It shall be the duty of each county surveyor to employ disinterested persons to act as such surveyor's assistants. The expenses of such assistants shall be paid in advance, if required by the county surveyor, by the party on whose application the survey may be made, and the money so advanced shall be accounted for by the county surveyor and the amount expended to be taxed on the bill of cost. Any appointed assistant shall receive, for each day that such assistant may actually be employed in performing the work, the prevailing wages for like services within the area, as determined by the board of county commissioners.
K.S.A. 19-1417