Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-10

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bridge and culvert construction and
maintenance IN and upon the high
| ways along and upon the boundary
line between said counties and,
| Whereas, it Is the conclusion Of the
respective boards Of supervisors of
such counties that the cost OF con-
struction and maintenance OF such
bridges and culverts shall be borne
equally by said counties and,
4 Whereas, existing arrangements are
Inadequate it is therefore,
Resolved. by the boards Of super
yisors Of Marshall county, Iowa, and
! Hardin county, Iowa that from and
after the passage Of this resolution by
the boards of supervisors of each Of
said counties that all matters per-
tanning to bridge and culvert con-
struction and maintenance in the pub
lie highways along and upon the
| boundary line between the said coun-
| ties Of Marshall and Hardin be adj
justed and handled upon the follow
ing terms and provisions, viz:
The county of Hardin shall have
sole charge and supervision Of such
work during the year ending Dec. 81.
1917, andS Marshall county shall have
| the sole charge of such work during
the year ending Dec. 81, 1918, and
thereafter Hardin county shall have
charge for one year and Marshall
county for the succeeding year and
alternately thereafter during the life
of this agreement.
That neither county shall make any
charge against the other for the
services of its board of supervisors or
any member thereof or, its county
engineer or any member of its engl-
neering department but with such
exceptions, each county shall pay
one-haif of the actual cost OF con-
struction and maintaining the bridges
and culverts upon the highways on The
boundary line between said counties
| Each county shall have the right
during the year it has supervision Oh
such bridges and culverts to expend
a sum not exceeding three hundred
| 6 5000 dollars for the construction or
maintenance of amy one bridge or
culvert without notice to the other
county but in all matters involving
the expenditure of any sum in excess
Of three hundred 5000 dollars upon
any one bridge or culvert, the county
| having charge of the work for the
year in which such expenditure be-
comes necessary, shall cause plans and
specifications of such proposed work
| to be prepared and submitted to the
! other county and when such plans and
specifications are approved by the
4 boards of supervisors of each county,
| such work may be done but not other
wise.
When any work involving the eA-
| penditure of more than three hundred
| $4,000 dollars upon any one bridge or
culyert shall have been completed, the
| county having supervision OF such
work shall, thru it's proper officials
and Immediately after having AUDITED
the bills for such work and belns
satisfied of their correctness, hle Win
the auditor of the other county an
|itemized bill of such expenditures
which bills shall be audited and al
lowed by the board Of supervisors OF
such county at the first meeting OF
such board thereafter and warrant
drawn and forwarded to the AUDITOR
of the county entitled thereto covering
the portion Of such expenditure charge
able to the county forwarding sucn
warrant.
! All bills covering expenditures not
\ exceeding three hundred $4,000 dollars
lupon any one bridge or culvert shall
be audited and paid by the county
having supervision of the bridges AND
lculyerts during the year such eXpend1-
i sure becomes necessary and as soon
il As possible after the close OF the year
the county having made such eXpend-
i ture shall file with the auditor OF the
i other county an itemized bill OF al
exp enditures made by said county dur
i ing the year preceding except such
expenditures as have already been
! adjusted under other provisions OF this
agreement which itemized statement
| shall he audited by the board OF super
| yisors of the county against which II
! Is filed at the first meeting OF sald
board thereafter and warrant drawn
and forwarded to the county making
! such expenditures covering the portion
OF such expenditure chargeable against
4 the county forwarding said warrant.
i Each county will give to the other
ct least seven days notice by letter
i to the auditor Of such county. OF the
time and place, of any public letting
Of any contract for the construction OF
any bridge or culvert upon the boun-
| Diary highway.
All bills and statements filed by one
Ecounty against the other shall be veri-
fed and Shall be. certified as correct
by the county engineer Of the county
| fling the same.
This agreement shall remain In force
until terminated by either county but
at least six months notice in writing
shall be given to the other county OF
the intention to terminate.
| Upon the termination OF this agree
ment all accounts between the coun-
ties shall be Immediately adjusted and
paid.
This agreement shall be so construed
as to compel each county to bear one
half OF the expense Of constructing
and maintaining the bridges and cul-
verts upon the highways along the
1 boundary line between the counties
save that each county shall pay the
expense Of it's own engineering depart
ment and of its own board Of super