Section 117. Construction and reconstruction of county roads

Construction
  or reconstruction of such roads, including necessary grade  and  culvert
  work,  and  any  plans  and specifications therefor, shall conform to an
  outline  or  general  plan  of  the  work,  and  such  construction   or
  reconstruction  must  be  done under the immediate direct supervision of
  the county superintendent or a competent foreman designated by him.  All
  or  any  part  of  such  construction  or  reconstruction may be done by
  contract or by direct employment of labor and purchase of  material,  or
  both.  The  machinery  needed  for  work done under this article, unless
  furnished by the contractor, shall be provided as follows:
    The county superintendent may rent road  machinery  from  any  person,
  company,  corporation,  or from any town or towns in the county, or from
  any other county, and such rental shall be payable from the county  road
  fund;  or  he  may  use  road  building  machinery, equipment, tools and
  implements purchased with county  moneys,  and  whenever  used  for  the
  purpose  of  this  article,  a charge therefor, in the nature of rental,
  shall be  payable  from  the  county  road  fund  on  itemized  vouchers
  certified  by  the county superintendent showing where the machinery was
  used, together with the  amount  chargeable  to  each  appropriation  or
  construction project. The provisions of subdivision three of section one
  hundred  ninety-five,  and of subdivisions four, five and six of section
  one hundred ninety-four shall apply to work carried on pursuant  to  the
  provisions of this article.