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

LEGAL.
lowed by the board of county commits
slonerS of their respective counties the
following salaries to be paid out of the
general fund the same as other county bills
are paid:
In counties having Il population of
more than 10000 and not more than
1J.O0O, $1,000 per annum;
IN COUNTIES t oh having population Of
10000, $1.40O per annum;
In counties having population of
more than 10000 and not more than
$1,000, 81 900 per annum
In counties having a population of
more than 1000 and not more than
10000, $1,so0 per annum;
In counties having population of
more than 10000, $1,000 per annum;
Provided, that in counties having
population of 10000 or less the county en-
gineer's salnry shall not be less than $1,000
per annum: and provided further that where
two or more counties unite to form Il
county engineers district the salary shall
be determined by the population of the
district according 10 the same schedule
and in the same manner as for single
counties. The population for the purposes
of this act shall be determined from the
last returns of the assessors to the county
clerks.
Sec. IL That the board of county com
missioners OF each county shall provide
the county or district engineer with suit
able office conveniently situated and such
assistants and equipment as are necessary
for the proper performance of his duties
Sec. il. That before entering upon his
bond unto the state of Kansas with surety
to be approved by the board of county
commissioners in the sum of s., 800. con
ditioned upon the faithful discharge of his
duties and the protection, care and return
of all property of the county which may
come into his custody; provided, where
the county engineer districts have been
formed the bOnd shall be made payable to
the state of Kansas for use of each
county forming such district
Sec. II. That as soon rs practical after
the taking effect of this act it shall be the
duty Of the county engineers and boards
of county commissioners to classify and
designate the roads in their respective
counties. according to their relative i'm
portance. as county roads and town
ship roads" The county roads shall be
the main Travelled highways, and shall con-
meet as nearly as possible the cities and
principal market centers of each county
with each other, as well as to connect with
the county roads i'll adjoining counties {;
provided, TIT in any county having total
of 1000 miles of public highways or less
the county engineer and board of county
commissioners shall designate not less than
80 miles nor more than $50 miles as county
1000 miles of public highways not less
than ten per cent nor more than fifteen
per cent shall be designated rs county
roads: provided further, that in counties
having an assessed valuation of more than
than twenty-five per cent of the total pub
lie road mieage@ shall be designated
county roads. All other public highways
are township roads" Whenever any main
Travelled highway is located partly within
and partly without a city. and connects Il
county road with The city by and with the
consent of the mayor and council or city
commissioners the board Of county COM
missioners is hereby given power and
part of the county road system, and
when so designated it shall be improved
~ road system; providing, however, that
the mayor and council or city commissio
ers may aid in the constructions mafnten-
ance and repair of said highway in the
same manner as they would were the said
highway within the corporate limits of said
city.
located upon the dividing line between
counties is or becomes the main Travelled
road between cities and the principal mar
ket centers. it shall be the duty of the
county engineer and board of county COM
missioners of each of the counties between
which such road is located to designate such
road as Il county road. 1t shall be the
duty of the board of county commissioners
of each of the counties between which
such road Is located to divide the work
Of maintaining and repairing such road
into two parts or sections, as nearly equal
as practicable. one county taking one see
ton and the other county the other section.
1t shall he the duty of each board of coun-
tenance and repair of both sides of the
road of the part or section assigned to its
respective county PROVIDED ID further' that
be settled by the state highway engineer.
Sec. II. That soon as the county
roads are so designated, the county engi-
which shows the public roads aud section
lines in the county, and for this purpose
existing atlas maps may be used. provided
marked thereon. The map shall be filed
with the board of county commissioners of
such county for correction and approval.
Sec Is. That it shall be the duty of
the county engineer and board of county
commissioners in designating the county
roads system to eliminate all steam or
electric road grade crossings and all other
dangerous places ON such highways so far
as practicable, by paralleling such steam
electric roads. constructing undergrad de
or overhead crossings, or relocating the
highways, or by the use of such other
means as may be necessary to properly
safeguard the travelling public: provided.
that the expense of eliminating railroad
crossings shall be divided between the
ship, as the case may be. in fair and
equitable proportion, to be determined by
the State Highway Commission, which
shall determine the necessity for eliminat-
ing such crossing. If lands are appro-
priated for the relocation of any county
or township road. which relocation is
deemed necessary to avoid one or more
railroad crossings other dangerous
places, the railroad company shall pay
such part of the cost thereof. not less than
one-haf nor more than three fourths.
is determined by the State Highway Com
mission. The State Highway Commission,
upon the request of any county or town
ship board, may require suitable safety de-
wees or warning signals at dangerous or
obscure railroad crossings TO Indicate the
approach of trains. which shall be installed
ana maintained by the railroad company
Sec 10. That when the board of county
commissioners has corrected and approved
tne county road system, the county en-
gineer shall make such corrections on the
map and forward two copies of the same
to the state highway engineer together
with such data as the state highway en-
g1neer may require. Upon receipt of such
maps the state highway engineer shall
proceed to examine the same with view
of determining the correct lines to be
followed by the county roads, having due