1. The county road supervisor shall have power to inspect any work performed under the provisions of this chapter, and advise as to the efficiency or quality of all material and machinery purchased by the board of county highway commissioners or in any manner used for the purposes of this chapter.
2. Any failure to comply with a contract, or any defect in the character of material or machinery, shall be reported to the board of county highway commissioners, and the board shall immediately proceed to have remedied any such failure or defect.
3. The board of county highway commissioners shall have power to deduct the value of such failure or defect from the contract price agreed to be paid the contractor.
[6: Art. 5:257:1913; 1919 RL p. 2905; NCL § 5384]