The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-18


highway engineer, and fix his salary
and he shall be subject to removal
at any time by said Commission The
Chief Engineerf, with the Approval
Of said Commission, shall employ,
organize, train, promote or discharge
the members of the engineering corps
composed of technical and clerical
assistants required for the work inn
posed on the several departments,
and the rate of pay for all members
of the engineering organization shall
be fixed by said Commission. The
Chief Engineer, or his authorized
representatives shall make all sur
veys, plans, specifications and esti-
mates required to prepare the work
for actual construction, including
the advertising and receiving bids
therefor. After having fully canvass
ed the bids received, the Chief En-
gineer or his authorized representa-
tives, shall report and transmit all
bids received to said Commission
with such recommendation in regard
thereto as he may deem proper, and
the Division Engineer most cogni-
zant of the facts involved may make
such recommendation in regard
thereto as he may deem proper. The
said Commission shall then with all
reasonable promptness award the
contract. if satisfied that it is in the
public interest to do so, otherwise
said Commission may reject any and
all bids received. When the con
tract has been so awarded or other
suitable provision for construction
made, it shall be the duty of the
Chief Engineer TO supervise and car
ry forward all work to full and def
mite completion in compliance with
the plans and specifications provided
therefor, and to prepare all estimates
for progress and final payments for
work done or materials furnished,
and to forward same when properly
authenticated, to said Commission
whose duty it shall then be to
promptly advance the claims by ap-
propriate means to payment by the
State Treasurer as herein provided.
All engineers shall be employed and
paid on a salary basis, and not on a
percentage basis.
1t is the purpose and intent of this
to require the construc-
tion Of permanent, durable hard
surfaced roads along the routes here
in designated having in view the To-
cation of the roads with reference to
conditions and the pres
ence of local materials which may
me advantageously used in some
part of the construction, together
with the heavy traffic requirements
of the section of road in question,
and to provide that no hard surfaced
road shall be built that does not fur
nish sound reason for believing that
it will withstand the reasonably ex-
pected traffic thereon for a period
of five years with no more than ten
per cent total depreciation. No
bridge spanning an opening of more
than ten (10) feet shall be built or
paid for out of said State Road Bond
Fund.
The Legislature shall provide and
establish an equitable system for the
of the roads constructed
under the provisions of this Amend
ment, and in so doing may establish
zones along said roads
within reasonable distances there
from and require the owners OF
lands and property rights within such
zones, to pay an equitable assess
ment or tax annually, based upon or
without regard to the valuation of
such LANDS or property rights. Such
fund may be provided
to cover period of years and the
annual assessment or tax fixed at
such sum as will provide a fund
sufficient to maintain such roads
during such period.
Until otherwise provided by law,
and for the purpose of creating a
'und from which to repair and main
tain the system of hard surfaced
roads herein provided for, an an
lual assessment is hereby levied
ipon all lands outside of incorporated
towns and cities within a distance OF
.hree miles of any road constructed
lnder the provisions of this Amend
nent in the following amounts, to-
Wit: ID On all lands within one
lalf mile of the center line of such
'oad, eight cents per acre. 90 On
Ill lands within one mile of such cen
er line, and beyond the one-half
nile limit, six cents per acre. go
in all lands within one and One-half
niles of such center line, and be-
yond the one mile limit, four cents
yer acre. (4)On all lands within two
niles of such center line and beyond
he one and one-haif mile limit, |
hree cents per acre. (5) On all |
ands within two and one-half miles |
II said center line and beyond the |
wo mile limit, two cents per acre. |
6) On all lands within three miles |
f said center line, and beyond the |
wo and one-half mile limit, one cent |
er acre. In all cases of fractional |
arts of an acre the assessment
hall be reduced so that any frac-
onal part will bear its proportional
art of the acreage assessment only,
nd lands within two or more tax
lg areas shall only be liable in the
axing area carrying the highest as
essment. AS soon as the line OF
bad traversing any county or por-
on thereof is completed and ac-
epted, the Chief Engineer shall
lake or cause to be made an ac-
irate and complete plan and sched-
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