794

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

during the preceding year, and the amounts and kinds of mate-

rial used on each road, with detaled statement of its cost and the

amount and cost of hard material and labor on each road.

Each Road Supervisor shall be entitled to receive a compensa-

tion for the duties performed by him under this Act an amount

equal to ten per cent, of the total amount of the district fund

allotted, as hereinafter provided, to his particular district, ex-

clusive of any allowance made to such district from the general

or other funds expended in such district; provided, that in

those districts where compensation on such basis would amount

to less than two hundred and fifty dollars they shall be allowed

an annual salary of two hundred and fifty dollars, and that in

Salary allow-

those cases where compensation on such basis would amount

ance

to more than one thousand dollars they shall be allowed an

annual salary of one thousand dollars, said allowance and

salaries to be received by them in lieu of all other compensa-

tion for the duties performed by them under this Act. Such

compensation shall be paid in monthly or quarterly instal-

ments as the Highways Commission may elect, and shall be

paid out of the special road fund for the respective districts.

Vacancy.

If any Road Supervisor shall die, resign or be removed for

cause, as aforesaid, his place shall be filled by the Highways

Commission within thirty days after such vacancy shall occur.

191. All matters pertaining to and affecting the public high-

Highways

ways, roads, bridges, streets and alleys of said county shall

Commission
to have entire

be under the general control and supervision of said Highways

supervision.

Commission, which commission is hereby given power to enter

into and make any and all contracts for material, machinery

and implements for such public highways and to employ or

direct the employment of so many and such agents, superin-

tendents, foremen, inspectors, assistants, mechanics and labor-

ers as may be found necessary for the proper care and mainte-

nance of the same, and to fix the rate of compensation thereof.

Said Highways Commission shall have full power to determine

how the roads of the county and any special roads thereof

may be worked, repaired and maintained, and to regulate the

wages that shall be paid employees engaged in such work

and the prices to be paid for material to be used on the same,

and to provide for such clerical or other assistants as may be

required by it or the Roads Engineer of the county for the effi-

cient performance of their several duties. Such commission

To let out the
maintenance

shall have the power to let out the repair or maintenance of any

of roads.

road or portion of a road by contract when in the judgment of

said Road Engineer such course is deemed advisable, in which

case preference shall be given where practicable to the owners