The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-02-18
THE PROPOSED NEW ROAD LAW.
A Very Comprehensive Summary Of the
Measure Which Will Likely Become
the Law of the State.

TIL proposed new. road law, prepared
by the State Road Commission, is a very
comprehensive measure. 1t contains
about 5000 words and is divided nto "a
sections. The following is a careful sum-
mary of its provisions:
The first section provides that on the
third Tuesday of February, 1892, in every
township of the Commonwealth, three
Supervisors shall be elected, one to serve
for one year, one for two years and one
for three years. A Supervisor shall be
elected annually thereafter at each town.
ship election to serve for three years. No
new elections are to be held in townships
now having three road Supervisors or
other persons having charge of the roads.
Only freeholders who have been citizens
three years in the township are eligible to
the Office and the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions of the proper county is authorized
to fill vacancies.
In section 2 the Supervisors are instruct
ed to assemble at the place of meeting of
the township auditors on the first Monday
In March after their election, be sworn,
and organize by electing one of their num-
Der President and another Secretary. If
there is no Township Treasurer they are
TO appoint a Treasurer outside their num-
Der. They are then to levy a road tax not
to exceed 10 mills on the dollar of valua-
ton, except by authority of the Court of
Quarter Sessions. They are authorized to
divide the townships into districts and APP
point road masters to see that the work is
done according to directions furnished by
the Supervisors. The wages and hours of
labor of the road masters and laborers are
to be fixed by the Supervisors.
ii HOME MARKET FOR LABoR
Section 5 directs that while the road Su-
pervisoTs shall have full control of road
masters and the employment of labor on
roads and bridges, ta~X-paying residents of
the township between the ages of Is and
% shall be given the preference, provided
they ask for the work before the first
Monday of May of each year. No unnat-
uralized persons are to be employed. The
supervisors are to purchase machinery,
tools and property necessary for making
and repairing roads and bridges, the same
10 belong TO the township.
The fourth section provides that machin-
cry which is too expensive TO be purchased
by one township may be bought iointly by
two townships in the same county, the
machinery to belong TO the township in
proportion to the amount invested and the
Supervisors to agree respecting its use by
the respective townships. The joint own
ership may be severed by the Supervisors
OF either township, and in case of disa-
greement the Court shall direct the sale or
other disposition of the machinery.
Section 8 directs the Supervisors to file
with the Township or District Treasurer a
duplicate designating the amount of road
tax levied against each taxpayer and TO
give him a warrant TO collect the same as
follows; On all road taxes paid 10 the
Treasurer between June l and October l
of each year the taxpayers will be leauired
TO pay the full amount of road tax levied
against them, and OF October / in each
year the Treasurer shall make out a list
OF all delinquent taxpayers, with the
amount of road tax levied against each,
with 5 per cent. added thereto as a penalty
for such delinquency. The collector is 10
are to fix the compensation of the Treas
urer, not TO exceed l per cent. of all the
money he handles.
AMPLE SECURITY REQUIRED.
Section q requires the Township or Dis
trict Treasurer or the Treasurer appointed
by the Supervisors to give a bond in
double the amount of road tax, duplicate
and money received from the State appro-
priatlon. There must be two sufficient
sureties and the Court of Quarter Sessions
must approve the bond, which is to be
filed with the Clerk of that Court. Money
is TO be paid out only on the written order
of the Board of Supervisors, signed by the
president and atested by the secretary.
In the seventh section the Supervisors
are instructed to make the Dad beds not
less h is feet wide and maintain them
10 Inches higher in the center than at the
sides, with drains at the sides. All OBJ
structions 10 the flow of tho water arc Ia
he TnmnNnn and Nulara nruaff.al1a anI
Yerts OF stone or iron or terra Gotta pipe
are TO convey the water across and undor-
meath the road beds.
Section 3 denies the Supervisors com
Pensation, but provides for their neces-
essary travelling and other expenses.
Section . directs the Board of Superyis-
ors OF townships receiving State aid 10 re-
port 70 thel County Engineer before the
inst Monday Marcel each year the