The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-02-22
Proposed Road Law.
Bill Now Being Considered By the
State Legislature.


taAAOAf elAnNfASt4JA anu l1a4A-clalCc y
the public highways, roads and bridge:
in the several counties in this Common
wealth.
I SEcrioS I. b 4 elaacfei By tie Snat,
and House Of Rspreseasltir,s ftie Comal0a
ir,altl d P1slasyizuIiG IN Gs1seraI Asssm
I 5ly nat aad 4 Is hers5y eaacisR by tie al,
fb0riiy Of he emo That the courts Of CON-
mon pleas in the several counties in thi:
[ Commonwealth shall within Einety day:
after the passage Of this act appoint .
competent person to serve for a term ol
three years who shall be known as the
county superintendent CT roads ana
/ compensation shall be hereafter proyid-
ei for.
SEXTON . That in every township in
/ this Commonwealth the qualified voters
thereof shall on the third Tuesday Of
February eighteen hundred and ninety
four elect one person to serve one year,
one person TO serve two years. and one
person to serve three years, who shall be
I qualified voters in their respective town-
ships and who shall be known As town
ship road commissioners, AM at each
annual township election thereafter they
shall elect one person to serve three
years. The duties ani compensation Of
said boaid ofroad commissioners 70 be
hereafter provided for. ProgiIsd. That
in any township which has nov three
road commissioners under Iaw similar to
the provisions Of this section no nex
eleelion shall be required, excep. a. the
expiration of the terms Of incumbents-
SzCuoS 9. The road commissioners
Of the several townships in the Common
wealth shall meet at tie county ss1f ofiisir
rsspsesies COUNTIES At tie cal Of tbe eoaaty
sip.r'q'.adsa Of roals within thirty DAYS
after their election and elect one person
OF their number 70 serve one yea, one
% serve tTo years, and one TO serge three
years. ard one person annually thereaf-
ter, who shall constitute IN connection
with the superintendent ofroeds g board
Of road directors for each county, whose
duties and compensation shall be PRO-
vided for hereafter.
SECTION +. The bcarls Of r0ad direct
ors shall meet at slch times snd places
as may be necessary and agreed upon,
examine and investigate the lCca.ion and
condition Of the public roads throughout
their several co1nties, divide the slme
into two cilsses to be knoEn as high
ways and ''ros,is, taking into consider
alton the natural location Of tie rosds,
the general necessities Of the people, and
tue facilities for perfecting and keeping
in repair such highways and roads, with
view to the probable future conditions
and requirements for the accommodation
ofthe public, and shall also set as
board of viewers for the location and Va
cation Of highways and roais under the
provisions Of existing laws governing
such matters.
SECTIoN ) Tie road commissioners Of
each township shall meet with the town
ship auditors Of their several townships
on the frst VI n lay Of March of each
year after the passage Of this act and af-
ter being duly sworn or affirmed accord
ing TO law to discharge their duties with
fidelity, a copy Of the oath or affirmation
to be fled With the proper authorities,
shall organize by eleeti3g one Of their
number IS president and one as secreta-
y, ami shall appoiot one person outside
Of their own number as treasurer, and
shall proceed ia connection with the
township al dilors to levy a road taxnOt
10 exceed ten mills on each dollar Of val
uation, a1i this assessment shall be
made on the last a. tjlstei valuation for
taxes for county purPcsss which shall BE-
furnished % the boari os road commis-
si3 ers by The proper su-horiti-s - nox
provided b. las. Pr5r,II. Ira. every
male tax bile whose valuation shall not
exceed one hundred dollars shall work
on the public roa is one day under su:h
supervision as may hereafter be provided
f1ror pay he gnoaRt ofd diy's rigs there
for in cash They shall also divide their
several tOE nshiPs into such ROAD distress
as the natural location of the roads and
existing conditions may suggest, aud shall
appoint q supervisor in each district
whose duty shall be 10 see that the work
on the highways and roads is done in
accordance with the plans, specifications
and directions furnished him by the
boa,i Of rosl commissioners, keep the
time of each man working under him
aud report the same 70 the board Of road
commissioners at sucn times as they nav
direct, and shall give bonds with approx
ed security to the road commissic ners for
the faithful psrfcrnsnce Of their duties.
The road commissioners shall, With tee
approval Of the township auditors, FIX
the number Of hours constituting a days
work, fix the compensation for the dis
tTict supervisors, the sscrstzry and treas
urer of the board Of commissioners, and
the daily wages for men and teams do
ing Eork on the highways and roads Cor
each ensuing year.
SEXTON G. The road commissioners
shall have fall control Of the district su-
peryisors and the management; of high
Ways and r0eis, sha supervise the pug
chase OF material and machinery for the
making and repairing Cf the highs xays
and roads, and nav let by contract under
proper restrictions the making and re-
pairing OF the highways, roadsan town
ship bridges in their respective town
ships, the macadamizing Or oshsr.riss D,r-
laGisafly imProring ths highways or any
part thereof and the said road commis-
siOners shah have authority to jlin with
the road commissioners Of one or more
adjoining townships in the purchase Of
material and machinery for the purpose
Of making and repairing the highways
and roads.
sECTIoS :. The road commissioners Of
each township shall make or cause 70 be
made duplicate esizn4ting The amount
OF road taxes 1evieI e .ins, each taxpay-
er Of the toTas - aEi deliver the sane
to their treasurer. giving hin the neces-
sary authority to collect the same, sub
ject to the following conditions, namely:
All taxpayers Who pay their road tax