New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09

sistsnts aud employees as he may deem advisable He shall
keep complete and accurate records Of all work done and Of
all expenditures incurred under his direction, in such form
and manner as may be prescribed BY the State Highway En-
gineer or Board Of County Commissioners. and such records
shall be open to inspection at all times by the County Com
missoners BY whom he is employed, and by the State High
way Engineer. He shall make reports when and a. re-
quested by the State Highway Engineer or County Connie
sioners, all of which shall be made in duplicate, one to be
filed with the State Highway Engineer, and the other with
the County Commissioners. He shall also make in duplicate
an annual report Of all work done under his direction, to-
gether with an itemized statement of all monies expended
under his supervision, copies of which shall be filed in like
manner.
AA work of construction. Improvement, repair ond ~sotw-
trnanee of eoxsty ,oeds c~d bridges, not done Under SUPER
v;s;o~ of te State Highway Commission. shall be let BY cor
tract to tie Lowest responsible bidder BY the County H;ghwsy
Superintendent. subject to the otprovu! of the County CON-
nissio*~,, after advertisement as provided BY law for tie
letting of contracts for the construction of bridges, under sse*
regulations d~d xbos such Specifications as nnoy Be Prescribed
o, approved BY the County Commissioners.
IL cases whe,e no satisfactory bid shall be recessed for
such ,vork the same may be done .po~ force account: AID
all such work aVhether let BY contract or done upon force
account, shaH be under the supervision of the County High
svoy Superintendent. No payments shall be made for any
such work unless some shall hsve been done to the satisfaction
Of TIE County Highwoy Superintendent as evidenced by his
uvitsen certificate filed svitb the Boord of County Commits
s;0ners.
Except as by kaau otherwise brov1ded all funds thas .xay
be derived from ta*osiou, issuance of bonds, gifts or requests.
o, from omy other source, for road or bridge purposes, IL TIE
respective counties, shall be eove,ed into q faxd, hereby creot-
cd, to be knoaVn and designated as County Road Fund.-.
From time to time as they .uoy deem necessary the Coun-
ty Commissioners shall set aside from the County Road Fund
q special fund for road and bridge expenditures, the amount
sUheveof shall be based upon an estimate furnished by the Coxw-
ty Highway Superintendent and approved by the Board. Such
special fund shall be placed at the disposal of the County High.
avay Superintendent by 7varrant drazvn upon the county treas
arer, for use as a checking fund to meet poyroAs for lobor,
team hire, discharged employees, and such other cash cxtex-
ditnyes as may be necessary in the proper execution of the
york under the charge of such County Highway Saperimter-
dent. f
All such expenditures shall be accounted for BY the Coux-
ty Highuay Superintendent, IN accordance uith the system
of accounting by this act provided, and such officer shall on
or before the tenth day of each month file with the county
clerk q complete itenised and certified acoamt of all such ex-
perdta,es during the preceding month, accompanied by re-
eeibted bills and vouchers therefor. Such accounts shall be
audited from time to time as the County Commissioners sroy
direct.
Prior to their payment bills for oil supplies, material AID
equipment purchased for road or bridge purposes shall be
opprooed BY the Board of County Commissioners They shall
be mode out upon prescribed forms and shall be property ce,-
titled by the County Highway Superintendent. NJ purchase
for any such purpose, calling for an expenditure in excess of
Fifty Dollars, shall be made by the County Highapay SUPER
'nte"dent, oitho"t authority from the County Commissioners.
All expenditures from the County Road Fund skaN be
mode Il" accordance aith a uniform system of accounting. to
be prescribed by the State Highway Commission, (Which so
ia, as practicable shall conform to the methods governing
the expenditure of other county funds.
The seve,a! Boards of County Commissioners Of the state
ore hereby empowered and directed to haze brebored, IL &C.
eordance Nth the Specifications to be prescribed BY the State
HighsUoy Commission, q map uhich shall shoay the complete
system of county ~highavoys, both exist;ng and prospective il
their respective counties, (which map shaH be filed wtth the
State Highwcy Commission and q copy thereof Nth the eouw-
~ clerk. Such mop shall be altered or changed from time to
h'e as may be necessary IN order to keep it UP to date.
Sec. 1o. That the legislature of the State of New
Mexico hereby assents to the provisions of the act of Congress,
approved July eleven, nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled
IAN Act to Provide that the United States shall Aid the States
in the Construction of Rural Post Roads, and for other Pur-