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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 289

road or portion of road by contract, when, in the ROAD ENGINEER'S
judgment [of the said Road Engineer], [such] THAT course is
[deemed] advisable.[, in which] IN THAT case preference shall be
given, where practicable, to the owners of the land directly
interested in the proper care of [such] THE road or roads, and
[such] THE work shall be done under the supervision of the [said]
Road Engineer.

(c)  Contracts. All contracts made by the County
Commissioners for the repair or construction of roads or bridges
shall be reduced to writing and all payments [thereunder] shall
be subject to the approval by the Road Engineer of the work done
under the contract.

(d)  Bids. (1) Whenever work on any road or bridge involves
an outlay of [five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)] $5,000 or more,
plans and specifications [therefor] FOR THEM shall be prepared
by the Road Engineer or someone designated by him.[, and bids
therefor]

(2) BIDS FOR THE WORK shall be prepared by the Road
Engineer and [bids for the work] shall be invited by publication
at least once a week for [two] 2 successive weeks in such daily
paper or papers [as] the County Commissioners [may] designate.[;
but it shall not be obligatory upon the said] THE County
Commissioners DO NOT HAVE to have any work done by contract[,]
if, after bids have been received and opened, it is found that
the same WORK can be done at less expense by direct employment of
the required labor or if an emergency exists of such nature as to
require the speedy repair or replacement of a county road,
street, alley, highway or bridge or other construction in
connection therewith. [Nothing in this] THIS subsection [shall]
DOES NOT require bids when such work is to be done by the County
Roads Department.

(e)  Regulations. The County Commissioners [of Washington
County shall have the power to make all such] MAY PROMULGATE AND
REVISE rules and regulations [with reference to] REGARDING the
use of the roads, streets, avenues, lanes, alleys and bridges of
the County by telephone and telegraph companies, steam railroads
and street railways companies, gas, water and electric light
companies, and similar uses [thereof], and by individuals and the
traveling public.[, as the] THE County Commissioners may
PROMULGATE RULES THEY consider necessary for the proper
protection of the [said] roads, streets, avenues, lanes, alleys,
bridges of the County and the rights of the public IN THEM.
[therein, and to] THEY MAY impose reasonable penalties for the
violation of [such] THE rules and regulations and may make other
necessary provisions for [the] THEIR enforcement [thereof, and
shall have the right from time to time to change or alter the
same]. All such rules and regulations, when adopted and recorded
in a book or books kept for the purpose, shall have the force and
effect of municipal ordinances regularly adopted by authority of
the [Legislature of the State of Maryland] GENERAL ASSEMBLY.