The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-12-25

for the town, 20 wham paid and for wha
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ccdinr section stall be open At All tunes Il
the inspection W the tar PAYERS inl said town
and AL sriec;men. street commissioners
agents or other officers repairing highway
and bridges. shall settle their accounts viii
The aqdi,ors between the first day Of Fcbrnar,
and the hrst day oi March In each year. or Al
such other time ~ the town directs.
SIC g. When there ARE loose stones Ia thu
Travelled portion of the highway. the seiec;
men OF other person having charge VI sait
road shall cause such stones 10 b. removed Al
4 least once a mouth while the road Ia bare VI
SNOW. And such selectmen or person shall
keep the Travelled track through ali covered
bridges covered with snow during the season
81 slrighing And when highway is liable
to'be DISTRACTED by snow drifts and the fences
adjoining the highway can be conveniently
laid down, the sciectmen or officers having
charge Of such highway may cause any portion
OF such fence 10 he laid down 10 remain dur.
| ing the winter and the compensation for
taking down and putting up said fence shall
be paid according 10 section 0is OF the Re
\ vixed Laws.
SIC. I. The selectmen or street commits
sioner may. when II IA for the interest OF
their towns, purchase tools necessary In max
| ing and repairing highways. and shall have
credit for The same and for the expense Of
keeping them In repair, and may purchase At
II tnt tAiNHNt VI tut Wtu tiinttt, Iiduh tfil
other material necessary for repairing high
ways and bridges in such town.
| SEC. T. In the absence of any other officers
or agents appointed by the town. or In case Of
the refusal or neglect Of such officers OF
agents TO keep the highways and bridges 10
good repair, the seectnen Of such town shall
have charge Of the same and shall see 10 II that
| all the highways and bridges In such town are
kept In good and sufficient repair at all sea-
sons OF the year.
revised laws Of Vermont and all the following
sections OF said chapter to and including sec
ton Sosi, and all other acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed Provided, how
ever that this act shall not be construed to
alter or repeal the provisions Of charters Of
incorporated villages relating TO the assess
ment. collection and expenditure Of highway
taxes.
SEC. 10. This act shall take effect on the
| first Monday OF March. 1885.
Approved Nov. 25 1884.
No. 13.--An act In addition to chapter one
hundred and forty Of the Revised Laws,
relating to public highways.
II is hereby enacted. etc:
SIC /. The seectmen of any town In this
state are hereby authorized TO lay ont, estab-
maintained drains. bitches, or water courses
leading from any public highway in such
town, across the lands of any person to any
existing water course, for the purpose Of
carrying away the surface water from such
public highway, or other drainage necessary
Tor public health, in all cases where they shall
adjudge that the public good or the necessity
or convenience of individuals require such
drains, bitches or water courses.
SEC. g Before such drains, bitches or
water courses shall be laid out and establish
ed such selectmen shall give notice TO such
land owners and all persons interested in such
lands, of a time and place when and where
such selcctmen will hear them upon the qnes-
ton of laying out and establishing such drains.
bitches or water courses, and also upon the
question Of damages to such land owners.
SEC. 3. IT, upon such hearing, such select
men shall order the laying out and establish
ment Of any such drain, ditch or water course,
they shall determine the amount of damage
to such land owners, and award the same TO
them, and shall cause their said order and
awards or refusal TO award damages, together
with survey and description of such drain,
ditch or water course, to be recorded In the
town clerks Office In the town where such
highway and drain, ditch, or water course are
situate, within ten days thereafter :.
SEC. 4. In awarding damages to such land
owners account shall be taken Of the special
benefit accruing to them, If any, by reason
OF the establishment and maintenance of
such drains, bitches or water courses, and 1t
shall be the duty OF such town to construct
them and maintain them In good and sufficient
repair until they shall, upon due notice and
hearing he discontinued by the selectmen of
SEC 5. within sixty days after such record
of such order laying out and establishing such
drains bitches or water courses, and OF such
land owner who shall be dissatisfied with the
laying out such drains, bitches or water
courses, "a well with the amount OF damages
awarded. or with the refusal to award
damages, may apply by petition In writing to
the county court 4 the then next ensuing
II not, At the succeeding term, for . re-
view Of the action Of such selectmen, and any
number Of such different land owners may join
In such petition, and such proceedings shall
thereafter be had, and such petitioners and
% rspsc5 70 by secons
2943, inclusive, ct the Revised Laws Of this
State.
SEC. G. II such land owner shall be dis
satisfied only with the amount Of damages
awarded or the refusal to award damage, he
may within sixty days after such record in
such town clerks office, by petition in writing
apply to justice In some other town IN the
same county for the appointment of commits
sioners to rcappraise such damages. and any
number OF such different land owners may join
in such petition. And. upon the filing Of such
petition, such proceedings shall be had, and
such petitioners and town shall have the same
rights and be subject to the same liabilities
as are provided by sections 1884 to 1899 OF the
Revised Laws Of this State. But such last
named petition shall not delay the construc-
SEC. 7. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. "A. 1884.
No. 14-An act limiting the power Of
county road commissioners and constituting
the meaning Of the word sluice, and relat- |
ing to highways.
II 70 hereby. enacted, ETC.:
SEC, l. No assessment or order hereafter
made by the board of commissioners, provided
for and named In section Sl0O Of the Revised
Laws shall exceed the sum or amount Of five
hundred dollars.
SEC. I. The word "sluice," ~ used In Sec
ton 3lii Of the Revised Laws - smended by
section three OF act No. thirteen Of the Ses- |
sion Laws Of 1852, shall not hereafter he con- |
strued to includeor mean CUTTERS or streams
G Gdss, and not designed to b enclosed or
SEC. s This act shall take effect from it's
passage.
Approved Nov. %. 1854
No 15.--An act relating to alterations in
public highways
SIC. l. That II shall not be lawful for the
selectmcn of any town or the highway sur
veyor Of any highway district In this State |
10 make or cAuse to be made any alteration In
any duly establishcd highway therein by cut
or bs ns .o ohsr ~
upon the line 81 said highway, to the depth Of
more than thirty-six Inches, without first
living notice TO the owners Of such dwelling
icuses or other buildings Of time when and