detailed
=.
and culverts under their control. to the
State Highway Commission upon its writ
ten request and upon the blank forms
+ commissioners are hereby authorized to
enter into all contracts and agreements
with the State Highway Commission as
required by the federal aid act.
SEQ. ; That the board of county com
missioners of each county within six 6f)
months after the taking effect of This act
snail appoint 4 competent county engineer
for a term of two yeccs and until his
unless his tenure of office is terminated
during such time by ma jority vote of
the board of county commissioners for
cause or by order of the State Highway
Commission for incompetency: provided
that all appointments of county engineers
shall be approved by the States Highway
Commission; provided further. that in
counties of less than 10000 poDulation
the county commissioners NAV postnone
this appointment until January l. 1919 ;
provided further in event of vacancy in
the office of county surveyor the county
engineer TO fill the vacancy for the uneX-
pred term
See .. That it shall be the duty of
the county engineer, in conformity with
the regulations and requirements of the
state Highway Commission: "a To pre-
pare plans and specifications and estimates
for roa6s, bridges and culverts built by
the county GU To act for the county in
all matters relating to the supervision of
the construction, repairing, surfacing, re-
surfacinS and maintenance of any roads,
bridges or culverts. or anything pertaining
Whlch the county pays any part of the cost
thereof. 90 To visit and inspect the high
ways and bridges in each township of
his county or district at least once in
each year, and advise and direct the town
ship board of highway commissioners and
inc road OVerSeer OF each township to
the best methods of construction. repair
maintenance and improvement of such
| highways, bridges and cufverts % To
prepare plans. specifications and general
regulations governing the construction and
maintenance of township roads. bridges
/ Tn IEIt los Of
same to the township board of highway
commissioners and TO the road overseer
of the several townships of his county or
district. % To keep IL record of all
contracts and of all purchases of material
construction. in excess of 5000, approved
by him in any township as herein pro-
vided. 90 To study the soil conditions
and collect information concerning the var
ious deposits of gravel, stone. sand. clay
and other road and bridge building mate
rails, and to investigate and determine
the most approved methods of using the
same. ca To make maps of the roads
in the different townships of his county
or district, and where there are no other
records. or the records are incomplete, he
shall make maps and plats and file them
township clerk, which when passed upon
and adopted by the board of county com
roads where there are no other records,
and shall be additional and supplemental
records when the former records in
complete or imperfect (S) To answer in
quiries and to hold two more public
meetings annually to advise with high
way officials in road, bridge and cuIvert
improvement, and to perform all other
duties required by law
See. 10. That in any county where there
is not sufficient amount of road and
+ bridge work to keep the county engineer
employed throughout the year, the board
of county commissioners of any such
county. with the approval of the State
Highway Commission, may unite with the
board of county commissioners of an ad-
joining county or counties and form Il
county engineer district and employ Il
county engineer for the two or more
counties included in such district; pro-
vided, that in forming such county engi-
neer districts the board of county com
misSionerS and the State Highway Com
mission shall be governed by the area.
mileage Of public highways. number of
watercourses, population, railroad facilit-
les. assessed valuation, and the total
amount of funds being spent in such
counties for the roads and bridges; and
provided further. that not more than six
counties shall be included in any dis
trict, and any district composed of two or
more counties shall not include more than
S1O0,9Oo0o0 assessed valuation The
such county engineer district with the APP
prevail of the State Highway Commission,
may as the work develops reduce or in
crease the size of the district the con-
dtt1ons may warrant or demand. but no
district so formed shall be altered or
changed in less than two years from the
date of such formation.
! Sec. IL. That when two or more coun-
ties unite and form county engineer dis
trict and Jointly employ county engineer,
in compliance with this act. the salary and
expense of such engineer and his assis-
tants shall be paid by the several coun-
ties in the proportion that the population
! of each county is to the total population of
all the counties forming such district. as
shown by the records and determined by
the county clerks in the several counties.
See. II. The county engineers of the
several counties of the state shall be al