Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03

No. 79.-AN ACT CONTINUING THE STATE HIGH
WAY COMMISSION, AND IN ADDITION TO
NUMBER FIFTY-sIX OF THE ACTS OF 1892 RE-
LATINO TO IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAYS.
hereby enacted By the General assembly Of tie State Of
Vermont:
SECTION 1. The Board Of Highway Commissioners created
under Joint resolution approved November 90 1892 is hereby
continued and until the first day of December A D. 1885,
and the Governor shall fill vacancy said board The board
shall elect chairman and clerk from its number and the
clerk shall keep record Of the proceedings Of the board in
book kept BY nm tx that purpose and shall turn the same over
Sec g Such board may investigate and determine the most
modern methods of permanent road building the proper form
and conditions of roadbed and road dche also the adv
able material to be used in different localities and the machinery
and tools that can be the most economically employed in the
and construction of roads, the results of which investigation
and determination they shall recommend the consideration of
the county boards at their meetings. and shall advise with them
the pactcab Of adopting the in the road work of
the towns.
Sec g. The board shall report the General Assembly at
its next biennial session the condition of the highways the
with any recommendations calculated better roads and
ncucate improved economical practices among the road commits
the expense OF which together with the expense
of blanks stationery postage and other necessary shall
be paid by the State.
SEC The commissioners of the several the
different counties hereby constituted county boards Of road
commissioners and the first Tuesday May of each year they
shall meet at the court house in each county Except that in Benz
nngton county such meeting shall be the town hall Airing
ton and organize by choosing from their number chairman
and secretary The secretary shall record book kept for that
purpose the dong all meetings Of the board Each county
board shall annually hold least other meeting in August
such time and place they may vote at the last preceding
meeting consider such matters the State commission
present to their the methods general road
work.
Sec s. The five per cent State tax for the benefit of high
shall hereafter be used to permanently rebuild
portions of the main toroughfares each Such shall
be expended by the road commissioner in each annually
and he shall annually before the fifteenth day of December
each year. upon blanks be furnished by the State board
make detailed report showing the number of roads rebu
repaired the thereof and such other material facts
required by the State board.
Sec g. road commissioner when authorized by the select
take charge Of and repair bridge and its approaches
twenty feet in the clear between end abutments Such
authorization shall be writing and recorded the clerks
Office The eectmen shall draw orders the general fund Of
the deay expense incurred under this section, and
part of the highway fund shall be used therefor.
Sec T. Taxes voted for highway purposes shall not be used
for any purpose other than the construction and Improvement of
highways and IN year voted is expended it
shall be applied for the purpose the succeeding year.
SEC s. town voting elect road commissioner for
Sec g. The commissioners for norganized cores and
grants shall ascertain and certify the mileage of the highways
the unorganzed towns cores and grants the eecmen
required by law do in towns and the State shall
the commissioner for each unorganed town. gore grant
that portion of the State highway belonging it in tie
manner as such tax is paid to towns
SEC. TO- This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November ~, 1894