Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05
CLEARFIELD, Pa WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1877


bridges, as aforesaid, shall allow and
notify all the resident citizens OF said
township who did not sign the petit
ton, TO work his, her or their road tax
on the public roads Of SAID township
under the same regulations as provid-
cd for in section sixth of this act.
SEC. 81. That when any citizen or
citizens OF any township in this Com.
monwealth shall request the road com.
missioncrs Thereof TO improve u specl-
fed road or section OF road, by turn
piking or macadamlzing the same, and
shall offer a written promise or agree
ment to pay one-half the cost of said
improvement, and shall give sufficient
security Tor the iulillment OF said
agreement, it may bc lawful for the
said road commissioners to cause the
said road, or specified section OF road
to be made ID the manner stated in
SAID agreement within u reasonable
times after tho execution OF tho same,
the remaining majority OF costs to be
chargable to the road fund oi the town
ship.
SEC. 22. When the said road com
missioners shall deem il inexpedient TO
comply with the said request or re-
quests as aforesaid, they shall at the
next election for township officers sub
nit the question Of said improvement
TO vote Of the qualified electors Of
said township, and should majority
Of them vote in favor Of the same,
then the sand road commissioners, or
their successors shall within reason
able time cause the SAID improvement
to be made in the manner and form
US follows; They shall cause public
notice TO bo given for ut least two
weeks in one or more newspapers in
the vicinity, or by hand bulls, or both,
asking proposals for the doing OF said
specified work, or Improvements, and
may accept such bld or bids us in
their Judgment shall secure the most
perfect and economical completion OF
the same Provided, That no road bed
shall be turnpiked or macademized TO
a greater width than sixteen feet,
and shall be of suitable depth, accord
ing 10 the nature Of the ground.
SEo. 23. That any person or persons
wanting public road in any of the
townships OF this COmmonwea th,
shall present petition 10 the court OF
quarter sessions Of the proper county,
s,,rnsd hv ot Ieas, twelve bnd owners
,,so -, whom shall he the then nciiny
ro.d cnmmission.r. Of the township
IN wbich road 10 asked whereunun
,he conr, sh,ll annnint three disiuter.
aa,.d ,,,;v',ns ~ s.rd cnnntv one ot
,rhon shan ho nrac,,c,J snrvevor
whose dntv il shall he. alier getting
The order ~ view from the clerk of the
conrt IN give notice Of the time and
uIace of s9cb view bv not less than
,hree nrin,ed mr. written bandb,lls
an m a, least 6v, dovs b,iore
said view, ut public places near said
required road, at which time they shall
proceed to the ground aud after being
duly sworn TO perform their duties
Justly and impartially, and a true report
make (they swearing each other) shall
proceed TO view the ground proposed
ior such road, and # any two of them
are of the opinion that "a public road is
necessary, they shan view, hay ont and
survey the SAID routes according 10 tne
order OF court, and shall make DRAFT
OF and report the same 10 the then
next next court oil quarter sessions,
together with Their opinion as 10 what
damage II any, that any person
through whose lands The same may
pass, shall have II thc parties are hot
satisfied with the damages awaruou
them by the viewers they may nave
redress ny aPPean"s " IN nv, Oou'. -,
quarter sessions frovlueu, INC party
appealing shall pay all cost u DO uoes
not get more damages ironi inc eou''
than the viewers awarded him'
SEC. "a. That at the next court OF
quarter sessions after the report is filed,
and after the viewers are enlarged by
the court at each successive session
thereof, the court shall confirm the re-
port OF the viewers nj 81 and at the next
court thereafter the said court shall
confirm the report OF the viewers abso-
lutte, fixing the breadth OF said road
Provided, that no public road in this
Commonwealth after the passage OF
this act shall be c0nsldcrcu lawful less
than twenty-five feet in breadth and
no public road in this Commonwealth
shall be more than fifty feet wide, un-
less by the consent Of the owners
through whose lands the same may
pass, and the said breadth OF road to be
governed by the wants and necessities
Of the community through which the
same passes.
SEC %. That when any report OF the
viewers as aforesaid is objected TO By
remonslrance, signcd by ut least twelve
citizens, one of whom shall be then
, actlng road commissioner of the town
ship in which said road has been view
cd, the court shall hear the parties III
, interest aud make sucb decree us III
. their wisdom, may seem best, aud may
grant review, on the same route, on
, petition or petitions signed and presen
I ted as last aforesaid before making
= final decree; provided, that The peulon
ers in all cases, asking n review, or re
, review, shall pay all costs OF such re
views.