The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-03
The New Road Law.

The new road law passed by the
last legislature and signed by Gov
ernor Pattison few days ago, is ro
garded as pratical measure, one it
is thought, which will result in II re-
form in the matter of road making,
in some of the districts at least
throughout the country. BY this
act the taxpayers of any township or
road district are enabled to contract
for making the roals of their own
expense and paying salaries of town
ship or road district officers aud
thereby prevent the levy and collect
ion OF road tax in such township
or road district.
The process by which this right is
to be acquired as follows ANY one
or more taxpayers desirous of ac-
quiring the said right shall, before
the beginning Of the fiscal year pre-
sent to tho Court of Quarter SEES
sions of the county in which said
right is desired, setting out that he,
she or they are the owners of prop.
erty assessed and taxed for road
purposes in said township or road
districts, the number of miles OF
public road in said township or road
district and the desire and ability oi
the petitioner or petitioners to lay
out, open, make, amend and repair
the public highways and bridges oI
said township or road district wholly
at his, hers, It's or their own expens,
for the ensuing township fiscal year
and to pay the other expenses o
slid township without any righ
against or claim upon said township
or road distxict for or by reason o
the material, kbor or money furnish
ed.
The work. q to6e,1one under th,
MIR tn ~ thr 3 ,sesei4er who !
reguTesS TO new and inspect Tn,
making aud repairing of the road
in his district at least once ever,
month and be fully satisfied that tn,
petitioners have fully complied will
: their contract, and for this servic,
the supervisors shall each receive tn,
: sum of $3.50 per year.
1t likewise will be the duty of tin
> supervisor to notify the contractor
if ut any time he sees the roads nee,
, repair, and if they fail to repair, tn
roads as required. he is empoworet
to purchase such materials and en-
, ploy such men as may be necessar
: to repair the roads and charge tn
same to the contractors.
, In addition to the salary provide,
, to be paid to the supervisors for SUP
,, ervising the work the petitioner o
= contractors will be required to pa
> ; to the township clerk $50 to eac
of the township auditors $50 to tn
. township attorney and to eac
= supervisor $3.50. They will also b
, required to execute bond in II SUI
, equal to $500 for each and every mil
: of public road in said townshi
: with suretied conditioned for til
, faithful performance Of their trust.
. The pratical effort of the bill wi
:, be felt more particularly in tow
, ships in which the greater amour
!, of taxable property is held by one G
, more persons or coporations an
. consequently pay the most of the ta
:, assessed, which in many instances G
. to other purposes than that of n
% pair of the street. 1t is believe
% the corporations will willingly en-
;, brace the opportunity of freein
= themselves from the heavy road ia
. generally levied; by undertaking {
% keep the streets in proper repa
- and it will be the mission of supe
20 visors to see that it is done properl
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