Litchfield enquirer., 1869-09-09
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 PASSED SEP MAY MAY sSEsSSsS3IltO1N SESSION, 1869
~-cHAPTEB ,Cxvn. An Act for Che Pdfehsse and Laying Hiphw . over the Hartford Bridge VI aaaU adp

An Act for thei Fdfehsse and Laying Highwa, f | over the Hartfofd Rridge ylaaaW adp
 Be # enacted by the Senate, and, House O
 =, Representatives. in General Assembly, con
 l vened: yhhsonboW ro ,ebame afId :, sEo Ihet tha Isityl Of Asrtfara, and th, ford sGlsstenbury, Manchester Aontha Windsor fweths1seid And otbef towns ia Hartfofs sgt Holland counties any or allIefthem "a re hereb, authorized end empowered by. q major vote O the inhabitants tn city or town meefing,n iepal.
 tvaNernsd and held specially for tast ts .purpose
 to raise by tax or loan, end if by loan, may
 issue bonds therefore. any sum Of money moi |exceedingftwoperr reent of the assessment list
 of the city or towns last made and perfected. for
 the purpose of uniting with the seityu ald d other
 and road of the Hart ord Bridge ConpsHv fS, . free pubiicGh highway aoser1the samead5 sdt
 SEo 2 That the city of Hartford ndeany
 town. so raising no rey for that, purpose, may
 sssoeiste, enter into teontfact oAnd srreement
 end bind themselves to furnish the meneg, voted
 sss ssy o or sowns as their prop9rions
 dollars, to effect the. purchase .of the, bridge.
 causeway, and road. and provide surplus or fund for repairing and keeping the ssmeatu re-
 pair: And the city and towns associatine shall
 be liable in the proportions of their sevefaf sub scriptions toi one ibuadred and fifty thousand Id dollars. for all damages to persous or pr .perty on said bridge,t causeway. and road, at d j.pub
 lie highway, through defect of the same and
 shall be able in tue same proportions for all future repairs, and tor rebuilding ,Iae bridges whenever the same shall be required and ordered lture ,.,l,' ->,<f.f ,..,,.T'-'.
 sso. g. That the mayor and counnci, n the c,tv of
 Hartford ,n and the selectmen of the several towns. shall constitute board for the manage nent of the tridges and highway. under the name ofthe Board of Managerso of the Hart ford Bridge, and in that name may sue and be sued. The board shalt appoint superintendent who, under their directions, shall have ch.rge cf the bridge and highway. They shall appoint secretary and treasurer and make annual re- porls 70 the city and towns, of all receiptss and expenditures, and of the condition of the bridges aLd highway. ah tsi" a1S .sgoin90g !" n : SEC. That the county commissioners, are nerepy instructed to lay out a public highway over she bridges cause way, and road, Of the Harfferd Bridge Comp4ny. when lit. shall be mace toappea to them that the sum of one hun. dred and fifty thousand dollars shall have been raised. and the board of managers organized according to section third of this act. which road when 30 laid out and in the possession of the board of managers, shall be public high way. under the statutes Of this State @'ii' SEQ O.. If the prtiee shaH be unable ito apree as to the compensation to be paid to said dart ', ford Bridge Company for the iaapJpropriatioh of its property to public use as aforesaid, said board of managers may prefer their petition to the superior court for Hartford county, prayine that such compensation may be sscertained and determined by said court, which petition ,sna Il be served upon said company and proceeded with h ell respects as if petition in schancery. And .aid court may appoint three judicious and dis
 interested men, who after being sworn, and af. Ief givng reasonable notice to the psrties to be heard, shall examine the bridges. road and prop. srty or said eolapany and assess the just value ; SEOl6. Upon tho rstnrns0f said report to,said 'ourt any person or, persons interested therein l nay object to the acceptance of the same for my irregularity, or improper conduct, sasd the court may for such cause, set aside such report, md crder rehearing jefore another Committee, put said court accept and blish the same it lhal1 be 6naf and conclusive in the matter. And whenever the amount ofeompensation SO deter mined shall have been paid to the Hartford Bridge Company or deposited by said board of managers with the clerk of said court for the use of said bridge company, sand board of managers may take possession of said brid ge and road and throw the same opsnIto free public tfasel,I s.!1 Approved, July g 1sesl+t 10 7a4n ed.-ti .;