The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal,
March 3, 1911
SENATE BILL No. SIG.


SENATE BILL No. 576
AN ACT providing for the Improvement of
ee991nIntGy roads and amending sections
1898, 1924 and 1925 of the General Statutes
of Kansas of 1915, and repeating said
r, original sections.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. That section ss15 of the Gen
as follows: Section ss15. When a petit
ton signed by fifty per cent of the
resident land owners owning at least thir-
of the resident land owners owning fifty
trict, or signed by the sD owners wul OF Of sixty
per cent of the land within the district,
of a road or roads of benefit to the dis:
tr1ct, shall be filed with the board of
county commissioners of any county where
the same shall be found to be in compli-
ance with the provisions of this act. the
board of county commissioners shall cause
such road or roads to be improved as
prayed for In the petition and as herein
after provided; provided. however that
nefore such Improvements, as prayed for
In such petition are ordered by the county
commissioners con they shall, by order o, Of
the board find the same to be of public
utility. After the filing of a petition with
the board of commissioners signer
thereon shall be permitted to withdraw his
owners of lands affected by the provisions
of this act are tenants in common, each
in and to said tract Of land. The owner
owner for the purposes of this act. Guard
ians OF minors or of insane persons may
petition for their wards when authorized
by the probate court to do. Resident
land owner, as defined herein, shall be
any land owner residing in the county.
Sec: 2. That section ss16 of the Gen
eral Statutes of 1915 be amended to read
as follows: Section ss16. The petition
shall designate the road roads to be
improved, by name and by terminal points
lands within the proposed benefit district
width of roadway desired which may be
and the number of annual assessments to
| be levied upon the lands in the benefit
Sec; g. That section sec, SSH Of the Gen;
era Of 1912 be to
| such improvements to be of public utility
! the board shall cause an accurate survey
| thereof, a map of the benefit district and
plans and specifications for the improve
nrepared by the county engineer. tbe state
| highway engineer or by some experienced
and competent engineer employed for that
purpose, and ssuch plans and specifications
shall be for the type of improvement and
width Of roadway specified in the petition
P%dth Of m"y be altered
| the board requests the same. separate esti-
mates Of the cost Of different sections Of
shall be prepared. If such map, profile,
plans, specifications and estimates are not
pr phder bis Supervision the same shal
be submitted to him for approval. and af
ttions and estimates by the state highway
/ engineer they shall be filed with the
county clerk of the county for the inspec
ton Of bidders and other persons in
See, 4. That section ss1s of the General
ssdt als Be ss1s Sa bo read
county commissioners shall take charge
of and conduct the improvement of such
and specifications so flied; or may let con-
| tracts for the construction of any portions
59s m Work * a e v
notice shall be published for four weeks
to the LETTING ting in the be official
, except in accordance with the profile. plans
and specifications. and such contracts
der, the county commissioners reserying
| the right to reject any or all bids. Each
bidder must accompany his bid with a
amount of his bid, payable to the chairman
of the board of county commissioners as a
guarantee that II the contract is awarded
/ he will enter into a contract with the
board of commissioners to perform the
same: and if such bidder shall fail to en-
! or so much thereof shall equal five per
cent of the contract awarded, shall be
/
| its INUNDATED danag es in the premises. and
shall be paid into the general revenue fund
of the county. Each contractor shall give
a good and sufficient bond in such sum as
| the board of county commissioners shall
fix not less than such contract price, to
| be filed and recorded in the office of the
| county clerk of such county, and approved
by such board of county commissioners.
conditioned that such contractor will faith
fully perform such contract, in every re
| spect, and secure such county against any
and all loss or damage by reason of any
default, failure or miscarriage in the per-
at any time before entering into con-
1 tract, withdraw any or all proposals and
| take charge of and conduct the improve
nent. The county board shall issue from
time to time as required, warrants OF the
| county drawn special fund for such
| improvements, for the purchase OF mate
rails. the payment of wages. and Tor other
expenses incurred in making said improve
meut, for payment to the contractor OF
not to exceed seventy per cent OF the WORK
! done and accepted under the provisions OF
this act.
Sec s. That section $50 of the General
! Statutes of 1915 be amended to read as
follows: Section $50 All work done and
materials furnished shall be under the
supervision and inspection of the county
engineer, the state highway engineer or a
competent and experienced highway enEl
neer employed by the county, and shall be
in conformity with the plans and specified
lions and the contract therefor. The ac-
ceptance of any work or material by such
engineer shall not bind the county nor
excuse the contractor for failure to com
be made except by written contract with
| the board of county commissioners, ap-
proved by the state highway engineer.
Sec g. That section $500 of the General
Statutes of 1915 be amended to read as
follows Section $500. Upon the COM