The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-02-18

report must specify the sums expended
for maintaining or repairing roads, for
opening ana building new roads, for mac
adamizing or otherwise permanently i'm
proving roads, the number of miles so
made and such other information as the
County Engineer or Secretary of Internal
Affairs.
Section 10 directs the Supervisors to
Keep minutes and such other books as
they may find necessary, the samo Ia be
always open to the inspection of any tax
payer at reasonable times, and to DO sub
United for the information of the township
auditors when they meet to audit the ac-
counts of the treasurer and other town.
ship officers.
Section II requires the Supervisors to
let by contract tho construction of high
ways, and permit them i'm their discretion
to let by contract all the other work
Three weeks notice is to be given by
advertisement in W papers and by hand
bills. Approved security is to be required
from contractors in double tho amount OF
contract price. No contract Is to continue
more than three years.
Tho twelfth section provides for the cleo
ton in each county of a County Engineer
at the next general election and ~trienuiaily
thereafter for n term of 3 years. Counties
where such an officer is elected 10y exist
ing laws are excepted, and also those
whose limits are coeNtensive with u city.
He is to assume Office the first Monday in
January succeeding the election. Nacan-
cies are to be filled by the Court of Quar-
ter Sessions. The amount and conditions
of the County Engineers bond are to he
liked by the court.
MUST EARN ALL HE GETS.
Section IS fixes the pay of the County
Engineer at $3.50 per day for each day of
actual and neces Sary service. Five cents
is the rate ofmilage allowed. The Engineer
is required to submit annually to the
County Auditors q sworn statement of the
days and nature of the business i'm which
he was employed during the year, to be
audited as other accounts are audited.
This section also provides that the pay
allowed by the act shall be in lieu of all
other compensation and expenses except
stationery. postage, office rent, light and
fuel, which shall be provided by the said
county Commissioners of the several
counties effected by this act.
Section IA fixes the duties of the County
Engineer. The most important are to pass
on road petitions presented to him to
provide for the laying out of roads to be
permantly constructed out of funds de-
voted to the purpose by the act, such roads
10 form q continuous highway between
populous parts of the county and to be
known as Highways" and to furnish The
Supervisor with full specifications in
accordance with the most improved
methods methods of road making.
Section 10 requires the signatures of 10
taxpayers to petitions for road viewers.
The Endorsement of the Supervisors and
county Engineer are required before they
can be acted on by the Court. Where n
township has no road worthy the name of
highway" the County Engineer may
petition the Court. When roads are desir-
ed to be opened notices must be posted in
the vicinity 10 days before the view and
where they are to cross The railroad canals
or t~urnpikes, the president of such corpor-
atoms are to have notice by registered
letter.
Section l6 empowers the Court of
Quarter Session, on petition properly
viewers to lay out new roads or TO vacate
useless ones. The viewers shall consist
of the County Engineer and two disinter-
ested citizens of the county.
Section IL directs the County Engineer
to inspect the work done on highways by
contractors, and if they have not fulfilled
their contracts he is directed to notify the
Supervisors, who will withhold the money
still due until the roads are completed ac-
cording to agreement.
In section Is the County Engineer is di-
rected to report to the Secretary ofInternal
Affairs the work done on "highways,"
roads and bridges in the township under
his jurisdiction. The report is required to
contain full information respecting cost
and extent of work and comparisons with
former conditions.
Section 10, directs the Secretary of the
Internal Affairs to furnish to the Supervis-
ors, through the County Engineer, blanks
on which to make their reports. These
reports are to be used as a basis to make
the distribution of State appropriation.
The secretary shall make a connected plan
of the highways in the several counties
and also an annual summary of the re-
ports of the County Engineers.
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Section 20 provides that money appro-
priated by the Legislature for road pur-
poses shall be distributed among town
ships proportion to the amounts they
collect and eXpend for road purposes. The
state Treasurer is to pay the proper sums
to the township or district treasurer, or to
the treasurer appointed by the Supervis-
ors. Supervisors are required to set apart
25 per cent of the money raised by taxation
and the whole of the State appropriation
to be used in making Macadam or other
permanent roads and this to be kept in q
separate account from other road funds.
Section p directs that pipe line, conduit
telegraph, telephone, electric light, power
lines, cable transportation or other incor-
porated companies wishing to occupy
public roads shall file with the County
Engineer and Supervisors a map showing
the manner and extent of the occupation.
The corporations may, by those officials,
be required to file bonds with the Court of
Quarter Sessions to do the work under the
direction of the County Engineer, to
interfere with travel as little as possible,
and to put the road in as good, or better
condition as before they occupied it after
they have completed their work. The
corporations must file an additional bond
to secure the township against loss from
damage or injury to teams, vehickles or
persons in consequence of their Interference
with the road.
Section 22 makes it a misdemeanor for
Supervisors or County Engineer to DO
interested, directly or Indirectly, in work
done on roads and bridges, and fixes the
punishment at a fine not to exceed 5000,
or imprisonment not exceeding six
months, both or either at the discretion OF
the Court.
Section % declares it a misdemeanor for
any County Engineer, Supervisor or any
person employed TO work on roads or
bridges to violate any of the provisions OF
the act. The penalty is $500 fine or six
months Imprisonment or both.
Section "A provides that Supervisors
elected under the act shall perform all the
duties and be subject to all the RESPONSE.
bilities and penalties as Supervisors O.
Roads, Bridges and Highways" under ex.
is'ing laws, except where the same is in
consistent with the provisions of this act
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WILL the new Democratic boss
Senator Gorman-knock out The rival
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