The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
TEXT or THE ALLAN ROAD BILL
 PASSED BY REGENT LEGISLATURE

- bidder. Provided. however. the Di , visional Commission may reject any or all bids.
 Section 10. Any contractor em ployed to construct or maintain any road. bridge. ferry or any appur tenance thereto. shall. before enter : ing upon the execution of such wor, execute a bond payable to the Ter ritory of Alaska for fifty per cent of the amount of contract price: said bond to be made by reliable surety company. or a good personal bond signed by at least two sureties. ap. proved by the Divisional Commission, the form of bond to be approved by the Territorial Board of Road Com. missioners and conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract, and the discharge of his duties there under.
 I "Sec. II. The Territorial Board Iof Road Commissioners shall author. ize the Divisional Road Commission to purchase such material. equip. ment and supplies, and purchase or hire such teams and other equip 1nent, to hire such foremen ard la- borers as may be necessary for prop. erly carrying on the work of con. struction and maintenance of such public roads. trails. bridges and fer ries of the Territory. In making purchases of materials, supplies, and equipment there shall be obtain ed. as far as practicable. quotations from at least two dealers in each class of articles required.
 "section IF. For work under his charge the Chairman of the Division. al Road Commission shall require al bills, vouchers and contracts. includ. ing estimates allowed contractors and allowance for salary and expenses, to be made in duplicate and filed In the office of the Chairman. This file shall be preserved as public record and shall be open to reasonable inspection by any citizen during usual business hours. The Chairman shall certify to the correctness of each bill and will issue a warrant on the Treasur. CT of the Divisional Road Commission for the amount of each bill certified by him, the bills are warrants to bear the same serial number. The warrants issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be paid by the Treasurer of the Division. al Commission and charged to the Di. visional road and bridge fund. All original bills. vouchers and contracts shall be forwarded to the Territorial Road Commission.
 Section 13. The Treasurer of the Divisional Commission shall make to the Territorial Board of Road Com. missioners each calendar month 8 complete statement of all bills and vouchers for which he has issued warrants to the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners for each calen. dar month. Said original to be mail. ed within ten days after the end of each calendar month. unless the Chairman is away from his office: iu which event he shall mail them at his earliest opportunity.
 "Section 14. The Divisional Com mission shall classify all public Ter ritorial roads and trails in the Dt visions as wagon roads, sled roads. or trails. and shall by appropriate signs or notices posted on each pub. lie bridge and ferry in the Division. prescribe the maximum load which may be hauled thereon. The lawful width of right-of-way of all roads or trails shall be. sixty feet. The width of traveled ways. the grade and character of improvement of each road or trail shall be determined by the Territorial Board of Road Com missioners in view of the require ments of the traf1c of each road. "Section 15. Whoever shall. on any public road in the Territory of Alaska. haul or cause to be hauled. on any wagon. cart or other wheeled vehicle. any load which exceeds 400 pounds per inch of tire. including weight of vehicle and counting all wheels; or whoever shall obstruct, injure or destroy any of the works. property or material used or intend. ed to be used in the building of any public road, bridge or ferry in the Territory of Alaska, constructed or in the process of construction. pur' suant to law: or whoever shall haul