Chap. 598.—An ACT in relation to working and keeping in repair the roads an
bridges of Alexandria county.

Approved March 3, 1804.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That th
board of supervisors of Alexandria county shall, with the approva
of the county judge of said county, appoint a suitable person tc
take charge of the maintenance, repairs and construction of the
public roads and bridges of said county, who shall be known as the
superintendent of roads and bridges.

2. It shall be the duty of said superintendent to have general su.
pervision of all county roads and bridges; he shall keep and main.
tain said roads and bridges in safe condition for public travel, anc
he shall have all the rights, powers and privileges to take from con.
venient lands such wood, stone, gravel and earth as are conferred by
existing law on road surveyors, and shall, except as hereinafter pro.
vided, employ such teams and labor at the current rates as may be
necessary to the maintenance of the county roads and bridges, said
rates to be approved by the board of supervisors.

3. The superintendent herein provided forshall employ the county
surveyor to make the surveye and estimates of work to be done on
the county roads, whose compensation shall be fixed by the board of
supervisors.

4. The said superintendent of roads and bridges may employ, with
the approval of the board of supervisors, three suitable persons to
assist him in the supervision of the building and repairs of the
roads and bridges, who shall be paid such wages for each day actually
employed as may be fixed by the board of supervisors, and all re-
pairs on the public roads shall be made in conformity with a uniform
system, except such urgent repairs as are immediately required for
public safety. Noearth or dirt shall be placed on the roads except
where necessary to give the required shape to the road-bed, upon
which shall be placed broken stone or gravel or both.

5. The said superintendent is to give a bond in the amount not
legs than the sum of one thousand dollars, for the faithful perform-
ance of his duties. His term of office shall be for two years, and
until his successor is chosen and qualified. He shall render monthly
reports to the board of supervisors of work done, number of hands
employed, material bought and used, and supplies on hand, and he
shall at all times be subject to the direction of the board of super-
visors. His compensation shall be fixed by the board of supervisors,
with the approval of the county judge.

6. Whenever any work is required to be done which shal] exceed
one hundred dollars in cost, said work shall be done by contract.
The board of supervisors sball give two weeks’ public notice in a
daily newspaper published in the city of Alexandria and in one pub-
lished in the city of Washington, of the proposed letting of said
work, and written bids therefor shall be invited. The plans and
specifications of said work, and the estimates of the kinds and quan-
tities of said work and of materials required, shall be accessible to
all bidders at least ten days before the letting, and the contract for
said work or materials shall be awarded by the board of supervisors
to the lowest responsible bidder, who shall be required to furnish,
within ten days after said award, a bond, to be approved by said
board, in double the gross amount of his contract, said contract and
bond also to be approved by the judge of the county court.

7. That the terms of office of the district road surveyors of Alexan-
dria county shall cease and terminate whenever the superintendent
herein provided for shall enter upon his duties.

8. That in the expenditures of money upon the county roads the
road fund of each magisterial district shall be kept separate, and
shall be applied exclusively within the limits of said district.

9. The county treasurer shall make to the board of supervisors, at
each monthly meeting of said board, a written statement showing
the amount of taxes paid during the current fiscal year to date in
each magisterial district, and the amount of cash in hand belonging
to each district, and said statement shall be entered upon the
minutes of the board of supervisors.

10. This act shal] take effect from and after its passage, and all
acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith are hereby repealed.