The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
HIGHWAY EXPERTS
ROADS BILL COMPREHEN-
SINE-FEDERAL TERMS
ACCEPTED.

Pierre, Jan. 24.-While highway
legislation will be grouped as far az
possible by the highways committee
of the two houses, in a general code,
the main provisions Of any act cover
ing the highway operations under
the provisions of the Shakleford act
which grants federal aid will be
largely covered by house bill No. 81,
which was drawn by Howe, of Jack
son county. The bill accepts the pro-
visions Of the federal act, and creates
a state highway commission consist
ing OF two members to be appointed
by the governor, and makes the state
engineer ex-officio a member of the
commission The two members of
the commission other than the state
engineer shall receive the sum Of S.
per day each for the time actually
devoted to the performance OF such
duties, and necessary travel expenses,
but limited to $500 per year for
compensation.
Employ Engineers.
The department has power TO en-
ploy all necessary engineers and en-
ployes for field work in planning,
controlling and supervising any part
or piece of highway construction un-
der the provisions Of the act, at not
, to exceed SIS per day compensation,
such compensation to be paid by the
county or civil subdivision in which
| the work is done. Where a county
or civil subdivision has employed a
competent, expert road builder, the
state highway department may au-
thorize him TO act as it's employe in
said county or subdivision.
All highway work which receives
the state and federal aid under the
provisions Of this act are put under
supervision of the state highway de
partment. All public roads including
bridges thereon where the aid is
granted must be constructed by con
tract or agreement with the state
highway commission. All other roads
and bridges may be constructed as
otherwise provided, but before any
such construction work is commenced
1t must receive the approval of the
state commission
Use Auto License Fund.
County treasurers are required to
remit to the state treasurer 40 per
cent Of the receipts from the regis
tration OF automobiles, which fund
shall be RENTED at the beginning Of
each quarter in the year. and the
funds so received are to be credited
] TO the state highway fund for pay
ment of salaries and expenses of the
: commission. At the end of the year
S the commission shall charge each
county equitably in proportion to the
. work done in said county, and any
= amounts u~nexpended shall be remit
4 ted 10 the counties to be paid into
4 their road and bridge funds.
z Annual reports of towns. town
> ships and counties as to proposed
n road construction or repair for the
e year must be made to the commission
h on or before April 26 of each year
d with the amount of funds available,
o and the probable amount required.
On complaint of any eleetor of any
d county in the state that the proper
n officers are o constructing or i'm
d proving public roads necessary foi
the use of citizens of the county, OF
o are not properly maintaining thost
already constructed; or that they are
e planning or authorizing unnecessary
a roads or bridges, the state depart
n ment shall promptly investigate. anC
have power 10 call witnesses, and /
upon examination they find that thu
complaint is we'll founded they shall
make an order remedying the condi
ton complained of, and file the SAM
with the county auditor of the coun
~. The officers Of the circuit cour
: from such order of the state commits
sion for trial the same as in any civi
action and under the same regula
tons.