The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-24
Senator Jackson Turnpike Bill.

township trustees of the several townships
of Saltlick, Coal, Pike, Reading and
Thorn, in the county of Perry, are hereby
to cause to be made the surveys
and estimates of the parts of certain roads
within their respective townships, which
the comm issioners of said county were au-
thorized to make by the act of February
II, A. D. 1880, entitled, IAN act to su-
thorize the survey and estimate of the
grading of certain roads in Perry county,
and which surveys and estimates said com.
missioners have failed to make. Such sur
veys and estimates shall be made and paid
as provided in said act, and the trustees
OF each of said township are hereby vested
with all power and authority by tha, act
given to, and the duties in that behalf i'm
posed upon the county commissioners in
relation to such survey within the town
ship or the payment therefor.
SEC. Such surveys and estimates
thereof, may be made of more than one
line or parta of lines between any of the
villages named in said act, and shall not
required to following the lines of public
roads.
SEC. 8. The county commissioners of
the raid county, upon the demand of
majority of the trustees in any two or
more of the townships aforesaid, for the
construction Of free turnpike within
their townships, forming a continuous line
embracing the whole or any part of the
route or line, in said act specified, between
Thornville and New Straitsville, and con.
Meeting the villages or hamlets or any Of
them named as points on said line, shall
construct such free turnpike, and in that
behalf shall appoint three disintere ste d
freeholders of the county as commissioners,
to view, survey and locate the route of
such free turnpike, and running by snch
direct and eligible route as may be ad
judged best, having in view the costa of
construction, and the points in said line
named; but they are not authorized or
required to construct or maintain such
road within the limits of any village or
hamlet, nor shall it be constructed along
and within one hundred feet of any rail-
cad for distance of over two hundred
feet in any mile of the turnpiKe.
SEC. IA majority of the trustees Of
of any .. said townships may agree with
the trustees of any other township, or
townships; upon branch line OF lines to
said above-named free turnpike to be con-
structed to fixed point thereon, and
from some designated point or points on
the east or west side of said first-named
line; and thereupon, upon the demand Of
q majority Of the trustees of each of said
townships. said commissioners shall, un-
der the provisions OF This act, cause free
turnpike to be constructed between said
agreed points, and appoint commissioners
in that behalf, who shall do and perform,
in that behalf, the duties of such Office, as
before provided.
SEC. 5. Commissioners appointed, to
view and locate any route, shall make
report of the probable and relative cost
Of the construction o. free turnpike up.
on different available routes between point:
designated for the turnpike, upon demand
Of majority of owners along any sug.
gssted line, or without such demand, if by
them deemed best.
Sec. 6. The said commissioner shal
be governed in their powers and dute
in the construction under this act, of an,
free turnpike or part thereof in any o
said townshiprgby sections four thousant
seven hundred fifty nine. AGO, 476l
/ 4762. 476S, 477O, and 4772, and AIT;
excepting, that where sufficient surve,
has been made by the township trustees
no further survey Shall he required; an,
further, excepting thar the said commits
-i"ners shall not be allowed to required
and further, excepting that the said com
missioners shall not be allowed to requir
donations of money or written agreement
for special taxation before determining ur
on the opening or establishment of an
road, or part thereof; and further, excer
ting that no submission of any vote @
question to the voters of the county sha
be had in the premises; nor shall an
contract, or contracts for grading in an
township, which involve an aggregate e,
penditure of more than $5,00O,0O for graz
ing in the township, be of any force {
effect until approved by the trustees of Il
township; and after the grading of :sr
part of the road, the 'truste es Of the tow
ship may, with the consent of the cor
: nissiohers of the county, cause the san
to be macadamized, and all the expens
Of the grading and macadamizing in al
township shall be at the expense Of Il
Q township.
SEC. 7. The township trustees of al
township in which such free turnpike
|, constructed, or to be constructed, are a
thorized to levy and cause 10 be certi6
and assessed on all the taxable proper
Of the township, tax not exceeding, a
nually, five mills on the dollar, to p
> the expenses Of grading and macadam
u ing free turnpikes under this act, with
y the township, and to pay bonds issued a
- disposed OF in that behalf and inter
thereon, and are hereby authorized to
sue bonds, not exceeding ten thours
dollars, in any township, in such denor
se nations as the trustees may deem best,
bear interest not exceeding six per Gel
a to be sold at not less than their par val
= = and to run not exceeding ELK years fir
the date Of issue.
SEC. 8. Commissioner of the coun
for each days services under this Z