The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-05-13

I the right of eminent domain, as
under the existing laws, ;er the
taking of private property for
public uses. They shall first lay
out aud grade the said road,
installing the necessary bridges
and eulverts. having due regusrd
FOR grades and the convenience e
of the people to be served and
the acquisition of rights of way,
giving preference to such as may
badonated. The said commission
shall locate and lay out the road,
after ADVISING with a competent
engineer which shall be deter
mined by them or d majority.
Section a. Be il futher enacted,
That after the election by the
sale County Courtas aforesaid, to
authorize the road improvement
herein provided for, the road
Commission herein provided for
shall have the powar and shall
proceed at their option to either
let to contract to one or MOI e con-
tractors. upon approved specif-
ications and upon thirty days
advertisement for bids in any
local newspaper with power to
reject all bids or to employ a
competent road grade man to put
in charge of the work by force
account; this method may be
selected and the work proceed
accordingly. If saidwork ne let
to contract. the contractor. shall
be required to enter into a good
and solvent bond, in a sum equal
to the amount of the bid or
contract. Said bond to be app
roved by said Commission. If
said work shall be done by force |
account under a competent grade
man as aforesaid, then payment
shall be made upon the basis of
employment, whether a perdiem
basiis CD yardage movedi
Section 2 Be it futher enacted,
That upon the election by said
County Court as aforesaid. to
authorize said road Improvement |
it shall also at the same time.
elect whether it will proceed, by |
means of an appropriation and
the necessary tax levy to sustain
the. same or the issue interest
bearing warrants, or several
bonds. Ifsaid bonds or warrants
are issned same shall bear inter-
est payable annually, at a rate
not to exceed six per centum,
to be fixed by said Court. 1t
shall also fix and prescribe the
character of warrant or bond to
be issued to he signed by the
Chairman Of the County Court
and countersigned by the Clerk
of said court. Il the bond plan
be adopted, same shall be issued
and turned over to said Commiss-
ion for sale taking their receipt
therefor, which shall be filed
with said County Court Clerk.
The said Court fixing the denomi-
nations and when the same. or
any portion shall become due
and payable within the maximum
time limit hereinbefore stated,
said commission shall sell said
bonds, Cor not less than par.
and accrued interest, after ask
ing for bids by due advertise
ment, under such terms as they
may prescribe in their said adver-
tisement Is to requiring a eposit
to accompany any and all bids,
with power TO reject any and
all. Upon the contrary if the
alternative of issuing interest
bearing County warrants shall
be- resorted TO. same shall be is
sued rs ordered by said road CO.
mmission. in writing directly to
the Chairman Of the said County
Court. in denomination not less
than fifty Dollars rpr more than
five hundaed dollars. Said
warrants to be issued either to
said commission. or totheir order |
from time To time.