FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

probable cost thereof; and they shall report in writing their
opinion and determination in the premises and their reasons
therefor; and if the County Commissioners shall be of the
opinion that such application ought to be granted, if it be for
a new bridge, or extensive repairs upon a standing bridge, they
shall advertise in two or more newspapers in Baltimore county,
setting forth the location of the proposed biidge, with full
specifications of the size, plan and materials, and that sealed
proposals for building or repairing such bridge will be re-
ceived until a certain day and hour in said advertisement

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named. The County Commissioners shall award the contract
for the work to the lowest responsible and competent builder;
the contractor shall give bond in double the amount of the
contract price for the faithful performance of the contract ;
and the commissioners shall in no case fully pay for such work
until it shall have been thoroughly examined and accepted by
them.

Award of
contract.

SEC. 213. And be it enacted, The County Commissioners, as
soon as convenient after the passage of this act, and on the
first Tuesday in January of every second year thereafter, shall
appoint a competent and trustworthy person, who shall
thoroughly understand the business of bridge building, as a

Superin-
tendent of
bridges.

superintendent of bridges in said county; he shall receive such
compensation for his services, not exceeding five dollars per
day when actually employed, as the County Commissioners

Compensa-
tion.

may see fit to allow him, and he shall tile with them a bond
for the faithful performance of his duties in the penal sum of
two thousand five hundred dollars, with two or more sureties to

Bond

be approved by them; it shall be his duty to make drawings
and furnish specifications for all new bridges to be erected and
to make specifications for all repairs on old bridges when the
shall so direct; he shall superintend the building of all new
bridges and such repairs as they may direct; he shall examine
and report in writing to them upon all new bridges or repairs
made, and give his written opinion as to the strict performance
of the terms of the contract by the contractors, and whether
such work should be accepted or not; he may be removed
from office by the County Commissioners for incompetency of
neglect of duty, being first given an opportunity to defend
himself against any charges; and the office may be filled by
them at any time in the event of a vacancy.

Duties.

SEC. 214. And be it enacted, Whenever any bridge may
need, in the opinion of the County Commissioners, any repairs

Repairs to
bridges.