EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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of land directly interested in the proper care of such road or

roads, and such work shall be done under the supervision of

the Road Supervisors of the district. Whenever any taxpayer

of the county shall offer to haul stone or other hard material

upon any public road of his district at the price paid for the

same on such road or in such locality, the Highways Commis-

sion or Road Supervisor of the district shall give such tax-

payer the preference, provided such stone or other hard ma-

terial is in condition for spreading on the road when hauled.

if so required by the Highways Commission or Road Supervisor

of the district, and that its quality is approved by the Road

Engineer for use on the road upon which it is proposed to be

used. All contracts made by the Highways Commission for

Contracts re-
duced to

the repair or construction of roads or bridges, or for materials

writing.

to be used on the road shall be reduced to writing, and all

payments thereunder shall be subject to the approval by the

Road Engineer of the work done or material furnished under

such contract. Whenever any work on any road or bridge in-

volves an outlay of five hundred dollars or more plans and

specifications therefor shall be prepared by the Road Engineer,

and bids for work, invited by reasonable publication in such

papers as the commission may designate, but it shall not be

obligatory upon the commission to have such work done by

contract if it be found, after receiving bids therefor, that the

same can be done more cheaply by direct employment of re-

quired labor. All material and supplies to be used on the roads

and bridges involving a cost of more than two hundred and fifty

dollars shall be contracted for after requesting bids for the

same by reasonable publication in the county papers as the com-

mission may designate; all such material and supplies to be

subject to the approval of the Road Engineer. Said commis-

sion shall demand and have of the County Commissioners of

Baltimore County all stone crushers, rollers, scrapers and ma-

Stone crush-
ers, rollers,

terial and appliances now in possession of the latter for use in

etc.

connection with said roads and may, in its discretion, purchase

additional thereto. The Highways Commission of Baltimore

County shall and may adopt all necessary and reasonable

rules, regulations and orders with reference to the proper

care, repair, improvement, construction and maintenance of

the county roads and bridges, and shall have power to make all

such rules and regulations with reference to the use of the

roads, streets, avenues, lanes, alleys and bridges of the county

by telephone and telegraph companies of the county, steam

railroads and street railway companies, gas, water and elec-

tric light companies and similar uses thereof as said com-