(70 ILCS 605/3-14) (from Ch. 42, par. 3-14)
Sec. 3-14.
Employment of engineer-Engineer's report.
The temporary commissioners shall, unless otherwise authorized by the
court, employ an engineer who shall be a registered professional engineer
competent in the design and operation of drainage systems, to assist them
in the performance of their duties. If an engineer is employed, he shall
make such surveys and estimates as the commissioners may direct. If the
engineer recommends the organization of the district and the performance of
work, and the temporary commissioners concur in this recommendation, then
the engineer shall prepare a report, which report shall include (a) a
description of the existing drainage facilities and conditions in the
proposed district; (b) a description of the system of drainage which he
recommends to be constructed by the district, giving the route, length and
termini of proposed levees, open ditches and tile drains, the top
elevations and dimensions of levees, the gradients, bottom widths and side
slopes of proposed open ditches, the diameter and gradients of proposed
tile drains, the type, plan, location and capacity of proposed pumping
plants, and the nature and location of all other work or structures
proposed for construction, operation or maintenance by the district; (c)
specifications for the performance of the work recommended; (d) a
description of the rights-of-way necessary for the performance of the work
recommended; (e) completes estimates of costs; (f) a map of the proposed
district, showing the boundaries described in the petition, any recommended
changes in the boundaries and the nature and location of the proposed work;
(g) such profile, cross-sectional and other drawings as may be necessary to
describe the proposed work; and (h) the approximate number of acres in the
proposed district and such other information as may be required by the
commissioners.
(Source: Laws 1955, p. 512.)
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