The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
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LEGAL.
act. and when the county engineers esti-
mated cost of such work exceeds the sum
of three hundred dollars (S3OO) and is less
than $4,000 the county board shall make
an appropriation from the county bridge
fund and shall proceed in the same man
ner as provided in this act
Sec. ). That whenever the board of coun-
ty commissioners of any county be of the
or repair any county bridge calvert it
shall determine in what manner the same
shall be built or repaired, and shall di
rect the county engineer to prepare COM
plete plans for the same, and after the
approved plans and specifications have
| letting is published the county engineer
shall make and furnish to the board an
accurate sworn estimate of the cost of the
construction or repair of the same; pro-
vided, that the board may employ engi-
neer to act in conjunction with the county
estimsfes IN pa Ptaas i6
struction of any bridge or culvert work !;
provided, however. that no engineer shall
be employed by the board to furnish or to
prepare plans, specifications estimates
for any county or -township bridge or cul-
vert work or to supervise the construction
| of any such work, who is in the employ
| of or represents any bridge company,
bridge firm, or bridge contractor. Alter,
nate plans may be put on file provided
they are in accordance with the general
| specifications.
! Sec. 6. That whenever the board of
county commissioners of any county shall
! determine that it is necessary to build or
repair any bridge. the cost of which shall
exceed the sum of twenty-five thousand
| dollars ($25000) it shall pass a resolu-
ton declaring such construction repairs
| a necessity. Before making the appropria-
ton therefor 1t shall submit the question
to the qualified voters of the county at
either general or special election, or
| when petition signed by ten per cent
| 109Sl of the lega! voters of the county,
based on the total number of votes cast
for the secretary of state at the last pre-
ceding election, shall be presented to the
board of county commissioners requesting
that the question Of building such bridge
county commissioners shall order such
an election: and if a majority of the
votes cast the proposition submitted
| shall be in favor thereof, the board shall
make the appropriation, and shall pro-
vide for the payment of the same by
| in such sums and at such times as may
be agreed upon by the board: but in no
case shall the orders be given for longer
time than five 90, years from the com.
| pletion of the building or repairing of
orders the board of county commissioners
! shall levy a county bridge tax, in addi-
ton to the levy provided for in this act,
come due: provided, that nothing in this
section shall apply to any. bridge work
sions of chapter 64. Session Laws of 1909.
/ Sec. Z. That all bridges culverts built
i in this state at county expense, or for
which the county has granted aid, shall
be known county bridges or county
culverts,' and shall be maintained there
+ board and the county engineer at county
expense. All bridges or culverts on town
several townships without county aid shall
be known as township bridges and
tanned thereafter under the direction of
the township board and the county en-
gineer at township expense
/ Sec s. That standard specifications for
all bridges, culverts and railroad overhead
crossings and subways shall be furnished
without cost to the counties, townships and
,tVr1r NV toto
Commission. and all work shall be done
in accordance Herewith.
! Sec. 8. That all bridges constructed
a clear roadway of not less than sixteen
go feet. All culverts constructed on
of not less than twenty (20) feet. and the
grade of any approach to or over any such
uniform grade. The roadway of any
| bridge hereafter constructed on any public
/ highway over the tracks of any steam or
| eighteen t1Sl feet wide, and the approaches
thereto shall be at least twenty-four CD
feet wide, and the grade of such approach
shall not exceed five $50 per cent uniform
grade
Sec, 10, That it shall be the duty, OF
and and cuiVerts, and the township board on on
! all township bridges and culverts, to place
and maintain at all n.,i times good solid
three 49, feet high on each side of all
bridges culverts, and trestlework.
I
ton or repair of highway bridges and
( cuiverts the estimated cost of which does
not exceed the of two Thousand dol
lars Qs2 ooo). shall be submitted to s..e
! county engineer for his approval. But if
the estimated cost thereof exceeds the sum
of two thousand dollars $4,000. then such
plans and estimates before being finally
/ adopted shall be submitted to the state
highway engineer for his approval The
state highway engineer shall at once ex-
anime and return the same with his ap-
prova1 with such changes and modiffca-
! lions he may require noted thereon, with
/ his reasons therefor. The plans shall be
! the state highway engineer, and shall then
be adopted by the board Of county com
missioners and all work done in accord
ance Herewith. No contract shall be legal
and binding on the county unless the plans
and estimates of cost have been approved
by the county engineer or the state high
provided that all estimates for bridges and
culverts shall be made separately from the
dirt approaches thereto; provided. that on
1ow-water bridges with roadways IS feet
/ or more in width no guard rail shall be
! required unless the county board deems II
necessary.
Sec. II That the board of county com
missioners. before awarding any contract
| for the construction repair of any
! bridge culvert costing more than three
/ hundred dollars shall adopt, by order of
/ and specifications for said work as pro-
vided in the preceding section and file the
4! twenty GOD days prior to the date of the
/ letting. and any changes alterations
whatever made in the plans, specification
and estimates after they approved and
! filed and before the contract is executed
| will render the contract void On all
bridge and culvert work the estimated cost
of which complete is less than five hun
dred dollars the board of county commits
/ sioners may in its discretion let at private
| or public letting. but when the estimated
! cost of any structure complete shall be five