The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-08-26
CORY


OF law 20 &c acted on at Town. Meeting.
20 be holden on Monday next
.zn aes 20 provide for renairing che ssvesfs
and Aig6ways.
Nv HEREAS the town of Newport hes for
/ " long timo suffered 'eal loss and Inn.
position, and the people great ineonvenience
Tor want OF suitable reguIauons for repairing
and keeping in repair the sreess and high
weys OF the town--ss likewise from the loss
oi sheis public records 10 tho time Of the
which records con,ained 40 oct regulating
tho paved streets and side walks, BY com
pelling individuals 10 make and keep said aide
walks in repair:
be it therefore enacted BY the freeman, le-
gally assembled in town meeting, this----.
That from snd sf,es the passage Of this act,
thefc shalI be annually appointed st the an
nual election OF iown-otiice,s, thee Con-
missioncss, to be called the Street, Commits
siooe.s; aud that - -, be, and
arc herebyspPoinled un,ii such sonusl cleo
ION, who shall be author ICED and impowered
o carry this act into effscl-That the said
Commissioners shall receive all monies into
heir hands, ths, has been or hereafter may
% appropriated by the town for repaiflng
streets and highwsys, and shalt account 10
ne Town'Councii, annually oo the - -----
Monday in --; That The sid Com
nissioners shall cause the same TO DO laid
u, 10 such streets aod highways, in such
manner as they msy think proper and fke.
wise to receive any donations that may be
Srs,oitously made, for the same fer which
hey shall give credit 10 the town. And
whenever the said Commissioners shall cause
acy street, or part of any street to be paved,
r. order the repair of any one, or part Of any
one already paved, the owners Of, as well as
he lands fronting on said street, shall be
charged with pu,,ing and keeping io repair,
he sides ol such streets In font OF such
lands, cf such msterials and in sue h maener
as the Commissioners may direct /; Provided,
that such side wsys shall not exceed one
fifth part of the width OF such street, oo each
side, nor be required to be Led With ms,cri-
sis more expensive than whatis com monty
used for fig and carb stones, welr laid in
gravel aud IN all streets not paved, The side.
ways, al the Giscr.ssiou Of Commissions o,
sba!l be made and kept in repair oy the own,
ess OF lands { oning on the same, as sfo,e-
said, with gravel on'y, whenever the Com
missioncrs shall so direct. And 10 case
Of any Neglect on the par, Of the owners OF
lands, as aforesaid, the several Job, suail be
put GU, on contract, al auction, to the lowest
bidder, by the Camra:ssioners, who are au-
thor.scd 10 oct IS auc:ionecrs for that pur-
pose, after advertising the place OF places,
Job or jebs 10 Ue contracted for, three weeks;
sta,ics the tine when such suction w,iI bc
held, near the premises which may be ad-
j,usnad from sinc TO time, By the Coma:is-
/. siuneax, if sbcy think peorer. And the
Commissioners shall pay Tor all such COO
tracts, and take bill from the cont ACTOR Of
the same whicn bill or bills shall! be given
% the asscssors Of taxes, by the Com fAis
s.oncr, after drdusting Ave per cont far
their trouble, and also the espencs ot udscr-
,ising And The assessor shah forbwih u,.
secs the same, with The sddjnon oi ihlir
commission for assc cssihs, ard fsc per ccnr,
foreollcctIng and give the said tex bill o.
bills TO the collector Of taxc, who shall col.
lect the same in the same manner ac the
state and town ,axe: arc or hereafter may be
elected, aid pny over the Same 10 the said
Commissioners in three monts from the timc
OF such assessments who shall give tho town
credit acco' ding'y.
Ind ria /urihes enacted, that no p operIy
whsisover shaI! be exempl from the SAID tax,
unless It belong TO the statc or town.
drdh is further enacted, That II any per-
son shall break up any street, for the purpose
Of 'epairing or laying any d'sin or dssines, or
oiher purposes, w'lnont the consent Of che Of
'he street Commissioners, he, she, or thce
shall forfeit and psy fine 10 and for tho use
Of The streets and highways, TO be paid 10 the
Commissioners, of twenty dollars, 10 be re-
covered by them. before any court competent
TO Try the same and II shall be the do,y Of
ell the freemcn OF said Town, but more psrlic.
ularIy the Commissionors TO complain of the
same. And thar all persons tho, have alrss.
~ or m.y heeai,er do any injury TO ssy
street or highway, oher than by osusi and
o,d:ns y wear the Commissioners shall pro-
ceed to Cause the same 10 be put In oder At
their expv'ce IN the same manner ~ Is pro-
vidcd in care Of side ways.
.1rd u fs /uriher enacted, That the said
Commissioners shall have power to remove
all obst,ustions, such % steps, posts, cellar
doors, &c. having a reasonable regard to in
dividuai convenience, but at their disc'et
.fnd IL 10 /u,fhev enacted, That the Repre-
sen,srives OF this town, be, end they are here
by instructed 10 use their best exert'ons a.