EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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authority from the Highways Commission therefor; but ex-

cept in the case of such allowance for general repairs as afore-

said, and in the case of expenditures in emergencies as afore-

said, they shall make no expenditures except on the express

authority of the Highways Commission or Roads Engineer

acting on its behalf first had and obtained. Said Road Super-

Personally su-

visors shall personally superintend and supervise all work

pervise all
work.

done on the county roads and bridges in their respective dis-

tricts, including the construction of new roads and all work

done under contract by the Highways Commission, except in

cases where the Commission shall otherwise provide, and shall

have power to discharge employees for neglect of duty whether

the same were employed by them or the Highways Commis-

sion direct. They shall, when so required, perform all work

in their respective districts in accordance with the plans,

specifications, suggestions or directions imposed by the High-

ways Commission or given them by the Roads Engineer of the

county. They shall also perform such other duties with re-

spect to the public roads in their respective districts as the

Highways Commission may by its regulations or orders pre-

scribe. No Road Supervisor shall have any pecuniary interest

in any contract, or shall furnish any team for any road work

in the county except in such cases as the Highways Commis-

sion shall expressly authorize in advance by an order duly

entered on its records. Except as aforesaid every Road Su-

pervisor, when presenting for payment any bill for the hire

of horses and carts or wagons, shall append thereto an affi-

Affidavit.

davit that he is not interested, directly or indirectly, in the

payment of the amounts charged for such hire of horses and

carts or wagons, or for any material furnished. Said Road

Supervisor shall keep books showing in detail the expenditures

made by them or under their supervision on each road in their

respective districts, including the cost of all material used on

the roads and the labor expended, and shall furnish on or be-

fore the tenth of each month to the Baltimore County Roads

Engineer a copy of such itemized statement of their ex-

penditures for the month just passed; said Engineer shall

examine said bills and if he finds the same correct and the

items properly allowable, shall mark the same approved and de-

liver the same to the Highways Commission for its further

approval and payment as hereinafter provided. On or before

the tenth day of December in each and every year said Road

Supervisors shall submit to the Baltimore County Roads En-

To submit a
written re-

gineer a written report showing the condition of the roads in

port.

their respective districts, the improvements that have been made