Chap. 89.—An ACT to provide for erecting, rebuilding, and repairing bridges in
Fairfax county.

Approved January 18, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That when-
ever it shall be necessary to erect, rebuild, or repair any bridge in
Fairfax county, the estimate cost of which shall not exceed the sum
of one hundred dollars, it shall be the duty of the commissioner of
roads within whose limits or division the same may be to give notice
of the fact in writing to the supervisor of his district. If, upon
examination of the case, said supervisor shall deem the erection, re-
building, or repairing such bridge necessary, he shall notify in
writing a supervisor in an adjoining district to meet at a time named
to examine and determine upon the necessity of the case applied
for. :
2. If the case demand immediate action, and the expense of erect-
ing, rebuilding, or repairing shall not exceed the sum of one hun-
dred dollars, the said supervisors may receive proposals for a con-
tract for building or repairing the same. The certified cost of erect-
ing, rebuilding, or repairing said bridge shall be paid out of any
county funds in the hands of the county treasurer upon order of the
county court.

3. If, upon examination by the supervisors as aforesaid, it shall
appear that the cost of erecting, rebuilding, or repairing a bridge
will probably exceed one hundred dollars, said supervisors shall, at
a meeting of the board, make a statement of the case before said
board, a majority of whom may receive proposals and have power to
contract for erecting, rebuilding, or repairing said bridge.

4. The supervisors shall receive a compensation of two dollars for
each day necessarily and actually spent in examining or superin-
tending the building or repairing of any bridge, and if called out
his district to examine any bridge.

5. Any bridge erected, rebuilt, or repaired between Fairfax and any
adjoining county, shall be under the direction of the county court
as prescribed by the general law.

6. All bridges costing less than fifty dollars shall be built and kept
in repair under the direction of the commissioners of roads, and the
cost and expense of the same be paid out of the road-tax of the dis-
trict in which such bridges may be, except the necessary plank re-
quired for covering any bridge.

7. Whenever any plank is required for covering any bridge built or
repaired under the direction of the commissioners of roads, said com-
missioners shall order the plank for said bridge and send a certified
copy of bill of the same to the board of supervisors, who shall ex-
amine the same, and, if approved by them, shall order said bill paid
out of the county funds.

8. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.

9. This act shall be in force from its passage.