Sec. 7. In the opinion of the General Assembly an Emergency. emergency exists; therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 12th 1907. CHAPTER 13. APPROPRIATION. BRIDGE-GRAND RIVER. (H. B. No. 55, by Mr. Napier.) AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN IRON OR STEEL, 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 the internal improvement income 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 State bridge and approaches thereto of State bridge. iron or steel, or of part iron or steel and part wood, over and across the Grand river, at or near the station of Silt, Location. in Garfield County, Colorado, the exact location and the material used to be determined by the board mentioned in Section 2 hereof. Sec. 2. The Governor and the State Engineer of Board of this State, with the chairman of the board of county construction. commissioners of Garfield County, shall be and hereby are made a board for the location and construction of said Plans and specifications. Bids. bridge; and it is made the duty of said board, as soon as this act takes effect, to advertise for plans and specifications for the construction of said bridge. Sec. 3. Upon the adoption of the plans 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 let the contract to the lowest bidder; Provided that the Board may reject any and all bids; and may, in like manner readvertise for other bids; and Provided, That if the board shall determine, after due examination and survey, that the bridge provided for in this act can not be constructed with the amount of money herein appropriated, then no insufficiency of part of said appropriation shall be expended, unless the board of county commissioners of Garfield County, or other responsible parties, shall agree to furnish the amount required in excess of this appropriation, and shall furnish to said board satisfactory evidence that such excess money will be forthcoming on demand by said board at the completion and acceptance of the work. Proviso funds. Public highway. Auditor draw warrants. Other appropriations paid first. Emergency. Sec. 4. Such bridge, when constructed, shall be a public highway, and 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 it shall be the duty of the Auditor of State, upon the presentation of a voucher, or vouchers duly issued by said board, 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. 6. That the sum herein appropriated shall not be paid until all other sums appropriated from said funds by the Sixteenth General Assembly shall have been paid. Sec. 7. In the opinion of the General Assembly an emergency exists; therefore, this act shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage. Approved April 12th 1907. CHAPTER 14. APPROPRIATION. BRIDGE-GRAND RIVER. (S. B. No. 50, by Senator Jefferson.) AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WAGON BRIDGE 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 fund, or the internal improvement permanent fund, the sum of three thousand ($3000.00) dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of constructing a State Wagon Bridge of wood or steel across the Grande [Grand] River, in Eagle County, at Wilmot Ranch. The exact location of such bridge shall be determined by the commission mentioned in section 2 of this act. Sec. 2. The Governor and State Engineer of this Board of State, and chairman of the board of county commissioners construction. of Eagle County, shall be and are hereby constituted a board for the purpose of locating and constructing said bridge. Sec. 3. It is hereby made the duty of said board, as soon as this act takes effect to advertise for and secure plans and specifications for the construction of said bridge. Sec. 4. Upon the adoption of proper plans and Let contract. specifications for the construction of said bridge, it shall be the duty of said board to advertise for the construction of the same according to the plans and specifications 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 Con struction 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. |