The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-03
sll1F II0ViI COMMISSION,
Heads Of Engineering Departments at
university, Clemson and The Cita.
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ea By General Aasembly. =

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| commission. meeting will in all prob
ability to be caffed to organize the new
department. The commission will be
com posed Of five members, the heads
Of the engineering departments of the
University Of South Carolina. Clemson
college ana the Citadel ana two mem.
beFs to be appotnted By the sovernor.
These will sorve two years. These
shall employ a component highway
engineer. The commission was Great
ed that the State might duaIffy far
fedsrai aid In the construction Of post
roaaA as provided In ari act Of the
nAuohaI congress, July, IL, 1916.
ooutn Saroiina's apportionment is
s}isntiy In excess Of $1.000000 to be
procured In hve annual illstaIlments
the amounts each year TO be increas-
60 oy 10000. The first installment
Is 70 be $l43.000. Automobile license
fees VIII provide the State funds nec-
essary to qualify for federa4 aid. These
VIII be ievted+ anA Apliscted In lieu of
county or city iiSenses. The amount
10 be couected is GSents per horse
power. The bill h the free confer
ence report, adopted In compromise
or several pending highway commits
Saou IneaSuTo8..t t.. .t.
Section I. That o highway depart
ment for the State Of South Carolina
Is hereby created and established, the
same - consist Of a State highway
commission and q State highway en-
gineer. The highway commission shall
De composed Of the senior professors
or civil engineering Of the University
or south Carolina, of Clemson Agri-
cultural college. and of the Military
College OF the State Of South Caro-
INA, and two other members who
snail be appointed by the governor
TOT term Of two years. The men,
pers OF this said highway commission
snail serve without pay, but each
mem DER thereof shall be a.iowe,, his
actuai and necessary expenses incur |
red In the discharge Of his duties un- |
der the provision Of this act.
sec. .. AZ SION as practicable af- |
to p&ssaee Of this act the State hirh-
way commission sham appoint q state |
highway engineer, who shall be. q |
competent civil engineer, skilled al
experienced In highway construction |
and matntenaec. and the tiesien and /
conseruction Of highway bridges; the |
selotSon OF the, said enginser may |
% based -op q civil service examina- |
uon under rules and regulations to |
Do made and PROMULGATED by the |
state highway commission. The State
highway engineer, before entering
upon the duties. of his Office, shall |
file with the Secretary Of state bond
to the State OF South Carolina IN the
sum Of ave s($6y00e) thousand dol. |
A.
formance Of the duties OF his office. |
said bond to be approved by the
state highway commission. The said
engineer shall be subject to removal
at the discretion Of the State high
way commission.
Sec. 8. The State highway ensin-
eer may appoint upon the recon-
mendation Of the State highway COM |
mission not more than two assistant |
engineers. a. may be necessary for !
the proper conduct Of the work OF !
the said highway commissions; these |
appointments may be based upon q |
civil service Examination or, other !
such regulations as the said highway |
commission shalt prescribe, and they
may aIso employ a clerk and. stenog- |
rapher, who shall perform the neces-
sary clerical work Of the State high |
way engineers office and serve as Sec |
retary OF the State highway commits
sion.
Duties Of COmMission.
Sec. 8. The object and purpose of |
this State highway cOmmission shall |
be to instruct. assist and cooperate |
with road authorities in the various |
counties Of the State. and the i'm
provement and construction Of high
mays In the said counties, and to|
study the system Of road building
and maintenance In the various
States and make Investigations and
experiments to determine the meth
DDS and materials best suited to road
construction and maintenance In the
different sections Of the State: and to
prepare. publish and distribute hull
letins and reports giving results OF
such investigations. The State high
may commission shall make annual
reports to the general assembly of the
work Of the State highway depart
ment.
Sec. 5. The duties Of the State
highway engineer shall be to furnish
engineering assistance to the various
county authorities upon their request
ahd when requested by the road au-
tnor1ues In any county he shall make
or nave made by his assistants, sur
voys for roads and bridges and pre-
pare plans and specifications and es,ti-
mates or cost for the construction or
Improvement Of such roads and
oridges; and II further requested by
the county authorities, and he shall
deem 1t necessary. he shall supervise
or furnish competent engineering SUI
pervision for the construction or I'M
provement OF said roads and bridges.
He shall have charge of all the, rec
ords OF the State highway department
and keep a record OF all proceedings
and orders pertaining TO the business
OF his once and Of tho department;
and shall keep on hle copies Of all
plans, specifications and estimates
prepared by his ONCE and shall per-
Il g.