The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-07
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amount of 100000 nor shall any machinery
or other appliance or equipment to be
used i'll highway construction costing more
than $4,000 be purchased by the town
ship board without the approval OF the
county engineer.
See. 81. That where any township road
is located as by law provided, upon the
dividing line between two toWnships, II
of highway commissioners of the town
ships between which such road may be
located, to divide the work of maintaining
and repairing said road between the two
townships as nearly equal as may be prac-
township boards to supervise and provide
for the maintenance and repair of both
sides of the parts of sections of such road
assigned to their respective townships.
Sec. 30. That in case the two township
such road as provided for in the foregoing
duty of the board of county commissioners
of the county Tor the boards of the two
counties-in case such road shall be upon
a county lineJ to make such division.
which shall be as binding on the town
boards. a record of such division shall
be made by each township clerk in either
Sec &C. That where a road is located
on county, township city line, and, by
reason of any impeachment natural or
otherwise. any portion of such road suffers
a DETECTION from such line not exceeding
forty rods parallel distance, then for the
purpose of repairing, maintaining and i'm
same as though it were actually on such
county, township or city line, and all ex
penses either in money. material or labor
necessary to repair. maintain. and improve
any portion of said road shall be borne
jointly by the counties, townships. and
cities contiguous thereto as provided in
other like cases. All disputes arising there
from shall be decided by the board of
county commissioners.
the approval of the county engineer, shall
appoint, on his merits only, competent
seer for the entire township, who shall
have charge of the construction and main
tenance of all township roads. bridges and
culverts, under the supervision of the
township board and the county engineer
When in the opinion of the county engi-
neer the conditions demand it, the over
seer may appoint more competent
assistants, subject to the approval of the
township board.
Sec. IS That no member of the town
ship board of highway commissioners shall
be eligible to appointment is township road
overseer or assistant overseer The COM
pensation of the road overseer and assist
ants shall be fixed by the township board
at sum not to exceed $500 per day for
the time actually employed in the perform
his duties the overseer shall give bond
unto the township, with surety to be ap-
of $3.50, conditioned upon the faithful dis
charge of his duties and the protection.
care and return of all property of the
township which may come into his custody.
The township overseer and his assistants.
if any, shall hold office at the pleasure of
the township board.
Sec. 80. That the township board. in let
ting contracts and in employing labor for
the. construction or maintenance of town
ceedings and regulations herein pro
vided for county roads, so far as the same
are applicable.
Sec 40. That all road work shall be
done timely and in accordance with the re
quirements OF the State Highway Commits
sion. The county engineer and the board
of county commissioners shall determine
when and where the work shall be done
upon the county roads, and the county
engineer and the township board shall de-
termine the same in regard to township
roads.
Sec Il. That the county engineer, with
the approval of the township board of
highway commissioners. shall determine
what township roads shall be dragged
which shall include all graded rural mail
route roads, and shall each year contract
with or employ some person or persons
to drag the graded roads in their resDect-
i've townships at such times and nDon
such terms the board and the county
engineer shall direct The said board shall
have the power to bind the township to
pay reasonable compensation for drag
ging such roads; provided. the width to be
The county engineer. with the approval of
the board of county commissioners shall
determine what county roads shall be
dragged. and shall arrange each year with
some person or persons to drag the coun-
ty roads within the county at such times
and upon such terms as the board and
the county engineer may direct The board
shall pay a reasonable compensation for
dragging such roads; provided. that upon
the recommendation of the county engineer
either che board of county commissioners
or the township board of highway com
missioners may contract with employ
some person persons to act as patrol
man and to drag and maintain any speci-
fled section of roads under their control
and to make any slight repairs needed on
any bridge or culvert thereon. and the said
board of county commissioners and town
ship board of highway commissioners are
rraI
man a reasonable compensation for such
maintenance work in addition to the agreed
amount for dragging; provided. that ali
labor performed upon the county roads
for dragging. patrolling and mafntafninp
shall be paid for out of the county road
fund on vouchers approved by the county
engineer: and all labor so performed on
township roads out of the township road
fund vouchers approved by the road
person or persons employed, or who shall
take contract to drag, patrol or maintain
any road, county or township, who shall
make a false return of the number of
miles dragged, the time spent on other
work, the amount of work done by him
or at the time which such dragging or
other work was done, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon con
viction thereof before any court of CONNIE
tent Jurisdiction shall be fined in sum
not less than s25. nor more than $500:
and provided further, that any officer
under the authority of this section who
shall neglect or refuse to enforce the Dro-
,-is;nns of this sacfion as related r. P Pr
dragging Of roads or highways shall be
deemed guilty of mfsdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
a sum of not less than SO, and not more
Sec. - That for the purpose of carry
ing out the provisions of this act the
township board of highway commissioner
shall certify to the board of county com
missioners of their respective counties on
the last Saturday Of July of each year the
aggregate amount determined by them nee
essary for township road purposes for the