§ 24-5-8. General duties of surveyors of highways.
Every surveyor of highways shall execute the directions given to the surveyor by the town council or the committee thereof as provided for in this chapter, and shall purchase and use such materials and employ such personnel, teams, and road making apparatus as may be necessary therefor at the rates of compensation fixed by the town council. The surveyor shall keep himself or herself informed as to the condition of all the highways in the surveyor’s district, taking particular care to do so immediately after all storms and freshets, and shall seasonably communicate such information to the town council or to the committee thereof having care of his or her district; and it shall be the surveyor’s duty, in case of sudden and unforeseen damage to any highway or bridge, to immediately repair the damage at the expense of the town so that it will be safe and passable, without instruction or direction from the town council or committee.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 24-5-8; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 56.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 24-5 - Maintenance of Town Highways
Section 24-5-1. - Duty of town to maintain highways.
Section 24-5-1.1. - Alteration of roadways.
Section 24-5-2. - Division of towns into districts — Election and terms of surveyors.
Section 24-5-3. - Annual town appropriation.
Section 24-5-4. - Appropriations expended under department of transportation — State aid.
Section 24-5-6. - Expenditures by contract — Unexpended funds.
Section 24-5-7. - Special appropriations for particular projects.
Section 24-5-8. - General duties of surveyors of highways.
Section 24-5-9. - Removal of obstructions by surveyors.
Section 24-5-10. - Taking of road materials from adjoining land.
Section 24-5-11. - Damage in removing obstructions or materials.
Section 24-5-12. - Fine for neglect to keep highways in repair.
Section 24-5-13. - Liability of cities and towns for injuries from defective roads.
Section 24-5-14. - Snow and ice removal.
Section 24-5-15. - Penalty for failure to remove snow.
Section 24-5-16. - Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited.
Section 24-5-17. - Complaint and alteration of watercourse.
Section 24-5-18. - Bridges and fences on artificial watercourses along preexisting highways.
Section 24-5-19. - Bridges and fences along preexisting watercourses.
Section 24-5-20. - Bridges on boundary lines.
Section 24-5-21. - Penalty for neglect of boundary line bridge.
Section 24-5-22. - New highway using existing bridge.
Section 24-5-23. - Bridges and culverts built by adjoining landowners.
Section 24-5-24. - Undermining of walls and fences.
Section 24-5-25. - Compensation of surveyors.
Section 24-5-26. - Penalty for neglect by surveyors.
Section 24-5-27. - Rights of cities unimpaired.
Section 24-5-28. - Determination of places where guideposts necessary.
Section 24-5-29. - Failure to determine places for guideposts.
Section 24-5-30. - Erection of guideposts — Specifications.
Section 24-5-31. - Substitutes for guideposts.
Section 24-5-32. - Penalty for failure to maintain guideposts.
Section 24-5-33. - Injury to guideposts.