Proviso to construct. aforesaid, and thereupon they shall let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder; Provided, That if said board sufficient money shall determine, after examination and survey, that the bridge provided for in this act can not be constructed with the amount of money hereby appropriated, then, in such case no part of said appropriation shall be expended, except so much thereof as may be necessary to defray the expenses which may have been incurred by the board in making the necessary examinations and surveys aforesaid. Public highway. Repair. Auditor draw warrants. Emergency. Sec. 5. Said bridge, when constructed, shall be a public highway and free to the use of all persons. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the county of Eagle to keep said bridge in repair at the expense of said county, when the same shall have been constructed. Sec. 7. When the said bridge shall have been completed according to the contract, the Auditor of the State of Colorado is hereby authorized to draw warrants for the amount appropriated by section 1 of this act, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of paying the amount due on said contract. Sec. 8. In the opinion of the General Assembly, an emergency exists; therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 12th 1907. CHAPTER 15. APPROPRIATION. BRIDGE-GRAND RIVER. (S. B. No. 235, by Senator DeLong.) AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: Section 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any Appropriation. money in the State Treasury, belonging to the Internal Improvement Permanent Fund, or Internal Improvement Income Fund and out of any moneys which may hereafter be credited to said fund, or either of them, and not otherwise appropriated, the sum of three thousand ($3,000.) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of constructing a steel bridge across the Grand Steel bridge. River, in Mesa County, at a point south of the town of Fruita. The State Engineer and the Board of County Commissioners of Mesa County, Colorado, shall constitute a board for the construction of said bridge in con-Board of formity with this act. , construction. The Auditor of State is hereby authorized and di-Auditor draw rected to draw warrants on the State Treasurer for the warrants. amount appropriated by this act, payable to any contractor upon vouchers furnished by the Board of Construction hereof. Sec. 2. Said bridge, when completed, shall be a Public highway. public highway and free to the use of all persons. Sec. 3. When constructed, it shall be the duty of Repair. Mesa County to keep said bridge in repair at its own expense. Emergency. Sec. 4. In the opinion of this General Assembly an emergency exists; therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 1st 1907. CHAPTER 16. APPROPRIATION. BRIDGE-GUNNISON RIVER. Appropriation. State bridge. Location. Provisodeficiency of funds. (S. B. No. 71, by Senator Sapp.) AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN IRON OR PART- Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: State Section 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State treasury belonging to the Internal Improvement fund or permanent fund and out of any money which may hereafter be credited to said fund or funds and not otherwise appropriated, the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of constructing a bridge of iron or steel or partly of iron or steel and partly wood, over the Gunnison river, near the postoffice of Iola, in Gunnison county, Colorado, the exact location and the material to be used to be determined by the commission mentioned in section 2 hereof; Provided, In case there shall be no money in said funds to meet said appropriation, or any part thereof, at the time of payment of said work, the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the warrants drawn by the Auditor of State for the amount herein ap propriated with valid State warrants, invested in either or both of said funds; said warrants to be received by the contractor of said work at par, with accrued interest thereof, for the payment of which there may be no money in said funds or either of them. Sec. 2. The State Engineer of this State with the Board of chairman of the board of county commissioners of Gunni-construction. son county, shall be and are hereby made a board for the locating and construction of said bridge; and it is hereby made the duty of said board, as soon as this act takes effect, to advertise for plans and specifications for the Plans and construction of said bridge. specifications. Sec. 3. Upon the adoption by said board of the plans Bids. and specifications for the construction of a wagon bridge as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of said board to advertise for bids in accordance therewith and thereupon to let the contract to the lowest bidder; Provided, That if the board shall determine, after due examination and survey, that the bridge provided for in this act cannot be constructed with the amount of money herein appropriated, Appropriation then no part of said appropriation shall be expended, un-insufficient. less the board of county commissioners of Gunnison County, or other responsible parties, shall agree to furnish the amount required in excess of this appropriation, and shall furnish to the board provided for in section Balance 3 of this act, satisfactory evidence that such excess furnished. money will be forthcoming on demand of said board at the time of the completion of said work. Sec. 4. Such bridge, when constructed, shall be a Public highway. public highway, free to the use of all persons; and it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of said county to maintain and keep the same in repair. Sec. 5. Upon the completion of said bridge, on no-Auditor draw tice from the said commission or board, it shall be the warrants. duty of the Auditor of State to draw warrants for the amount appropriated by section 1 of this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of paying the amount due on said contract. Sec. 6. In the opinion of the General Assembly an Emergency. emergency exists; therefore, this act shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage. Approved April 12th, 1907. CHAPTER 17. APPROPRIATION. BRIDGE-GUNNISON RIVER. Appropriation. Objects. Board of purchase. Excess above (S. B. No. 200, by Senator DeLong.) AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OF THE Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: Section 1. There is hereby appropriated out of the money in the treasury belonging to the Internal Improvement Permanent Fund, or the Internal Improvement Income Fund, the sum of two thousand ($2000.) Dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purchase from the Gunnison River Bridge Company of the bridge across the Gunnison River and one and one-half miles of road at the mouth of Tongue Creek, in the County of Delta. Sec. 2. The Governor of the State, the State Engineer and the Chairman of the Board of County Commis sioners of Delta County shall be and hereby are consti tuted a board of purchase to purchase said bridge and road, of which board the Governor shall be Chairman, and the State Engineer Secretary, provided that the costs, if any, above the amount hereby appropriated re appropriation- quired by said purchase shall be paid for by said Delta how paid. Board examine bridge. County. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of said board of purchase as soon as may be after this act shall have taken effect to examine the said bridge and road and estimate the value thereof. |