The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12

ka shall be divided into four Te,
 ritorial road divisions correspondinl
 and coinciding with the four Judic
 ial Divisions in the Territory witl
 one office in each Division. Unti
 March l, 1921, in each Territoria
 Road Division there shall be a Di visional Road Commission consist ing of three members. two of whom shall be appointed by the Territoria
 Board of Road Commissioners for
 term of two years. or until theil
 successors are appointed and quail
 fled, and who shall serve withou
 pay or emolument except that on al official trips connected with roae
 work. which are authorized by tn,
 Territorial Board of Road Commis sioners, they shall be allowed theil necessary travelling expenses. tn, third member shall be the Commis sioner elected as hereinbefore pro
 vided by law. He shall be Chair man and Secretary of the Commis sion and shall perform such duties as are hereinafter provided. and ht shall receive as salary $2.500 pc, annum. payable in monthly install ments. He shall have such charge of the location. construction, i'm provement and maintenance of pub lie roads, trails, bridges and ferries in the Division as hereinafter pro vided, unless otherwise provided for under cooperative agreements witt the Federal road authorities. He shal be the custodian of such property and records of the Division con cerning roads and bridges as herein after provided. He shall execute a good and sufficient bond In ar fixed by the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners. which amount shall not be less than $1,000
 Section [. It shall be the duty of the Divisional Road Commission to meet at specified time and rec ommend the apportionment of road by the Federal Board of Road Commissioners for Alaska.
 Section 8. It shall be the duty oi each Divisional Commission to make an annual report on January 1st oI each year, to the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners. stating for the Division the number of miles of road of each classification and the number of bridges constructed dur ing the year, the number of miles et road of each classification maintained, the total expenditure on such road and bridge during the year. with unit cost. the number of miles oi road and number of bridges to be together with probable cost of construction and mainte nance of said roads and bridges: also probable tonnage and vehicle trafae over said roads and bridges. The Board shall make for the Territory a like report to the Terri. torial Legislature.
 Section g. Before any work ia done on the construction of any con. road or bridge. except special emergency repair work. the Divisional Commission shall submit on January 1st of each year their recommendations for the, projects within their divisions for the ap- proval of the Territorial Board oi Road Commissioners. Such recon will be accompanied by a showing the termini of the work. the number of people benefited, the probable annual ton mage, general worth to the communi ty. the length in miles, and whether advisable to do the work by con tract or administration. The Territo rial Board of Road Commissioners will authorize the proper authority tc proceed with the work and direct the manner in which the work Is to b. done. If the work is to be done b, contract, the Chairman will be in structed to advertise for bids. IT such case the Chairman shall adver tise for bids in a newspaper publish ed near the ploce where the worl is to be done. should there be suct a newspaper within fifty miles ol the proposed work, and by putting a copy of the advertisement at thu Post Onice nearest the proposed work. The said advertisement shal state the general character of tht
 work to be done, the amount of bon, required and the time and place al which the bids will be opened. The